EV maker Tesla shared the latest update on its humanoid robot Optimus on X (formerly Twitter) on December 3. The video clip shared by the official Tesla Optimus account and Elon Musk showed the humanoid running in a lab, with other robots lined up in the background.

Humanoid robots now jog, jump, and balance mid-air, with Tesla Optimus 3 on display, helping you see where home and workplace help is headed.

China’s carmakers are rushing into humanoid robotics, creating lifelike machines that walk, talk, and challenge what we think of as “alive"

A new two-layer language-model algorithm is helping robots break down tasks, refine actions on the fly, and execute movements with greater human-like reasoning, showing strong gains in both simulated chores and real-world robotic arm tests.

When the Next-Gen Iron humanoid was unveiled to the public earlier this month, strutting fluidly down the runway before a gobsmacked audience, it made headlines – but not for the reasons its creators at Xpeng had hoped.

With AI beginning to look as if it has reached a deployment plateau — if not a lessening of hype — high-tech promoters and investors are on the hunt for the next big thing. And they're focusing on humanoid robots. You know the species because androids ...

The first units are expected to ship to customers in the US in 2026. There is a $499 monthly subscription alternative to the $20,000 full purchase price, although it will be available at an unspecified later date. A broader international rollout is promised for 2027.

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics company of his own, Intempus, that looks to make ...

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