Dozens of new robot arms have been installed at General Motors’ flagship electric vehicle factory in Detroit—even as 1,300 workers remain out of work following what was supposed to be a temporary ...

When humanoid robots dominated the stage of last year’s Spring Festival Gala with sleek dance routines, Ai Lin saw more than a spectacle. He saw a business. Soon after, the e-commerce livestreamer in ...

On a recent sunny day in Silicon Valley, I visited the industrial headquarters of 1X Technologies. Security was tight, so I had to put a sticker over my cellphone’s camera and talk my way out of ...

General Motors has gutted its electric-vehicle ambitions and sidelined more than 1,000 jobs at its flagship Detroit assembly plant — while adding 50 robots, sparking outrage from labor unions. The ...

The beloved southern elephant seal, Neil the Seal, is back in Tasmania, causing havoc yet again and garnering fans through his antics. Video shows Neil flopping his blubbery body around on the street, ...

Morgan Stanley doubled its China humanoid robot shipment forecast for the second time this year. A growing roster of Chinese manufacturers has raced to scale production and deploy robots in real-life ...

Scientists have discovered a new form of biological reproduction -- and created self-replicating living robots. Made from frog cells, these computer-designed organisms gather single cells inside a Pac ...

Months after an avian flu outbreak swept through the elephant seal population at Año Nuevo State Park, another unusual sighting has emerged in the pinnipeds dwelling along the windswept coastline of ...

The elephant seal has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

A five-year-old elephant seal known as Neil has returned to land in Tasmania as part of his normal behavioural cycle. A video posted online shows the seal being coerced off a road by Tasmanian ...

Large, potentially dangerous animals in some cases have to be euthanised if there is risky behaviour by the public, wildlife official says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ...

Like many adolescents with an outsized social media presence and a distinct lack of constructive peer support, Neil the seal is exhibiting performative behaviour that is causing serious concern to ...