China’s Li Auto is expanding beyond electric vehicles, positioning artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics as core pillars of its long-term strategy.
A Shanghai-based robotics team has unveiled Moya, a humanoid robot designed with warm synthetic skin, expressive facial reactions, and a walking gait that closely mirrors human movement.
Engineers from Zhejiang University and local startups have revealed Bolt, a full-size humanoid robot capable of running at up to 10 meters per second, pushing humanoid locomotion closer to elite human performance.
Overland AI has secured $100 million in new funding as militaries accelerate the shift from testing autonomous ground vehicles to deploying them directly with operational units.
Waymo has secured $16 billion in new funding to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service, accelerate fleet deployment, and support international launches in Europe and Asia.
New York Robotics has formally launched as the Tri-State region surpasses 160 robotics startups, signaling New York’s rise as a major global center for robotics and physical AI.
Tesla is signaling a strategic pivot away from its Model S and Model X vehicles as it prioritizes investment in autonomous driving systems and its Optimus humanoid robot program.
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.
OpenAI has quietly built a growing robotics lab with around 100 employees, focusing on data collection using robotic arms rather than developing a full humanoid robot.
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 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 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 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 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 marked a turning point for Physical AI, as humanoids, autonomous machines, and AI-driven platforms moved from experiments to scalable, real-world systems.