A $2,500 pair of humanoid robot legs built from 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf components is not going to win marathons ...

The robotics startup Figure AI livestreamed humanoid robots placing thousands of packages onto a conveyor belt for more than a week—a spectacle that included a robot competing against a human intern ...

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 ...

We may want humanoid robots working in our homes, but we're going to have to wait at least three years, and maybe seven, ...

The 2026 robotics landscape is undergoing a decisive shift as humanoid systems, embodied intelligence platforms, and ...

HD Hyundai and Persona AI, a startup built by veterans of NASA and SpaceX programs, signed a memorandum of understanding to deploy humanoid welding robots in shipbuilding, one of the most physically ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated ...

Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home”. Standing 168 centimetres tall and ...

Data about shoppers’ movements in stores and malls are an unexpected goldmine for the training of humanoid robots, reveals an ex-NASA engineer. So, you’ve built your robot’s World Foundation Model and ...

Noble Machines, a robotics startup founded by engineers from major U.S. technology and aerospace organizations, has deployed its first industrial general-purpose robots to a Fortune Global 500 ...