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Avatar Robotics raises $6.5 million to put human operators inside warehouse robots
The San Francisco startup uses remote workers to control its robots today, then trains AI on what those workers do so the machines can gradually take over.
Elon Musk now spends half his Tesla earnings calls talking about AI and robots
A seven-year analysis of Tesla earnings transcripts shows Musk's words have drifted far from cars, and his executives are struggling to keep up.
Humanoid robots are nearly ready for the factory floor. The price tag is not.
The technology behind warehouse robots has come a long way. The business case still needs work, and here is why cost, not artificial intelligence, is the real obstacle.
The Robot Startup That Accidentally Became America's China-Free Moment
A Bangalore-built robotics company spent years developing its own hardware to make better robots. When US regulators banned Chinese-made machines, it turned out Ati Robotics had already done the hard work.
The US just banned foreign robots. That could backfire on American robotics research.
The FTC's sweeping import ban on Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots is meant to protect a US industry that barely exists yet. The problem: American researchers depend on those cheap Chinese machines to build the next generation of AI.
Robots, brain control, and a US import ban: the biggest robotics stories of July 2026
From a $7,999 home helper that folds laundry to a US government order blocking certain foreign robots, here is what moved the needle in robotics last month.
A New York school district just hit pause on its robot teacher plan
One district wanted to put a humanoid android in front of students. Parents and researchers have questions.
China's Humanoid Robots Face Image Issues, Says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley says a trust deficit is slowing China's humanoid robot sector, even as the hardware gets better.
Google DeepMind's New Robot AI Can Now Control a Full Body, From Feet to Fingertips
Gemini Robotics 2 gives humanoid robots whole-body movement and five-fingered hand control. Here is what the upgrade actually means, and how close these machines are to working alongside people.
Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 teaches robots to walk, tie knots, and work in pairs
The new model controls humanoids from feet to fingertips, adapts to fresh robot bodies in hours, and lets machines team up on longer jobs.
A Private Chef Cooked Me a Free Three-Course Meal. The Catch: Every Knife Stroke Was Filmed to Train Robots.
A startup called Shift is trading free home services for something more valuable than cash: first-person video of skilled human hands, captured inside real homes to teach the next generation of household robots.
The US just blocked most foreign robots from entering the country. Here's what that means.
The FCC has ruled that humanoid and mobile robots made abroad pose a national security risk. Analysts warn the ban could hurt American innovation as much as it protects it.
RoboBusiness 2026 Opens Registration as the Conference Turns 20
The commercial robotics industry's main annual gathering returns to Santa Clara this October, with speakers from Amazon, Agility, Arm and more. Here is what to expect.
The Tiny Motors Powering Humanoid Robots to Walk, Reach, and Balance
Building a robot that moves like a person means solving a brutal puzzle: dozens of joints, limited space, and not a gram to spare. Here is how a new generation of compact actuators is changing that calculation.
Brain waves and borrowed muscles: the unusual data farms training tomorrow's robots
A startup is strapping brain-wave headsets onto warehouse workers to teach robots how to think on their feet. The real bottleneck in physical AI isn't smarter software, it's raw data.