China's humanoid robots industry is booming, but analysts say the units showcased at the Spring Gala aren't all they seem.
AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase.
Four rising humanoid robot startups demonstrated their products at the annual CCTV Spring Festival gala, a televised event and touchstone for China akin to the Super Bowl.
Robots that mimic humans are set to create a $5 trillion market. But it will take years and a lot of improvements to get there. Humanoid robots are expected to be deployed in factories and households ...
Since late 2024, humanoid robots and lithium-ion batteries (especially solid-state batteries) have repeatedly appeared together in industry headlines.
On September 25, 2025, Google DeepMind quietly released Gemini Robotics 1.5. To the casual observer, it may have seemed like ...
Humanoid robots spent 2025 straddling a strange line between breakthrough and blooper reel. They poured lattes, posed in fashion campaigns and even stepped into kickboxing rings, only to trip, ...
Phone-Maker Honor Will Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot Next Week ...