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UCLA open-sources PhoneBot: One Android phone replaces five humanoid robot systems

Open-source humanoid robot PhoneBot from UCLA uses a commodity Android phone priced at $50 to $80 to replace five robot ...
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Almost like a human: New humanoid robot freaks out onlookers

Humanoid robots have crossed a line that once belonged firmly to science fiction. In crowded convention halls and viral clips, machines that walk, smile and even misbehave like people are startling ...
Android Authority

Forget foldables, this Android phone maker is launching a robot butler at MWC

HONOR is crashing MWC 2026 with its first humanoid robot, moving beyond phones into physical AI hardware. The matte-black robot features a head-mounted camera and a glowing chest strip, suggesting a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Humanoid Robot Just Beat the Human World Record for the Fastest Half-Marathon During a Race in China

On April 19, thousands of athletes ran alongside more than 100 humanoid robots in the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon. A five-and-a-half-foot-tall, self-navigating android called ...
Variety

‘Sheep in the Box’ Expands Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Empathy to Humanoid Androids and the Architecture They Inhabit

Japanese auteur Kore-eda Hirokazu returns to competition at Cannes with “Sheep in the Box,” a thorny yet sensitive meditation on the encroachment of AI on our ability to let go of those who are no ...