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Several firms including Tesla are vying to build humanoid robots. But widespread adoption faces hurdles including safety concerns and regulatory challenges
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China’s ‘first open-source’ humanoid robot being developed by a Gen Z founder
In April 2025, Beijing-based startup RoboParty formally launched with an ambition to build a fully open-source bipedal humanoid robot platform. The founder, Huang Yi (born 2004), made headlines as one of China’s youngest humanoid-robot entrepreneurs.
A new humanoid robot has stunned audiences with its eerie realism to the point where many refused to believe it was actually a machine.
Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to reach $38 billion within the next decade.
Chinese startup Noetix Robotics has developed a humanoid robot priced lower than an iPhone by redesigning its components, structure, and production chain from the ground up.
Forget margins. Elon Musk wants to reinvent society with a robot that can walk, work, operate without sleep, and—according to him—perform surgery with precision so humanlike, you'll need to poke it just to make sure it's not a person in a suit.
Switzerland-based Mimic Robotics AG said Monday it has raised $16 million in seed funding from Elaia and Speedinvest to enable robotic hands to adapt to complex, high-precision tasks that conventional machinery can’t.
Nov. 6, 2025 – Humanoid Robotics Technology is proud to announce the winners of the Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards 2025, recognizing the remarkable contributions of individuals, organizations, and technologies advancing the humanoid robotics industry.
Technically, most airliners are built on an assembly line, but the process lacks the economy of scale needed to employ most assembly line techniques, such as robots. This is because airliners are among the most advanced and complicated pieces of ...
If you want to build an actual HAL 9000, all you need is an LED, some carpentry skills, and any laptop accessing a talking AI. If you want to build your own R2D2, you’ll have a tougher job assembling a range of materials,