AIDOL, a 14-person Russian startup, told Business Insider it was surprised by the viral reaction to its robot's collapse this week.

AIDOL is apparently Russia’s first domestically produced AI-powered humanoid robot … but hopefully it won’t be the last.

At what was supposed to be its grand unveiling, the robot, named Aidol, slowly and haltingly stepped on stage while flanked ...

Elon Musk' trillionaire pay package hinges on Tesla evolving from an EV company to robotics powerhouse, but China stands in ...

In April 2025, Beijing-based startup RoboParty formally launched with an ambition to build a fully open-source bipedal ...

Humanoid robots will generate 80% of Tesla’s total revenue: In social media posts and internal meetings, Musk claimed that ...

Robots are not limited to East Asian manufacturers, American warehouses, or European healthcare providers. Humanoid last ...

Russia's first AI humanoid robot, named Aldol (or Aidol), collapsed on stage moments after appearing at a Moscow technology ...

Goldman Sachs is also bullish on the growth of this market. The Wall Street firm's "base-case" estimate is for 1.4 million shipments of humanoids by 2035. Its "bull-case" projects unit shipments to ...