Why China’s humanoid robot industry is winning the early market

China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster than U.S. competitors in a still-nascent market.

Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation

Apptronik has sold another $520 million in a Series A extension to existing and new investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz.

Watch the Atlas robot’s bloopers before it finally nails a challenging move

The tech wizards at Boston Dynamics are continuing to refine the physical abilities of its Atlas humanoid robot. A new video (above) released by the Massachusetts-based company kicks off with Atlas performing a cartwheel followed by a backflip, which i…

Watch this snowbot crush 130,000 steps for an Olympic moment

Robotics specialist Unitree has been making waves with its humanoid robots, and a new video shows its impressive G1 bipedal bot dealing with incredibly cold conditions. In a video showing the G1 trudging through deep snow, Unitree describes the feat as…

Humanoid robots to build aircraft? Airbus is exploring the idea

The idea of a humanoid robot building an airplane may sound far-fetched, but a new deal between the European aviation giant Airbus and Chinese robot specialist UBTech suggests that such a scenario could be on the cards. Airbus’s deal with UBTech involv…

How about a humanoid robot as your running partner?

A new video released by California-based tech firm Figure AI shows its humanoid robot out for a run with workers from the firm. The robot’s running style looks steady and natural as it jogs along with three guys (or four if you count the person recordi…

This robot learned to lip sync like humans by watching YouTube

A robot face developed by researchers can now lip sync speech and songs after training on YouTube videos, using machine learning to connect audio directly to realistic lip and facial movements.
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The Atlas humanoid robot attempted a backflip. Here’s what happened

At the recent CES 2026 tech show in Las Vegas, Boston Dynamics showed off the latest version of its advanced Atlas humanoid robot, a machine that it’s been working on for more than a decade. The robot strolled onto the stage with such a natural gait th…

Atlas humanoid robot looks more ready than ever for the workplace

Boston Dynamics is showcasing its remarkable Atlas humanoid robot at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week, and footage of the autonomous machine at an unveiling event may cause your jaw to head south. The Massachussetts-based company has been working on Atl…

Boston Dynamics vows to turn Atlas into a ‘superhuman’ robot

Boston Dynamics is a pioneer in the humanoid robot sector, with Atlas first appearing in 2013 before going on to become the advanced bipedal bot that it is today. Since then, thanks to advances in robotics hardware and AI, a slew of tech companies big …