Dongfeng Motors has become the latest Chinese automaker to explore deploying human-like robots after striking a deal with a Chinese robotics firm.

Humanoid robots have drawn renewed attention this year as companies such as Agility Robotics, Tesla, and Figure AI showcase machines walking, running, and handling warehouse tasks ...

Today, Xpeng held its AI Day 2025 at its new headquarters in Guangzhou. The automaker is positioning itself as an AI company with what it calls new “AI-defined applications” powered by the new Xpeng ...

Mercedes’s newest factory companion has four legs and helps keep the plant making Sprinter vans running efficiently. If you’ve ever watched videos of a car factory, you likely know that robots play a ...

Tesla boss Elon Musk said Monday that the company’s future isn’t tied to cars anymore. Speaking just after releasing a new “master plan,” Elon said that 80% of Tesla’s value will come from Optimus, ...

We’ve seen robot dogs helping in disaster zones and robots building cars, but have you ever seen a robot in space? This is what its developers say could be the astronaut assistants of the future, ...

Huang said self-driving cars and humanoid robots would be the "high volume" robots taking center stage in the next wave of "physical AI" development.

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