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Machine learning is a type of AI that lets computers learn from data and improve their performance without being programmed.

Mira Murati, Thinking Machines, and the Coming Technological Singularity

November 2, 2025April 21, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Mira Murati's Thinking Machines

Mira Murati’s new company is already one of the highest valued AI startups in the world without a product.

Beijing’s Tiangong Upgraded as Humanoid Robot Prepares for Race Day

May 14, 2026February 19, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Beijing's Tiangong Humanoid Robot

Tiangong, Beijing’s open-source humanoid robot, is flexing its upgraded capabilities as it trains for the world’s first human-robot half marathon. …

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Figure Splits Up with OpenAI, Claims AI Breakthrough

May 14, 2026February 5, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Figure AI and OpenAI Break Up

Figure and OpenAI are breaking up. The move comes as Figure plans to aggressively scale production of its AI-powered humanoid robots while OpenAI ventures into hardware.

Shockingly Lifelike Fantasy Elf AI Robot Predicts Emotions

May 14, 2026January 15, 2025 by Mike Kalil
AheadForm's Real Elf female humanoid robot head

Chinese startup Aheadform just unveiled the first in its Real Elf series of AI-powered robotic heads.

ENGINE AI’S New PM01 Humanoid Robot, Priced at $12K, Undercuts Unitree G1

May 13, 2026December 25, 2024 by Mike Kalil
EngineAI's PM01 humanoid robot

ENGINEAI just announced its new lightweight humanoid robot, the PM01, that moves quickly and is highly customizable.

China’s Agibot Starts Mass Producing Humanoids as Figure AI Ships First AI Robots

November 2, 2025December 17, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Figure 02 and Agibot Production

As 2024 closes, Silicon Valley startup Figure AI is delivering its first AI robots, and a Chinese startup coming directly for the Tesla Optimus is already mass producing advanced AI robots.

Eyeing US Expansion, Engineered Arts Secures Funding to Scale Production of Ameca AI Robots

November 2, 2025December 9, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Ameca Advanced AI Robot by Engineered Arts

Founded in the UK over 20 years ago, Engineered Arts is joining companies like Tesla, Figure, Boston Dynamics, Unitree, Agility Robotics, Fourier, and Clone Robotics in the race to mass deploy humanoids.

1X’s Next-Generation Humanoids May Be First to Enter Homes at Scale

May 9, 2026December 7, 2024 by Mike Kalil
1X NEO Humanoids

Intentional or not, 1X Technologies had the most meme-worthy robots in 2024, but the technology is no joke.

OpenAI Goes to War with Anduril in New Partner to Bolster AI Drone Air Defense

May 9, 2026December 5, 2024 by Mike Kalil
OpenAI and Anduril Partnership

OpenAI is taking its biggest step into defense tech yet, partnering with Anduril Industries, which makes autonomous defense systems like drones, surveillance towers, and robotic vehicles.

Toyota’s B-Baller Humanoid Robot Sets Basketball Longshot World Record

May 9, 2026December 4, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Toyota CUE6 Basketball-Playing Humanoid Robot

Toyota’s CUE6 just set a record for the farthest basketball longshot.

Reliance Industries-backed Addverb Reveals Humanoid Robot Plans

November 1, 2025November 19, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Illustration of futuristic Made in India humanoid robot

The richest man in Asia, Mukesh Ambani, is officially entering the humanoid robotics arena.

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