Chinese robotics company UBTech has begun presales for what it calls the world’s “first full-size, ultra-bionic” humanoid robot designed for emotional companionship. Around 3,000 units have been sold ...

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Athletic feats are impressive, but useful robots must be able to adapt, recover from mistakes and handle the unexpected.

Humanoid robots are starting to look less like science fiction props and more like the next major workforce technology. For decades, the idea of machines shaped like us belonged mostly in movies, ...