(Updates headline in story from April 23 to reflect that large-scale delivery starts next year, adds in details of late 2026 deliveries in paragraph 6) By Qiaoyi Li and Nick Carey BEIJING, April 23 ...

Researchers have demonstrated the first successful vertical liftoff of a humanoid robot — a major step toward flying robots that mimic human capabilities. The new robot, dubbed iRonCub MK3, uses four ...

This adolescent-looking android is the first flying humanoid robot — but the internet is creeped out by how it looks. The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) recently shared a video that updated ...

Chinese EV maker Xpeng plans to begin large-scale production of humanoid robots in the fourth quarter of 2026, alongside earlier mass production of its 'flying' cars. President Brian Gu said the ...

Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 11:00 CET | 14:00 - 17:00 HK/SG CNBC's Arjun Kharpal details Xpeng's technology plans beyond electric cars, including its focus on flying vehicles and humanoid robots. Got a ...

Researchers in Italy achieved a first flight of iRonCub3.. The robot was able to lift off the floor by approximately 50 cm while maintaining its stability. A research paper has been published in ...

Robots have long been the backbone of manufacturing—welding car frames, assembling electronics and executing repetitive tasks with machine-like precision. But outside the structured walls of factories ...

KOID is designed to capture the broad humanoid value chain: the components, the brains, and the integrators building real-world humanoid systems across the U.S., China, Europe, and broader Asia. The ...

The Chinese electric vehicle maker has received more than 7,000 orders for its flying cars, the majority of which are in China.