The world of car dealerships is changing rapidly as AI humanoid robots, once confined to factory floors, are now stepping into showrooms to greet customers, explain features and even pour coffee.

XPENG’s humanoid robot, Iron, is not your typical factory machine. Standing 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 154 pounds, Iron combines advanced artificial intelligence with human-like movement ...

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - In a sprawling warehouse in a Shanghai suburb, dozens of humanoid robots are manoeuvred by their operators to carry out tasks like folding a T-shirt ...

Humanoid robots will boost productivity, not replace workers, official vows Robots to do dangerous and mundane tasks State-backed centre developing robots that can self-correct BEIJING ...

[新华社记者 黄宗治 摄] A Unitree G1 humanoid robot shows a handshake action at an exhibition hall of Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 23, 2025. The ...

Sometimes they even replaced the whole robot with a new one, though this warranted a time penalty, as reported by CNN’s Chris Lau. A small humanoid contestant is closely followed by its technicians.

The humanoid robot market is expected to grow nearly fivefold over the next decade amid rising global competition and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, a sector ...

Humanoid robots ran a half-marathon against humans for the first time on Saturday in Beijing. The race highlighted how far humanoid robots have advanced, and how far they still have to go.

During tests in a Chinese factory, a humanoid robot suffered a malfunction and lashed out wildly, as a video shows. The test engineers switched off the robot in time before it could injure anyone.

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early on Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon ...