Davos 2026: Elon Musk Predicts Robot-Dominated Future in Davos Debut
Elon Musk told World Economic Forum attendees that humanoid robots could outnumber humans and enter mass markets as early as 2027, reshaping labor, economics, and daily life.
Story of the Day
Story of the Day highlights the single most important development shaping the robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation landscape at any given moment. This category is reserved for high-impact stories that define industry direction, signal major shifts, or carry broad implications across technology, markets, policy, and society. Coverage may include landmark product launches, major funding or acquisition announcements, regulatory decisions, breakthrough research, or significant real-world deployments. Each Story of the Day provides context, analysis, and clarity on why the event matters now and how it may influence the future of intelligent machines. Designed as a daily editorial focal point, this category helps readers quickly understand the most consequential news driving the robotics ecosystem.
Airbus Orders Six-Figure Humanoid Robots From UBTech for Aircraft Manufacturing
Airbus has placed a six-figure order for humanoid robots from UBTech, marking one of the largest industrial deployments of humanoid robotics in aerospace manufacturing to date.
Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Robots Will Surpass Its EV Business
Elon Musk says Tesla’s humanoid robots could eventually become more valuable than its electric vehicle business, positioning robotics as the company’s long-term growth engine.
NEURA Robotics and Bosch Join Forces to Scale German-Made Humanoid Robotics
By
Daniel Krauss
• 4 mins read
NEURA Robotics and Bosch have formed a strategic partnership to industrialize humanoid robots and physical AI in Germany, combining real-world data collection with large-scale manufacturing expertise.
Skild AI Raises $1.4B, Reaching $14B Valuation in Physical AI Bet
By
RB Team
• 4 mins read
Skild AI raised nearly $1.4 billion in a funding round led by SoftBank, valuing the robotics AI company at more than $14 billion as it scales a unified foundation model for robots.
Wing and Walmart Expand Drone Delivery to 150 Stores in Coast-to-Coast Push
By
RB Team
• 4 mins read
Wing and Walmart will add drone delivery to 150 more stores, aiming to reach over 40 million Americans and build the largest residential drone delivery network in the U.S.
CES 2026 Puts Physical AI and Robots at the Center of Tech’s Next Wave
By
Daniel Krauss
• 4 mins read
CES 2026 marked a turning point for Physical AI, as humanoids, autonomous machines, and AI-driven platforms moved from experiments to scalable, real-world systems.
Humanoid Builds HMND 01 Alpha in 7 Months Using NVIDIA Robotics Stack
By
RB Team
• 4 mins read
London-based startup Humanoid moved from concept to a functional alpha prototype of its HMND 01 robot in seven months, compressing a development cycle that typically takes up to two years.
CES 2026: Mobileye to Acquire Mentee Robotics for $900M to Accelerate Physical AI Push
By
RB Team
• 4 mins read
Mobileye agreed to acquire humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics for $900 million, expanding its autonomy technology from vehicles into Physical AI and general-purpose humanoid robots.
CES 2026: Samsung Unveils ‘Companion to AI Living’ Vision for Everyday AI
By
RB Team
• 4 mins read
Samsung unveiled its “Companion to AI Living” vision at CES 2026, outlining how AI will connect entertainment, home appliances, health, and services into a unified ecosystem.
CES 2026: Boston Dynamics and Google Reunite to Power Next-Gen Atlas Humanoid
By
RB Team
• 3 mins read
Boston Dynamics and Google have renewed their collaboration at CES 2026, combining advanced AI with the next generation of the Atlas humanoid robot.
CES 2026: LG Showcases CLOiD Home Robot That Cooks, Folds Laundry, and Manages Chores
By
Daniel Krauss
• 4 mins read
LG Electronics demonstrated its AI-powered CLOiD home robot at CES 2026, highlighting autonomous cooking, laundry folding, and dishwasher management as part of its Zero Labor Home vision.
World’s Smallest Programmable Autonomous Robots Can Swim, Sense, and Think
By
RB Team
• 4 mins read
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan unveiled microscopic robots that are fully programmable, autonomous, and capable of sensing and reacting to their environment over extended periods.
Humanoid Robots Take Center Stage at Silicon Valley Humanoids Summit as Doubts Persist
By
RB Team
• 3 mins read
Humanoid robots dominated discussions at a Silicon Valley Humanoids Summit, but investors and engineers raised concerns about scalability, costs, and real-world deployment timelines.
Mercado Libre Signs Deal with Agility Robotics to Deploy Digit Humanoid Robots
By
Daniel Krauss
• 4 mins read
Mercado Libre has entered a commercial agreement with Agility Robotics to deploy Digit humanoid robots in its logistics operations, starting with a pilot facility in Texas.