Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged the possibility that Optimus could overshadow the legacy of the brand’s electric vehicles. Tesla lost EV sales leadership to BYD in 2025 amid regulatory challenges.

The robot next watched many hours of YouTube videos of people talking and singing, in order to understand which mouth movements accompany which vocal sounds. Its AI system was subsequently able to ...

Sophia wasn’t particularly talkative that evening. Earlier that day, she’d been onstage at the conference I was attending and had been teased for a gesture that looked as though she were flipping off ...

Boston Dynamics has been working on the Atlas robot since 2013, and it's come a long way since. The key? Humanoid robots shouldn't copy human anatomy exactly, said Boston Dynamics' CEO Robert Playter ...

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Realbotix aims to make its robots as human as possible, and at CES 2026, I had an opportunity to interview them and see how far along they are. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for ...

CES 2026 isn't the first year we've seen a wave of interesting robots or even useful robots crop up in Las Vegas. But it's the first year I can remember when there have been so many humanoid and ...

SwitchBot, known for its Matter-enabled smart vacuums and other smart home products, today introduced the Onero H1, a robot that is meant to automate household chores. The AI robot has a rolling base, ...

LG has debuted a home robot that's designed to cook, clean, and manage chores using advanced Physical AI. Part of LG's "Zero Labor Home" vision, the wheeled humanoid features dexterous hands and ...

Boston Dynamics is showcasing its remarkable Atlas humanoid robot at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week, and footage of the autonomous machine at an unveiling event may cause your jaw to head south. The ...

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 ...