CES 2026 was awash in walking, lifting, interacting machines. But robots that actually look human aren't necessary in industrial settings. The focus is shifting from humanoid appearance to ...

China is about to send humanoid robots to work at a busy border with Vietnam. UBTECH Robotics has won a $37 million contract, to deploy its Walker S2 machines there starting this month. The assignment ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...

Chinese automotive company XPeng made a big splash last year with its Terminator-like humanoid robot, dubbed Iron. The bipedal robot — which features certain eyebrow-raising design choices — was seen ...

The Atlas humanoid robot, developed by Hyundai's Boston Dynamics subsidiary, won the best robot award at CES 2026. Toyota is developing advanced large behavior models for AI that could help humanoid ...

Automakers are prioritizing long-term automation gains over current productivity limits of humanoid robots. Tesla and Hyundai are among the leaders pushing humanoid robots into factories within the ...

While Silicon Valley spent 2025 polishing its marketing decks for the humanoid future, China was busy shipping the robots. Nearly 90% of all humanoid robots sold globally in 2025 were Chinese, and six ...

Watch: Humanoid robots work together using the same AI 'brain' Until now, humanoid robots have largely worked on their own. A new AI system is designed to run them together.

Humanoid robots provide a challenging testbed for physical AI and advanced biomechanical systems. Depending on what you read, which events you attend and who you speak to, you’d be forgiven for ...

Elon Musk says Tesla will stop making the Model S and Model X in favor of making humanoid robots. Musk claims the robots are the key to ending world poverty. A secret FBI bust nabbed an alleged drug ...

It’s been a big week for humanoid robots with a first-ever humanoid to directly connect to a low-Earth orbit satellite from one firm and plans announced to launch a robot into space by another. It ...