Companies building humanoid robots are all the rage these days. Elon Musk is promising to sell enough motion-capture-trained Optimus bots to make up the vast majority of Tesla's value, while a company ...

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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 – ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I explore humans, technologies, and what’s next. Dec 01, 2025, 01:14pm EST As factories finalize 2026 budgets, a costly choice ...

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 ...

If 2025 was the year we asked, “Can they walk?”, 2026 is the year we are asking, “Can they do the dishes?” The Consumer ...

An American company says it has built the first consumer-ready humanoid robot that can do all sorts of home chores, such as folding laundry, organising shelves, and tidying spaces. 1X Home Robots ...

Chinese robotics startup Unitree has shown off its latest humanoid robot, the H2 "Destiny Awakening" — and it's eerily lifelike. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A Chinese robotics company is taking humanoid technology to the next level. Here are all the hidden details you may have missed. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET. He ...

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 ...

XPeng’s next-generation “Iron” humanoid robot turned heads and floored jaws when it was seen walking very much like a human last week. The Chinese company, better known for electric vehicles than ...

If a gymnastics contest is ever launched for humanoid robots, we’re probably looking at the gold medalist right here. In a new video (below) released this week by robotics specialist Unitree, its G1 ...