In 2025, the Jetsons fantasy of a robot butler stopped feeling like retro-sci fi kitsch and started looking—if you squint through a teleoperator’s VR headset—almost plausible. Meanwhile, investors ...

KOID is designed to capture the broad humanoid value chain: the components, the brains, and the integrators building real-world humanoid systems across the U.S., China, Europe, and broader Asia. The ...

CES 2026 was awash in walking, lifting, interacting machines. But robots that actually look human aren't necessary in industrial settings. The focus is shifting from humanoid appearance to ...

In September of last year, following the release of the World Robotics Report by the International Federation of Robotics, a panel discussed the feasibility of humanoids entering homes in the ...

As policymakers race to regulate AI, a more intimate form of artificial intelligence is emerging quietly, yet profoundly. The next revolution in technology will not arrive as an app or an algorithm.

In December 2025, the biggest battery maker in the world, CATL, started what it calls the world’s first large-scale deployment of robots in its Luoyang, China factory. Last week, the State Grid ...

Humanoid robots are increasingly viewed less as futuristic prototypes and more as a practical route to bring artificial intelligence into human-designed environments. Over the last 12 months, market ...

The human body evolved for survival, not industry. The high center of gravity, complex joints and 200+ degrees of freedom make humanoid robots less reliable than purpose-built alternatives. Existing ...