So humanoid research led to a useful non-humanoid robot.” Some startups aiming for humanlike machines focused on improving the dexterity of robotic fingers before trying to get their robots to walk.

UBTECH's humanoid robots have now entered Practical Training 2.0, marking their evolution from single-agent autonomy to Swarm Intelligence. At the ZEEKR 5G Intelligent Factory, dozens of Walker S1 ...

As well as strapping a twin-jet pack to its back, the team also sacrificed the original robot's flexible human-like hands in favor of more fire-breathing JetCats. Thrust is said to max out at ...

Engine AI co-founder Yao Qiyuan told a Shenzhen news outlet last week that the company aims to keep the price of its full-sized humanoid robots between 150,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan.

More information: Antonello Paolino et al, Learning aerodynamics for the control of flying humanoid robots, Communications Engineering (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44172-025-00447-w ...

UBTECH has successfully conducted the world's first collaborative practical training program for humanoid robots at ZEEKR's 5G Intelligent Factory, where multiple humanoid robots seamlessly ...