At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025, a remarkable breakthrough in portable robotics was unveiled by Realbotix. The company introduced Melody, a full-sized humanoid robot priced at $150,000.

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Humanoid robotics is rapidly advancing. Driven by the convergence of technological innovation, evolving labor market demands and growing investor interest, the humanoid robotics industry is expanding ...

Chinese electric car company Xpeng said Wednesday that it plans to start testing robotaxis in Guangzhou and other Chinese cities next year. Xpeng also showed off a new humanoid robot, with plans for ...

Twenty-five years of the new millennium have passed and we’re still waiting for the futuristic world we were promised: Living in space, hover-cars, jet packs and extraterrestrial encounters. However, ...

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 ...

AI breakthroughs are reviving investor interest in humanoid robots More than 2,000 engineers and investors gathered at the Humanoids Summit China leads global funding and development of humanoid ...

In recent years, humanoid robots have shifted from science fiction to an incredible reality. Initially, they were seen as technical marvels showcased at events and exhibitions, but today they are ...

Figure AI is demonstrating how humanoid robots are not just for tricks but can be efficient with mundane but critical tasks. The California robotics firm recently demonstrated the capabilities of its ...

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