Courtesy of XPENG Chinese electric vehicle maker XPENG unveiled its new-generation humanoid robot "IRON" at its 2025 Tech Day on Wednesday, captivating audiences with its lifelike appearance and ...

XPENG showcases its new-generation humanoid robot "IRON" during the company's 2025 Tech Day on November 5, 2025. Photo: ...

Elon Musk has spent the last few weeks outlining a future with Optimus — one that will "eliminate" poverty, work, and require ...

Beijing-based Galaxea AI is shooting for the top of the global robot market with its R1 humanoid. Ina nondescript building in Beijing’s Zhongguancun district, sometimes called China’s Silicon Valley, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Jonathan Reichental covers technology in business and society. Toy versions of the popular droids R2-D2 and BB-8, part of the ...

The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Olympics has wrapped up in Beijing, China, and one particular robot shone in the track events. Built by Chinese firm Unitree Robotics, the H1 humanoid robot helped ...

The Tesla CEO outlined a future where Optimus robots not only reshape the economy but also solve some of humanity's biggest ...

What’s happened? Led by robotics Ph.D. student Paul Nadan, a team at Carnegie Mellon University has been developing the extraordinary Loris robot for several years. The latest version of the robot, ...

In two new papers, UC Berkeley roboticist Ken Goldberg explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency. UC Berkeley News spoke with ...

With jerky determination, robots played soccer, wowed children with shadow-boxing skills and shot arrows on Monday at the birthplace of the Olympic Games. As they shuffled and occasionally froze for a ...

SALEM, Ore. — In an office park opposite an Amazon warehouse, the robots are at work. A trio of six-foot-tall machines with ostrichlike legs and two jointed arms work in shifts, walking off a charging ...