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Robot disguised as a crab was put in the ocean and an army of real crabs came to defend it from a stingray
Nature won out in this heart-racing battle
Robot girlfriends are a reality as Chinese company creates $173,000 AI companion that emits body heat
The robot is scarily realistic
Elon Musk releases footage of Optimus robot taking a confident walk through the lab
Elon Musk has shared a new video showing Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus strolling confidently around a lab, a noticeable step up in performance from its earliest demos. The autonomous robot is now using adapted self-driving tech to walk safely and operate in controlled environments, highlighting how far the AI project has come since its unusual […]
World’s most anatomically complete humanoid robot flexes its 1,000 muscles in jaw-dropping footage
The world’s most anatomically complete humanoid robot has a whopping 1,000 muscles. And it flexes like it knows you’re watching. Every movement looks uncannily familiar, even though nothing about it is human. And that’s exactly why the footage has people glued to their screens. DISCOVER SBX CARS – The global premium auction platform powered by Supercar […]
Scary robotic hand detaches from its arm and starts grabbing objects on its own
It looks like something straight out of The Addams Family – a robotic hand with a mind of its own. It leaves its arm and crawls across the floor. Naturally, the internet is unsettled. Mostly because we’ve all seen this film before, and it usually ends with ominous finger snapping. DISCOVER SBX CARS – The global […]
China deploys unit of humanoid robots as 18 rise and emerge under their own power without commands
A Chinese robotics company has demonstrated a new way to deploy humanoid robots at scale. Instead of activating machines individually, the test focused on rolling out a coordinated group. 18 humanoid robots powered on, stood up, and moved together without direct human control. The goal was to show how fleets of robots could be deployed […]
China unveils plans to send a humanoid into space and create the world's first robot astronaut
The world’s first robot astronaut is here – but not for long
Humanoid robots stole CES 2026 as bots folded laundry cooked meals and even took Insta photos
They showcased some impressive skills
RoboVan X1 robot car brings sidewalk deliveries to offices and elevators
It could make deliveries a lot easier
This robot has 31 skin sensors, can beat you in chess and has a face engineered to give you emotional reassurance
Your very own emotional support robot
Humanoid 'Terminator' robocop spotted on patrol with police officers in China in surreal video
Terminator was supposed to be a movie, not a documentary
Unitree's G1 robot shows off its karate moves but proves it cannot handle a push from an NBA star
Messed with the wrong human
Disney built an autonomous robot that calculates physics in mid-air to fly like Spider-Man
It puts on an impressive display