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Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing produces complex parts layer by layer, unlocking new possibilities for design, customization, and efficiency.

When Real-World Tech Catches Up to Westworld

February 24, 2026February 15, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Clone Robotics Protoclone and DroidUp Moya humanoid robots

The Westworld aesthetic is all over today’s global humanoid frenzy, as are the parallels to emerging technology.

China’s $27K Humanoid Robot Enters Mass Production

November 2, 2025July 4, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Shenzhen Dobot's Atom humanoid robots at work

Shenzhen Dobot is entering the race toward fake humans with a massive head start.

The Rise of Fake Humans: Humanoids to Watch Out for in 2025

January 17, 2026July 1, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Humanoid Robots

A truly staggering number of AI-powered machines are emerging basically every day.

iRonCub3 Becomes World’s First Jet-Powered Flying Humanoid Robot

November 2, 2025June 19, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Jet Powered Flying AI Humanoid Robot

In a world first, an AI-powered humanoid robot from Italy just flew using jet power. It’s likely not the last.

AI Robots Get Cheaper as Everything Else Gets Pricier

November 6, 2025June 1, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Low-Priced Robot Illustration

Robotics firms are locked in a price war as they undercut each other in hopes of capturing early market share.

K-Scale Labs Disrupts Silicon Valley with Low-Cost, Open-Source AI Robots

March 26, 2026May 21, 2025 by Mike Kalil
K-Bot humanoid robot by K-Scale Labs from Palo Alto

Just a year after its launch, Palo Alto-based K-Scale Labs is already ruffling feathers in the robotics world.

A $5K 3D-Printed Humanoid That Walks, Writes, and Solves Rubik’s Cubes

November 2, 2025May 4, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Berkeley Lite Humanoid Robot Design

Researchers at UC Berkeley just introduced a lightweight humanoid robot that can be built with 3D printed parts for less than $5,000.

Hugging Face Acquires Pollen Robotics to Bring Humanoids to the Masses

November 6, 2025April 16, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Hugging Face Acquires Pollen Robotics

One of the most influential companies in artificial intelligence just took a big step toward bringing robotics to the masses.

China’s Fake Humans: EX Robot Takes Radical Approach to Mass Producing Androids

November 2, 2025April 1, 2025 by Mike Kalil

The attention EX Robot is getting now is the result of years of work that started long before the current humanoid robotics craze took off.

China’s Robots Steal the Show at Shanghai Fashion Week, Disrupt Service Industry

November 2, 2025March 28, 2025 by Mike Kalil
MagicBot Commercial Humanoid and Unitree G1 at Shanghai Fashion Week 2025

As Unitree’s G1 AI robot enters the world of high fashion, other rising Chinese firms are disrupting the service sector and dominating global competitions.

AI-Driven Robotics x Prosthetics: Apollo Humanoid’s Bionic Hand

November 9, 2025March 3, 2025 by Mike Kalil
PSYONIC Ability Hand on Human and Apptronik Apollo Humanoid Robot

The fusion of AI-driven prosthetics and humanoid robotics could shape the future of work and even space exploration.

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