A humanoid robot walks alongside uniformed police officers during what appeared to be a public patrol in China.

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GXO Logistics will start using humanoid robots at warehouses "to help with a variety of repetitive tasks." The company will use Agility Robotics' bipedal (two-legged) "mobile manipulation robot" named ...