Is 2026 shaping up to be the year of the humanoid robot? The concept of a human-shaped robot can be traced at least as far back as Leonardo da Vinci, who sketched a mechanical knight in his notebooks ...

Astrophysicist and author Hakeem Oluseyi talks with cosmologist Janna Levin in a new 10-episode podcast series, Particles of Thought, from GBH and the producers of NOVA. In August 2025, 2,171 ...

Does the United States need a National Robotics Strategy? Modern-day robots originated in the U.S. some 70 years ago, but since that time, other countries have either caught up or eclipsed American ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Charlotte Gartenberg: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Tuesday, March 4th. I'm ...