Humanoid robots spent 2025 straddling a strange line between breakthrough and blooper reel. They poured lattes, posed in fashion campaigns and even stepped into kickboxing rings, only to trip, ...

Chinese company Unitree Robotics plans to ship around 20,000 humanoid robots in 2026, almost four times the 5,500 it shipped last year. The firm’s chief executive, Wang Xingxing, drew global attention ...