Building a robot that's both humanlike and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction. The latest artificial intelligence craze has sparked another wave of investments in the quest to build a humanoid, but most of the current prototypes are clumsy and impractical. They tend to look better in staged performances than in real life. That hasn't stopped a handful of startups from keeping at it. One of them, Agility Robotics, has caught the attention of Amazon, which is testing out its Digit robot for warehouse work.

As far back as elementary school, I’ve been fascinated by robots. My favorite book back then was “Andy Buckram’s Tin Men,” a story about a boy…

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Coming off their most recent meet, the Dublin Qualifier on Dec. 2, the Aragon Robotics team took second place, advancing their competition successes.

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The Burlingame Elementary School District is seeking nominations for the H. Jay Burns award, which recognizes those who have served the distri…