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

Humanoid robots are often marketed as the next leap in automation—machines that can walk, talk, grasp objects, and think independently.

Opponents of AI insist that AI robots will soon outnumber humans in offices, factories, and warehouses — and at least one former Citi executive agrees.

"You can already buy a humanoid today, which gives you a payback period versus human workers of less than 10 weeks," a former Citi executive told CNBC.

Chinese humanoid robots are having a moment in the spotlight after a standout performance at the country's annual Spring ...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --ENGINEAI Robotics Technology, a developer of embodied intelligence systems, showcased two flagship products at CES 2026. These included the PM01, a lightweight ...

Nvidia-led researchers unveiled DreamDojo, a robot “world model” trained on 44,000 hours of human egocentric video to help humanoid robots learn physical interaction faster, cheaper, and with more ...

MirrorMe Technology's Bolt became the fastest running humanoid robot demonstrated outside computer simulations when it ...

Making robots more human may turn out to be a costly mistake, not because the technology fails, but because it ignores the ...