Chinese-made humanoid robot AlphaBot 2 uses embedded AI to learn. Is this the tech that will finally bring helper robots into our homes?

ETH Zurich researchers have trained their quadruped robot ANYmal to pick up a ball and throw it across a field, demonstrating manipulation skills beyond simple walking or running.

They looked like tipsy 7-year-olds stumbling about the soccer pitch. But the game that unfolded at an industrial zone in Beijing was a breakthrough for humanoid robots and the artificial intelligence ...