Humanoid robots spent 2025 straddling a strange line between breakthrough and blooper reel. They poured lattes, posed in fashion campaigns and even stepped into kickboxing rings, only to trip, ...

The Phantom MK-1 looks the part of an AI soldier. Encased in jet black steel with a tinted glass visor, it conjures a visceral dread far beyond what may be evoked by your typical humanoid robot. And ...

The same technology developed for AVs is proving to be the key to enabling advanced robotics. And with fewer hurdles to cross ...

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in ...

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 ...

At CES 2026, I've seen humanoid robots doing almost everything. They can confidently dance, craft paper windmills, serve you drinks, clean your house mirror, fold your laundry, access the internet to ...

The Chinese humanoid robot called IRON made its first public appearance in Southern China on Saturday.VCG/VCG via Getty Images After drawing cheers from a crowd at its debut in China, a humanoid robot ...

IDTechEx report says the bots are increasingly viewed as a practical route to bring artificial intelligence into ...

Early demos relied heavily on remote human operators for Neo, but the man behind the machine says Neo is getting better at doing things on its own. Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a ...

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 ...