Xpeng unveiled the second-generation IRON humanoid robot at the 2025 AI Day in Guangzhou, showcasing lifelike movement and real-time interaction.

Elon Musk needs Tesla investors to vote for his $1 trillion payday so that he can control a robot army. Yes, really, that’s what he said. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to unrealistic ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or ...

Musk also took to X, sounding the alarm on governance. About half of all publicly-traded Tesla shares are controlled by passive index funds that outsource their voting to ISS and Glass Lewis, he notes ...

In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world’s richest man pondered the future of his company’s Optimus robots—and his control over them. Musk has also made it clear that he wants to get paid, a lot.

Honor Teases ‘Robot Phone’ Blending AI, Robotics, and Next-Gen Imaging Your email has been sent Chinese tech brand Honor is charting new territory with the reveal of its Robot Phone, a next-generation ...

Starting soon, Neato robovac owners will no longer be able to control their devices using the app. Neato Robotics, which shut down in 2023 due to declining sales, has notified customers that "cloud ...

It’s the opposite of a “feel-good” moment. While hugs might seem like a display of affection, psychopaths use embraces and other forms of physical contact to control their partners, per an unsettling ...

One evening in August of 2023, I watched a woman step up to the mic during a meeting of local government officials in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She was young, early 20s, strikingly pretty, wearing a ...

Construction robots are no longer a far-off idea. They're already changing job sites by tackling repetitive, heavy, and often dangerous tasks. The latest robot comes from Australia, where a ...