Humanoid robots in China have just beaten human runners in a Beijing half marathon, with the fastest racer finishing in 50 minutes. The win marks a sharp turnaround from last year, when many robots struggled.

Skild AI today announced the acquisition of Zebra Technologies' Robotics Automation business, including its Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260415518240/en/

Both Shark and Dyson have new robot vacuums that promise AI will better clean your floors. But can they do the dirty work?

This breakthrough marks Panther as the world’s first mass-producible, commercially viable service humanoid robot deployed in real households, breaking through the long-standing

This roundup highlights the latest robotics innovations aimed at improving throughput, simplifying deployment and helping manufacturers address ongoing labor and process challenges.

Robotics Certification Program Reaches More than 20,000 Instawork Pros in Its First Weeks; Hundreds of Thousands of

By incorporating generative AI, robots are evolving from scripted machines to adaptive systems that interpret context, learn from demonstrations, and adjust their behaviors in real time. Advances in large language models and related technologies are helping robots deliver consistent,

They may seem like scenes out of a slapstick comedy, but viral robot mishaps are no laughing matter — experts even warn they could foreshadow a “Terminator”-level apocalypse. A humanoid dance bot was recently performing for patrons at the Haidilao hotpot restaurant in San Jose,

Robot vacuum releases for 2026 kicked off in February and have been relentless since. Compared to multiple pre-spring release dates, Narwal's April 13 launch of the Narwal Flow 2 feels a little behind.

For example, a Checkr survey found 79% of US workers are worried that adopting AI will result in pay cuts, and a Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 71% fear AI will be "putting too many people out of work permanently," and an NBC News poll found that almost half (46%) of registered US voters have a negative view of AI.

Moya, a lifelike humanoid robot from China, is fueling debate over AI companionship, biomimetic design, and the future of human-machine relationships.