Xpeng Targets Flying Car Mass Production in 2027 and Humanoid Robot Launch by Q4 2026
Xpeng president Brian Gu told Reuters the Chinese EV maker will begin mass production of its flying car in 2027 and plans to bring humanoid robots…
Robots & Robotics covers the machines, systems, and technologies that enable physical automation and intelligent interaction with the real world. This topic focuses on the design, development, and deployment of robotic platforms across industrial, commercial, and public environments. Coverage includes robotic hardware, sensing and actuation, control systems, autonomy, and human-robot interaction. It also examines how advances in artificial intelligence, software, and materials are expanding the capabilities of robots beyond controlled settings into complex, dynamic environments. From factory floors to healthcare, logistics, and service applications, robotics plays a growing role in productivity, safety, and operational efficiency. As robots become more adaptable and widely deployed, this topic provides context on the technological progress and challenges shaping the future of physical intelligent systems.
Xpeng president Brian Gu told Reuters the Chinese EV maker will begin mass production of its flying car in 2027 and plans to bring humanoid robots…
Accenture, SAP, and Vodafone Procure & Connect have completed a humanoid robotics pilot at a warehouse in Duisburg, Germany, where robots autonomously conducted visual inspections and…
Sony's Ace robotic arm has become the first autonomous system demonstrated to be competitive with elite human table tennis players, according to a study published in…
At Hannover Messe 2026, German manufacturers and startups showcased AI-powered robots for industrial applications, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz backing wider AI adoption as Germany seeks to…
A&K Robotics has closed a CAD $8 million Series A round led by BDC's Industrial Innovation Venture Fund and Vantage Futures, funding the expansion of its…
Zoomlion has made the global debut of Robot Ops, an embodied intelligence operating system designed to standardize and accelerate robot deployment across industrial, construction, and logistics…
Agibot used its annual partner conference to declare 2026 the first year of large-scale commercial deployment for embodied AI, unveiling five new robotic platforms, eight AI…
NVIDIA and more than a dozen industrial partners used Hannover Messe 2026 to demonstrate AI-driven manufacturing systems already operating in live production environments, from humanoid robots…
NEURA Robotics and Amazon Web Services have announced a strategic collaboration to train, validate, and deploy cognitive robots at scale, with Amazon exploring deployment of NEURA…
DEEPX and Hyundai Motor Group's Robotics LAB have announced a strategic collaboration to co-develop an ultra-low-power AI computing platform capable of running large-scale generative AI models…
More than 3,000 exhibitors at Hannover Messe 2026 showcased physical, generative, and agentic AI systems moving from demonstration into production, with Siemens, Schneider Electric, NVIDIA, and…
UBTECH has appointed Terra Robotics as its exclusive distributor and strategic partner in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, with an initial batch of Walker series humanoid robots…