As technology advances, more is expected from humanoid robots. What were once seen as gimmicks that could walk, if not like ...

Ask the most bullish representatives of big AI companies, and they’ll tell you that robotic colleagues and house staff are just around the corner. A massive market for robotic aids, powered by AI ...

Meet Phantom MK1: an imposing humanoid robot designed to transform battlefields, the moon and even Mars—and it may already be taking jobs near you. The 5-foot-9, 176-pound steel and plastic android ...

Xiaomi has trialed the use of its self-developed humanoid robots in its electric vehicle factory. Two humanoid robots can complete 90% of the work in three hours, Xiaomi President Lu Weibing told CNBC ...

The excitement surrounding recent strides in humanoid robotics is palpable. They’re being used to assemble electric cars, sort packages, and perform carefully choreographed martial arts on stage.

At 2025's Nvidia GTC event, a bipedal robot named Blue fumbled around stage and disobeyed simple commands. This year at the show, Olaf the robot did better. Every year, the highlight of Nvidia’s GTC ...

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI.