AI has been a rather controversial topic, but situations (like this one involving Russia's first AI-powered robot) remind us that it's still a work in progress.

Russia's first AI-powered humanoid robot is going viral after its first appearance. It was showcased at a technological event in Moscow on Monday (November 10, 2025). The AI-powered robot is named ...

A highly anticipated Russian humanoid robot's debut fell flat when the machine face-planted during a live presentation in Moscow this week. On Tuesday, Nov. 11, the robot, named AIDOL, made its ...

Russia’s ambitious attempt to showcase its technological prowess in artificial intelligence and robotics encountered an unexpected setback when the country’s first AI-powered humanoid robot tumbled ...

There has been a boom in functional humanoid AI robots recently, with all the prominent countries joining the race. However, sometimes these experiments can fail, which is exactly what happened to a ...

Its creator, also called AIDOL, said the robot can move up to 3.7 mph and reproduce 12 basic emotions Organizers told reporters at the event that calibration and lighting issues led to the robot ...

The robot, known as AIDOL, staggered onstage during a technology showcase in Moscow. Organizers blamed the mishap on calibration and lighting issues. By Neil Vigdor and Sanjana Varghese It was an ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Lakshmi Varanasi Every time Lakshmi publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your ...

AIDOL is apparently Russia’s first domestically produced AI-powered humanoid robot … but hopefully it won’t be the last. Making its debut at a special event in Moscow this week, AIDOL tottered onto a ...

A humanoid robot’s highly anticipated debut quickly went awry when it stumbled onstage at a technology showcase in Moscow on Tuesday. Backed by the theme song of “Rocky,” the robot, accompanied by two ...

With the emergence of several walking robots lately, it makes sense that we'd see an acceleration in robotics worldwide. For example, there's Xpeng's humanoid robot with synthetic skin, or the 1X Neo ...