An Anthropic study projects it will take 40 years for robots to replace just 10% of job tasks if robot prices decline along past trends, citing capabilities, preferences and regulations as further bar…
Dongfeng Motor's humanoid robot Xiaodong will begin factory training by the end of October and move into trial production before the end of 2026, with small-batch manufacturing planned for 2027, accor…
IEEE Spectrum published a multi-part explainer examining when humanoid robots will reach homes, tracing the field from Honda's Asimo and iRobot's Roomba through modern machines such as Tesla's Optimus…
Tiangong Ultra, a bipedal humanoid robot developed at the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, set new speed and agility records at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing in August 2026, winni…
XPeng has started production of its IRON humanoid robot on what it calls the world's first automated line for advanced humanoids, with over 80% of core processes automated, targeting mass production b…
Elon Musk said on September 1 that a billion humanoid robots will be more productive than all humans combined within 10 years, then on September 3 pledged over 30,000 high-paying jobs at Tesla HQ and …
Elon Musk told G20 leaders that AI and robotics will add $20 trillion to $30 trillion annually to the global economy, a forecast that hinges on a timeline even NVIDIA's Jensen Huang says is unrealisti…
A TechCrunch investigation reveals that Tesla's Autopilot and robotaxi systems have relied on hidden human labor, including staged demonstrations, remote operators, and data annotators, contradicting …
Shenzhen-based humanoid robot maker ENGINEAI has pushed the unit cost of a general-purpose humanoid robot below RMB100,000 (about $14,000), a tenfold drop from over RMB1 million three years ago, accor…
Citizens Bank estimates that Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot could eventually target roughly $1.7 trillion of U.S. wages, with about $300 billion of work already serviceable in factories, warehouses, a…
Global Unichip Corp (GUC), the TSMC-affiliated ASIC design house, posted July 2026 net sales of NT$5.769 billion, a 158.4% year-over-year increase and a new monthly record, driving shares up 9% to NT$…
Elon Musk reposted an AI-generated parody video on X depicting him as Austin Powers, with on-screen text declaring him 'the man who bought the UK' and 'It's mine now.' The clip, which runs just over a…
Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco said Tesla has one big financial question to answer for investors regarding its Robotaxi rollout, Full Self-Driving software, and Optimus, with concerns about wea…
Elon Musk now spends nearly 50% of his speaking time on Tesla Inc. earnings calls discussing artificial intelligence, robotaxis, and Full Self-Driving software, up from 15%-20% in 2022, according to a…
Tesla's Optimus chief Ashok Elluswamy corrected his previous statement on X, confirming a long-term annual production target of 10 million humanoid robots for the planned second Optimus production lin…
The Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on imports of advanced robotic devices and power inverters from foreign countries, citing national security risks, in a move that will primarily i…
Tesla completed a $1.95 billion acquisition of an unnamed AI hardware company on July 24, disclosing the deal only in a footnote in its Q2 2026 financial filing. The bulk of the payment, $1.73 billion…
Elon Musk predicted that artificial intelligence will exceed the sum of human intelligence within five years, leading to an "age of amazing abundance" where cash becomes meaningless and up to one bill…
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood named Tesla and SpaceX as her top AI stock picks on Fox Business on July 22, 2026, citing robotaxis, Optimus robots, and orbital data centers as key drivers. ARK Invest depl…
Tesla's stock is dipping as investors react to a profit drop, but the company is in a capital-intensive build phase for AI infrastructure needed for Full Self-Driving and Optimus, according to the ana…