It's been a big fall for humanoid robots, with the reveal of two new prototypes in the US. Now Russia has entered the ring with Aidol—sort of. The robot's grand reveal at a technology conference in Moscow didn't go as planned. It emerged from backstage and walked about five feet before face-planting onto the stage. Two humans leapt to pick up the robot and dragged it offstage, shielding it with a black curtain. Aidol was intended to mark Russia's entry into the global race for humanoid machines,

These robots are being used to build detailed maps of forests, with the aim of improving management and conservation. They have been developed as part of the #DigiForest project, which involves Oxford Robotics Institute and partners across Europe. Researchers are also using #drones, backpack-mounted laser scanners, and a mapping and analysis tool to monitor forests 7 times faster than traditional methods. Here’s how it works. AI is becoming an increasingly important tool in #forest management an

UBTech has released a video of what it says are Walker S2 humanoid robots lined up in a Shenzhen warehouse in what the company launched says is the world’s first large-scale industrial rollout of full-size humanoids. Footage shows the robots moving in sync and boarding trucks for shipment to major manufacturers including BYD, Geely, FAW-Volkswagen, Dongfeng and Foxconn. Designed for continuous operation with self-swapping batteries, the Walker S2 will support automotive and electronics assembly.