The latest humanoid robot on the market can purportedly run across a grassy lawn, do cartwheels and even fist-fight – and it costs less than $6,000.

During Tesla’s (TSLA) Q2 2025 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk doubled down on the company’s ambitious bet on robotics, describing the latest advancements in the Optimus humanoid robot project.

Want a humanoid, open source robot for just $3,000? Hugging Face is on it. The HopeJR will compete with Unitree's G1 and other early offerings.

In settings like elderly care, hospitality or public assistance, a humanoid robot might be easier for people to interact with—especially if it can use gestures, facial cues or natural conversation.

UBTech's Walker S2 humanoid robot can swap its own batteries without human help, enabling 24/7 operation in factories and reshaping the future of automation in manufacturing.

Tesla Lawsuit: Tesla has taken legal action against former engineer Zhongjie 'Jay' Li for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to its humanoid robot project, Optimus, to fuel his startup ...

The humanoid system moves autonomously along rails, coordinates with multiple units, and adapts dynamically to operational conditions, its developer says. “We’re thrilled to be working with TeknTrash ...

A robot model greeted a stadium full of spectators at China's inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games — until it spectacularly face-planted.

Chris Walti, the former team lead for Tesla's robot, said humanoid robots like Optimus were the wrong option for factory work.

He said he had conceived the humanoid robot – named after the world’s first computer programmer Ada Lovelace – as an ethical arts project, and not “to replace the painters”. Ai-Da agreed.