Mobile robots must continuously estimate their position to navigate autonomously. However, satellite-based navigation systems are not always reliable: signals may degrade near buildings or become unavailable indoors.

AI is transforming the field of robotics at a rapid pace," said Takayuki Ito, president of the International Federation of Robotics.

Nvidia and Google are among a handful of major tech giants developing models for robotics and so-called "phyiscal AI."

This week's report shows how robotics is evolving beyond isolated cells into integrated, intelligent manufacturing systems.

A Shanghai startup unveiled Moya, a humanoid robot with warm skin that feels disturbingly human. The biometric AI robot is launching in 2026 for $173,000.

A few short months ago, almost every robot made by the hundreds of companies working on humanoid robots could charitably be described as slow, topping out at around three mph. Walking was on the edge of plodding, and arm movements bordered on sluggish and ...

Whether or not 2026 really is the big year of physical AI (I think it’s likelier to be the year when agentic AI breaks out) and robotics, much hype surrounds recent comments made by the great Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) CEO Jensen Huang,

A robot dog named Orion recently stole the spotlight at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, but soon the attraction turned into criticism. As it turned out, the quadruped robot showcased by Galgotias University was actually the Unitree Go 2,

Rapid advances across hardware and software are enabling AI to be increasingly deployed in real-world settings, demonstrating measurable impact and growing maturity. Next-generation compute platforms are distributing AI capabilities across data centers ...