By the end of 2025, most real-world application projects remained small-scale proof-of-concept (POC) deployments, predominantly driven by government subsidies, strategic investments and supply chain partnerships.

On April 19, 2026, the Honor Lightning humanoid robot ran a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by 7 minutes and the best robot time from 2025 by almost two hours.

Wondering about what the Superman robots are in James Gunn’s 2025 film? The automatons in the Fortress of Solitude — specifically, Robot 1, 4, 5, and 12 — have been featured in several teasers and trailers for the movie already, and they have ...

Industrial robot shipments forecast to grow from 550k units in 2025 to 760k units in 2030.

The rise of the humanoid robotic machines is nearing. Robotics is now revolutionizing numerous industry sectors through the integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning and reinforcement learning, as well as advances in computer vision that ...

TANG YANJUN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Embodied intelligence was one of the most widely discussed topics in China in 2025, starting from the 16 humanoid robots that took center stage at the annual Spring Festival Gala,

The IFR said robust growth in the food industry and other non-manufacturing sectors drove this recovery in the U.S. robotics industry.

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Figure AI, a startup based in San Jose, California, has drawn attention in recent months for its sleek, humanlike black-and-gray robots doing basic tasks like folding laundry and putting away groceries. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...