It may sound like science fiction, but there are dozens of robots in real life, and you've likely encountered some. Check out the futuristic but totally real robots changing the world. Most people ...

By Laurie Chen SHENZHEN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - At the offices of Chinese startup DexForce, a screen shows a virtual robot placing objects on a table. It repeats the task as the angle of its arms, the ...

New York, USA - October 14, 2026 - According to IDC, global humanoid robot shipments reached nearly 25,000 units in H1 2026 (+432.1% YoY), with market size exceeding $740 million. IDC projects ...

Driven by rising exports and advanced AI integration, China's robotics sector is rapidly transitioning from basic functional ...

In a world where self-driving robotaxis glide through major city streets without drivers behind the wheel and delivery drones autonomously fly through the skies to drop off orders at customers’ homes, ...

Coco, the subject of this article, is a US company that operates small, sidewalk-traveling autonomous delivery robots for the ...

Before the robots go to work, they have to go to school. Apptronik, a Texas-based humanoid startup that counts Google and Mercedes among its investors, has opened a "Robot Park" in Austin. At the ...

Currently, humanoid robots remain in the technological breakthrough stage, with core bottlenecks—such as balance control and joint dexterity—yet to be fully resolved. As a result, large-scale ...

Robots are no longer limited to carefully controlled lab settings. They’re sorting packages, navigating warehouses, assisting on factory floors and supporting a growing range of business operations, ...

“People have been trying to deploy advanced robotic systems the same way for 50 years. With the rapid advances in AI, it’s time to rethink the approach,” said Ashish Kapoor, founder and CEO of General ...

Data infrastructure startup Encord has closed on $60 million in new funding to help move robots, drones and other autonomous physical artificial intelligence systems from the lab into real-world ...

Even advanced technology can struggle when the real world becomes unpredictable. In April 2026, a Waymo robotaxi in San Antonio, Texas, drove into a flooded lane during severe weather, prompting the ...