In 2025, the U.S. military treated artificial intelligence less like a lab experiment and more like a daily tool. The biggest change was not a single new robot or “autonomous” breakthrough. It was a ...

It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots, with all manner of increasingly advanced designs coming to our attention. The selections here focus more on physical movement than AI smarts, with the ...

A few short months ago, almost every robot made by the hundreds of companies working on humanoid robots could charitably be described as slow, topping out at around three mph. Walking was on the edge ...

Unitree G1 humanoid robot KOID told CNBC that "only time will tell" if the AI boom is actually a bubble. KOID is manufactured by Unitree, one of China's hottest tech companies, and the Nvidia-powered ...

In 2026, Honor Mobile is set to release the “First AI Robot Phone”. The device will perform the functionalities of a smartphone and feature a robotic arm that will aid the user in performing tasks on ...

Chinese companies control 90% of the humanoid robot market, dominating the technology that will reshape manufacturing and labor. The West is barely competing.

CES 2026 is the only trade show where humanoid robots are showcased in fully integrated, cross-industry environments, allowing attendees to see them operate alongside smart home devices, AI platforms, ...

Chinese robotics firm X-Humanoid has launched Embodied Tiangong 3.0, its next-gen general-purpose robot platform, ...

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