In response to a short pulse of near-infrared light, the robot released the pebble. Further, the light produced heat triggered a shape change that forced the robot to unfold. The robot then returned ...

Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co showcased its first humanoid robot on Sept 11, formally joining an intensifying effort by Chinese companies to compete with the US in commercialising a frontier technology.

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Ant Group, the Alibaba-linked fintech giant, just took a big step outside of payments and finance. On Thursday in Shanghai, the company rolled out its first ...