Robotics

China dominates humanoid shipments, but the real test is moving from demos to dependable workers.

A Beijing-built humanoid just outpaced every rival on the track. The real race starts when it steps into the factory.

A robot just outran humanity's fastest man. But its engineer says the real race starts now.

XPeng's first IRON robot walked off an automated line, but the real story is what this means for scaling humanoid manufacturing.

Unitree's IPO and new deployments from Zerith, RobotEra, Keenon, and Digital Huaxia show China's humanoid robot sector shifting from demos to real commercial jobs.

Xpeng activates an automated production line for its humanoid robot, with first unit walking off the line and volume production planned by end of 2026.

XPeng has activated the world's first automated production line for humanoid robots, with its IRON robot walking off the line in Guangzhou.

China's humanoid robot sprinted past Usain Bolt's record, then crashed. The conference showcased rapid hardware progress and the long road to real-world deployment.

China's humanoid robots are moving from flashy demos to real-world deployment, as showcased at the 2026 World Robot Conference.

Qianxing Intelligence turns mech combat into a real-world arcade experience, using motion-sensing controllers and millisecond sync to make embodied AI feel like play.

China's humanoid robots sprinted faster than Usain Bolt and crashed into walls, revealing rapid hardware progress but a long road to useful autonomy.

PsiBot, a Chinese embodied-AI startup focused on dexterous manipulation, has raised over $100 million from industrial investors including Chery-backed funds and Lens Technology.

A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100m in 8.64 seconds, nearly a second faster than Usain Bolt's record, at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

China's Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot sprinted 100 metres in 8.86 seconds, smashing its own record and surpassing Usain Bolt's human world record.

Humanoid robots pushed their limits at the Beijing games, breaking sprint records while exposing gaps in stability and fine motor control.

ENGINEAI says the cost of a general-purpose humanoid robot for practical tasks has dropped below RMB100,000 per unit.

A Chinese humanoid robot sprinted 100m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt's record. The feat shows how racing forces engineers to solve real-world mobility challenges.

Unitree CEO Wang Xingxing says the robot industry is nearing a 'ChatGPT moment' for embodied intelligence, but a major software leap could still be years away.

After years of flashy demos, Chinese humanoid robot makers now face pressure to show their machines can perform real jobs reliably and economically.

Chinese robot maker Unitree surged 600% as bond yields stayed high and Trump delayed tariffs on Canadian goods, according to a Reuters podcast.

Xiaomi's robot will debut publicly at the 2026 World Robot Conference as part of its human, car, and home ecosystem strategy, not as a standalone product.

Unitree's new Superman humanoid claims a 12.66 m/s top speed and a 2-meter standing jump, but the company has not released test details or production plans.

Serve Robotics shifts to Grubhub for robot food delivery in three cities after Uber Eats alliance ends.

Chinese manufacturers shipped over 97% of all humanoid robots globally in the first half of 2026, with AgiBot and Unitree leading the charge as industrial applications surged.

She started as a pair of animatronic eyes on a workbench. Now she's live 24/7, buying her own wardrobe on-chain, and switching between six personalities without missing a beat.

Xiaomi open-sources its embodied-AI foundation model, offering a full pipeline from post-training to deployment, in a move that could reshape the competitive landscape of robot intelligence.

Embodied-AI startup PaXini raised RMB1 billion to scale its tactile-sensing chips, with nearly 1 million units shipped, fueling R&D and global expansion.

China's Supreme People's Court ruled that patent lawsuits against Unitree Robotics were malicious, ordering the plaintiff to pay costs and invalidating the patent.

A humanoid robot powered by Qualcomm's Dragonwing IQ10 chip collapsed during a Computex 2026 demo, which the company says was a planned safe-collapse sequence triggered by a communication glitch.

Pakistan's Indus RAS Expo 2026 drew 25,000 visitors and a $20M venture fund announcement, spotlighting homegrown robotics and AI innovations from defence to agriculture.