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

Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng introduces Iron, a new humanoid robot. Credit: Jade Gao / AFP via Getty Images Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle company, stunned social media with the introduction of its ...

A three-day walk would be hard enough for humans, but for robots, it might as well be a trek around the world. An AgiBot A2 unit, developed by Chinese firm Zhiyuan Robotics, recently completed a ...

Omni Enables 360-Degree Walking to Guide Robot Movement in Real TimeVirtuix Also Partnered with 1HMX on NX1, a Full-Body ...

Atlas, the humanoid robot famous for its parkour and dance routines, has recently begun demonstrating something altogether more subtle but also a lot more significant: It has learned to both walk and ...

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 ...

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