Engineers and computer scientists are developing AI-powered robots that look and act human. Boston Dynamics invited 60 ...

Humanoid robots are no longer a distant sci‑fi promise. They are quietly stepping into warehouses, hospitals, and even homes, ...

The price tag is orders of magnitude cheaper than most robots in its class, which can run into tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now China’s Unitree Robotics, best known for its nimble ...

A few short months ago, almost every robot made by the hundreds of companies working on humanoid robots could charitably be described as slow, topping out at around three mph. Walking was on the edge ...

Robot makers want us all to believe we’re on the brink of an autonomous humanoid robot revolution. But that’s just not true. Call it 'faith-based innovation.' A Silicon Valley company called 1X this ...

You might assume that Tesla has the humanoid robot stage to itself, but several Chinese automakers are also sprinting toward the same goal. Among them, EV startup Xpeng is taking the lead, planning to ...

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

Meet Phantom MK1: an imposing humanoid robot designed to transform battlefields, the moon and even Mars—and it may already be taking jobs near you. The 5-foot-9, 176-pound steel and plastic android ...

Noetix’s N2 robot walks the catwalk at the UNESCO venue in Paris on Oct. 8, 2025. Noetix’s N2 robot walks the catwalk at the UNESCO venue in Paris on Oct. 8, 2025.Courtesy: Emma Meng Editor at Large ...

When robotics firm Unitree made its G1 humanoid robot available for sale last year, it probably didn’t imagine someone turning it into a terrifying contraption fit for Halloween. But AI and robotics ...

Chinese EV company XPENG unveiled its next-gen humanoid robot IRON during its AI Day event in Guangzhou, having it walk onto the stage in a stilted yet strangely lifelike saunter. The reveal swiftly ...