Nor could the 1,000kg model. In fact, the largest model that could move was 900kg, suggesting an upper limit to the human form. Beyond this size we need to change shape in order to move.

The new Atlas of the Human Planet reveals 50 years of global population growth and urbanization trends, providing insights into how cities and rural areas have evolved. This data offers vital ...

Designed with cutting-edge technology and aesthetics, SE01 has set a new benchmark for humanoid robotics, sparking excitement and industry-wide discussions about the future of human-robot interaction.

The executive believes AI will soon take on a “human form.” This revelation was made at the Global Management Dialogue event in Tokyo. “The machine is to the body what AI is to the brain ...

Unlike anthropologists who primarily examine human history through pieces of material culture, like tools, Pansani explores our ancestors’ migration into South America via the traces they ...

But multiple companies are testing human-form robots in warehouses and on factory floors, structured settings where the technology has a much better chance of succeeding in the near term.

But after two decades of research, and no small amount of controversy, we can be sure that Homo floresiensis wasn’t really anything close to a short human with big feet and a penchant for seed ...

Nostalgia has been running high among fans of the BBC's supernatural series Being Human, thanks in part to Aidan Turner's critically acclaimed performance in the new Disney Plus series ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The human race is suffering from success. Our own ingenuity, our capacity to keep inventing and innovating ...

Plenty of evidence suggests the human mind functions differently if awake at nighttime. Past midnight, negative emotions tend to draw our attention more than positive ones, dangerous ideas grow in ...