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Robot brains are getting smarter, but they still can't do a real day's work
A wave of investment is pouring into physical AI, the technology that teaches machines to move through the world. But developers admit their robots are still stuck in an early, limited era, similar to where chatbots were before ChatGPT changed everything.
Sprinting robots break Bolt's record, then break themselves: inside China's humanoid robot games
Beijing hosted the second World Humanoid Robot Games, where machines ran faster than any human ever has, did kung fu, played table tennis, and occasionally caught fire.
RoboBusiness 2026 early-bird discount ends August 31: what you need to know
Save $200 on a full conference pass to the 20th annual RoboBusiness show in Santa Clara this October, but the deadline is one week away.
Inside Shanghai's Robot Carnival: China's Push to Make Humanoids Everyday
Families queued up, children cheered robot duels, and a humanoid performed drunken boxing. A day at a Shanghai robotics showcase reveals how China is betting big on machines that walk, fold laundry, and make coffee.
XPeng's robot unit Dogotix raises $900 million and aims to put 1,000 humanoids a month on factory floors by 2027
The Chinese electric vehicle maker's robotics arm is now valued at over $6 billion and plans to start shipping its IRON humanoid robot to retail stores and industrial sites next year.
The clever gearbox trick that could make humanoid robots affordable by 2027
German engineering giant Schaeffler has cracked a manufacturing problem that has kept robot joints expensive and slow to produce. Its answer: stamp them out in seconds instead of machining them over minutes.
A Chinese Robot Maker Just Had One of the Biggest Tech IPOs of the Year. Here's What It Means for You.
Unitree Robotics listed on a Shanghai stock exchange and its shares jumped 460% on day one. The company sells humanoid robots for as little as $13,500. But serious questions remain about whether these machines can do real work.
A Korean leather maker just bought the startup building skin for robots
Uni-Chem Co. has acquired Loomia Technologies, the Brooklyn company turning flexible circuits into touch-sensitive 'skin' for humanoid robots. The deal is worth around $6 million and closes in October.
Robots Can Move. They Can See. So Why Can't They Hold a Conversation?
Humanoid robots are impressive to watch, until you try talking to one. A specialist in audio AI explains why poor hearing and bad voice interaction could be the thing that stops robots from ever being widely accepted.
A 4-Foot Robot From China Is Becoming the World's Newest Influencer
The Unitree G1 costs as little as $13,500, talks via AI, and has already racked up 4 billion social media views. Here is who is making money from it and what the new US ban means for them.
Humanoid Robot Maker Agility Is Going Public Without a Traditional IPO. Here's Why That Matters.
Agility Robotics just struck a $2.5 billion deal to list on the stock market through a SPAC merger. It's part of a quiet trend: robotics companies skipping the normal IPO queue entirely.
BioflexBot: A Spring-and-Air Robot Hand That Out-Rotates Human Fingers
Chinese researchers built a gripper that needs just two air inputs to pinch, rotate, hook and grasp. No complex anatomy required.
More Than 200 Robot Makers, One Big Question: Are Humanoids Actually Ready?
A new industry report cuts through the excitement around humanoid robots to ask what works today, what is still years away, and what it all means for workers in factories and warehouses.
Humanoid Robots Are in Warehouses Now. What Still Needs to Work?
Four robotics experts will take the stage in October to separate the real progress from the hype, covering safety, costs, and what it will actually take before humanoid robots show up at scale on factory floors.
Humanoid robots could become a $370 billion market by 2040. Here is what is slowing them down
McKinsey puts the general-purpose robotics market on track for massive growth, but the software tools used to design these machines are still stuck in the past.