ANYmal-D, the badminton-playing quadruped robot from ETH Zurich, combines artificial intelligence with whole-body coordination to rally with human players for up to 10 shots.

Musk said he expected it to cost "less than a car," adding, "You should be able to buy an Optimus robot for, I think, probably $20,000 to $30,000 long term." In June, Tesla said of the robot, "It ...

Chili's introduced a robot server named Rita in 2020 and expanded the test to 61 U.S. restaurants before abruptly halting it last August. The chain found that Rita moved too slowly and got in the ...