Microsoft launched Rho-alpha in late January 2026, a robot model that uses vision, language, and touch sensors for two-armed tasks.

Physical AI marks a transition from robots as programmed tools to robots as adaptable collaborators. That transition will unfold over years rather than months, but the foundation models emerging from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Automation enabled by intelligent robots will allow for a massive expansion in production capacity across industries, and China is ...