Despite huge technical progress, these robots are still clumsy at handling everyday tasks in homes or hospitals or other ...

Humanoid home robots are being marketed as the missing link between smart speakers and science fiction, promising to load dishwashers, tidy living rooms, and maybe even keep you company. The price tag ...

A new milestone in hospitality technology has emerged in China. The Shangri-La Traders Hotel at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport has officially deployed the humanoid service robot XMAN-R1, created by Keenon ...

In 2025, the Jetsons fantasy of a robot butler stopped feeling like retro-sci fi kitsch and started looking—if you squint through a teleoperator’s VR headset—almost plausible. Meanwhile, investors ...

A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the ...

Unitree G1 humanoid robot KOID told CNBC that "only time will tell" if the AI boom is actually a bubble. KOID is manufactured by Unitree, one of China's hottest tech companies, and the Nvidia-powered ...

Many of us grew up watching The Jetson’s, and while the flying cars and talking appliances were pretty nifty, it was Rosie the Robot who really stole the show. The future has now arrived, and several ...

Realbotix, which showed its humanoids at CES 2026, illustrates how technology can mature past adult entertainment, writes columnist Oliver Mitchell.