Robots are now capable of folding laundry. Thanks to Figure’s Scaling Helix model, we now get some insight on what a world with assistant robots would look like. Robots are now capable of folding ...

Embodied intelligence race is redefining robotics, and China’s X Square Robot competes with open-source and proprietary humanoid models.

The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games were held in Beijing earlier in the month. The event featured athletic challenges (such as track, football, and boxing), cognitive tests, and artistic ...

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In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Ujjwal Kumar of Teradyne Robotics stresses focusing on function over appearance in robotics. Humanoid robots are inefficient for factories; ...

BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Noetix Robotics, a fast-growing humanoid robotics company headquartered in Beijing, achieved outstanding results at the Global Humanoid Robotics Games, earning ...

While Tesla will constantly promote ever more advanced versions of Optimus, the humanoid robot it's working on—at least versions lacking human help behind the scenes—there is another robot in ...

In the latest episode of What the Future, we run down the best highlights and fails from the first World Humanoid Robot Games held last week in China. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) have unveiled a notable advancement in robotic technology with their humanoid robot, Atlas. A video, showcased by both entities, demonstrates Atlas ...

In mid-August, Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval – the “Ice Ribbon” built for the 2022 Winter Olympics – hosted a new kind of sporting event. For four days, more than 500 humanoid robots from 16 ...

China hosted the world’s first humanoid robot games in Beijing, showcasing AI-powered robots competing in sports, culture, and real-life tasks. China hosted the world’s first humanoid robot games in ...

On August 16, 2025, a humanoid robot tackled an obstacle course at the World Humanoid Robot Games. Footage showed the machine sprinting, climbing steps, and balancing on beams at Beijing's track. The ...