New companies are building robots in record time ... and at record cost. Massive changes have made physical AI — giving AI a body — much more affordable.
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The top 6 robotics stories of 2025

We’ll be going into 2026 with both optimism and skepticism, and we’ll keep doing what we always do: talking to the experts, ...
Recent demonstrations and lawsuits over the strength of AI humanoid robots raise essential questions about safety standards.
CEO Elon Musk doubled down on claims about money becoming obsolete in the future with the advent of artificial intelligence ...
Features enhanced functionality of industrial humanoid robot Dex, integrating compounding real-world data, simulation training and a robotics ...
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, China has distinguished itself as a leader in technological ...
Grab Holdings Ltd. has acquired Chinese tech company Infermove to expand in artificial intelligence-enabled robotics for food ...
Explore the rapid transformation in mobility driven by AI and automation, from autonomous vehicles to enhanced road safety ...
CEO Brett Adcock released a new video clip showing how Figure AI's new humanoid Figure 03 talked and executed ordered tasks.
Zimmer Biomet is changing surgical robotics by integrating AI and data-driven solutions to enhance precision and patient ...
Chinese robot firm EngineAI recently released a new video of its T800 humanoid robot knocking its CEO backward during a test.
From expressive robot faces to factory deployments, these seven stories shaped how 2025 will be remembered in humanoid ...