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

On September 25, 2025, Google DeepMind quietly released Gemini Robotics 1.5. To the casual observer, it may have seemed like just another software update, but for the robotics industry, it signaled a ...

Alibaba's new AI model called RynnBrain is focused on powering robots. One video released by Alibaba's DAMO Academy shows a robot identifying fruit and putting it in a basket. Nvidia and Google are ...

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 — ...

Automakers are prioritizing long-term automation gains over current productivity limits of humanoid robots. Tesla and Hyundai are among the leaders pushing humanoid robots into factories within the ...

A humanoid robot learns to organize shelves at the data collection training ground for humanoid robots in Qingdao, Shandong, China, on January 12, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) ...

For more than a decade, Faraday Future has described its electric vehicles as something more than cars – rolling computers packed with sensors, software, and artificial intelligence. Now the embattled ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carbon Robotics, a worldwide leader in agriculture AI and robotics, today announced a major breakthrough for global agriculture with the launch of the world’s first Large ...

Xiaomi's smart factory in Changping, Beijing, stands at the forefront of a global manufacturing shift. This 96,900 square-yard facility uses advanced robotics and AI to operate without any human ...

So, let’s talk about ASIMO. You might remember this little guy, Honda’s famous humanoid robot. It was a pretty big deal back in the day, and honestly, it still is when you think about what it ...

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Artificial intelligence has been arguably the hottest topic of the decade thus far, and it's starting to feel like it's only a matter of time before we move beyond discussions of which AI chatbots are ...