Humanoid robot companies employ armies of human operators to train their machines by doing tasks like squatting and washing ...

We're not shipping a lot of humanoid robots yet. But shipments are forecast to almost double each year for the next decade.

When Elon Musk talks about robotics, he rarely hides the ambition behind the dream. Tesla's Optimus is pitched as an ...

Humans are desperate to put the robots to work. The only problem is, the robots don’t “work” to any degree. These humanoid ...

Many researchers agree that there has been a step change in humanoid capability over the past five years, owing to cheaper ...

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 ...

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) feels like a big deal every year. But this year was different. At CES 2026, the show floor overflowed with many high-tech curiosities, as usual – a soft-plastic ...

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