China is deploying AI-powered robots to manage traffic and pedestrian flow in cities. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer explains how China continues to advance robot technology and is pushing to integrate humanoid robots into daily life.

Ai-Da Robot became the first humanoid robot to design a building with a modular Space Pod concept for Moon and Mars bases, featured at the Utzon Center in Denmark.

China’s humanoid robot makers are looking at a big year ahead. They expect to sell 28,000 units in 2026, that’s more than twice what they sold the year before. Morgan Stanley, the U.S. investment firm,

A new humanoid robot named Sprout, developed by Fauna Robotics, is making its debut. Unlike sleek and powerful-looking machines from companies like Tesla, Sprout is designed to be approachable and friendly.

At CES 2026, Elephant Robotics showcases Embodied AI, STEM educational solutions, and new bionic robotic companions for

Chinese humanoid robots are moving closer to the US market as startups like LimX expand overseas, raising pressure on Tesla’s Optimus.

The Columbia University researchers achieved the feat by allowing their robot, EMO, to study itself in a mirror. It learned how its flexible face and silicone lips would move in response to the precise actions of its 26 facial motors, each capable of moving in up to 10 degrees of freedom.

While the robot has taken a job previously done by a human, nobody at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant is facing a layoff, Stellantis says.