China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster than U.S.

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 ...

Mobile World Congress Read our complete coverage of Mobile World Congress Updated less than 54 minutes ago Honor had a busy day at MWC 2026 on Monday, showcasing its Augmented Human Intelligence (AHI) ...

Chinese automotive company XPeng made a big splash last year with its Terminator-like humanoid robot, dubbed Iron. The bipedal robot — which features certain eyebrow-raising design choices — was seen ...

Last year, 21 humanoid robots squared up against each other in the World Humanoid Robot Games’ half marathon race in Beijing in an unintentionally hilarious debauchery of broken limbs, face plants — ...

Faraday Future may have technically built a small handful of EVs that can somehow legally be driven on public roads, but it's still not a real car company. What exactly is going on behind the scenes ...

At this stage of the robotics race, it's probably fair to assume that a few of us have a bit of humanoid malaise. After all, we've seen more funny videos of robots dropping plates out of dishwashers ...

Elon Musk has repeatedly touted the Optimus humanoid robot as Tesla’s (NYSE: TSLA) most significant long-term value driver, suggesting it could eventually propel the company’s market cap to $25 ...

University of Texas spinout Apptronik, a builder of humanoid robots for Google DeepMind among others, on Wednesday announced that it re-opened its Series A to raise a total of $935 million for the ...

CES 2026 was awash in walking, lifting, interacting machines. But robots that actually look human aren't necessary in industrial settings. The focus is shifting from humanoid appearance to ...