China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster than U.S.

Honor's move into robotics feels like a bold move, and it turns out that its first humanoid has some bold moves of its own.

Company executives describe intelligent robots as tools for ergonomically demanding and safety-critical tasks, but it feels an awful lot like we’ve heard this one before.

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase.

Humanoid robots spent 2025 straddling a strange line between breakthrough and blooper reel. They poured lattes, posed in fashion campaigns and even stepped into kickboxing rings, only to trip, ...

German carmaker BMW said Friday it plans to deploy two AI-powered humanoid robots in a factory in a pilot program for the first time this year.

Humanoid robots have quietly crossed a threshold: they are no longer just research prototypes or sci-fi props. They walk, run, lift, learn workflows, and increasingly interact with human environments ...

China's humanoid robots industry is booming, but analysts say the units showcased at the Spring Gala aren't all they seem.

The country’s ‘bustling’ robotics industry is dominating the global market, though experts are split on how concerned we ...

Bringing robots that look and move like humans to households and factories is closer than ever. But despite promises from a growing number of startups, fully autonomous humanoid robots are still years ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I explore humans, technologies, and what’s next. Dec 01, 2025, 01:14pm EST As factories finalize 2026 budgets, a costly choice ...

Some robotics companies develop robots that look like people, but the video from the U.K. capital appeared to show a human woman in costume.