Bringing robots that look and move like humans to households and factories is closer than ever. But despite promises from a growing number of startups, fully autonomous humanoid robots are still years ...

China's humanoid robots industry is booming, but analysts say the units showcased at the Spring Gala aren't all they seem.

On September 25, 2025, Google DeepMind quietly released Gemini Robotics 1.5. To the casual observer, it may have seemed like just another software update, but for the robotics industry, it signaled a ...

China’s humanoid robot makers are scaling fast in 2026, led by Unitree and AgiBot, as the market shifts from viral demos to ...

Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: "the world's first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home." ...

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase.

Humanoid robots have quietly crossed a threshold: they are no longer just research prototypes or sci-fi props. They walk, run, lift, learn workflows, and increasingly interact with human environments ...

The AgiBot X2 can do hip-hop moves, Tai Chi, and even a full split. I saw it at MWC 2026 and was captivated.

Foundation’s Phantom robot might be built to fight and die, and Figure’s 03 humanoid robot is probably the smoothest, most agile robot I’ve seen in running, turning, and moving, but EngineAI’s T800 – ...

CES 2026 highlighted a trend growing over the past few years: The humanoid robots era. What would previously be announcements of fast quadruped robots, dog-like machines running around that would make ...

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 ...