At TechFest 2026, robotics progress looked practical and disciplined. Growth is steady, AI enhances capability, and long-term ...

The 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50 list will be revealed Tuesday, May 19th Humanoid robotics startup Apptronik was valued at $5 billion in a funding round that included capital from Google. The company's ...

Chinese robotics player Geek+ has reportedly unveiled what it claims to be the “world’s first” general-purpose humanoid robot built specifically for warehouse operations. Gino 1 is slated to mark a ...

Soft grippers, with their high flexibility and environmental adaptability, have shown promising applications in industrial automation, medical assistance, and underwater operations. This study ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...

ROCHESTER HILLS — CODEPINK Detroit announced plans to join the International Day of Action on Feb. 12, 2026, protesting FANUC Corporation's Involvement in supplying robotic arms to defense contractors ...

Symbotic has acquired autonomous forklift developer Fox Robotics in a move that broadens its logistics robotics offerings. Financial details about the acquisition were not disclosed. Symbotic ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ainsley Harris, senior writer at Fast Company, about the accelerated rollout of delivery robots and how they're being received in communities across the country. A couple ...

Last year, 21 humanoid robots squared up against each other in the World Humanoid Robot Games’ half marathon race in Beijing in an unintentionally hilarious debauchery of broken limbs, face plants — ...

SUZHOU, China—Elon Musk has been telling investors for months that Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot will revolutionize the world and create a new mega-industry. But most of it could belong to China, he ...

There's a reason many robotics companies don't try to make their machines look human. The closer you get to replicating a real face and real skin, somehow the weirder the whole thing feels. It's a ...