SUZHOU, China—Elon Musk has been telling investors for months that Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot will revolutionize the world and create a new mega-industry. But most of it could belong to China, he ...

Elon Musk admitted on Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings call today that the company doesn’t have any Optimus robots doing useful work in its factories right now. This is a striking admission, given that Musk ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday the company is planning to make its Optimus robots available for sale to the public by the end of 2027. Musk spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ...

Tesla Inc. will probably sell its Optimus robots to the public by the end of next year, according to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, who’s said the carmaker’s fortunes will be increasingly ...

The very capable robotic picker-upper can grasp things on both sides and roam around freely. By Ari Daniel As a mother of three, Aude Billard, a roboticist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ...

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Back in April, we came across a flashy and almost entirely CGI video of a bizarre concept for a rideable, four-legged robotic “horse.” The video showed the mysterious concept, dubbed Corleo, roaming ...

Designed for seniors with dementia, the Tombot Jennie is the most realistic robot pet I've ever seen. It even helped comfort me with missing my real dog back at home. I'm PCMag's managing editor for ...

It sounds like a concept, but Roborock's legged Saros Rover was fully operational at CES—and it climbed stairs without missing a spot. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and wearable ...

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was ...

When Tesla demonstrated its humanoid robot Optimus at its autopilot technology showcase in Miami in early December 2025, it was a sensation, but not for the reasons the company hoped. Recorded at the ...

Unitree G1 humanoid robot KOID told CNBC that "only time will tell" if the AI boom is actually a bubble. KOID is manufactured by Unitree, one of China's hottest tech companies, and the Nvidia-powered ...