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Artificial Muscles Are About to Make Lifelike Robots and Cyborgs Mainstream

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Artificial muscles for next-gen robotics

The human body spent millions of years perfecting muscles to master movement. Scientists still don’t fully understand how they work, but the race to replicate them is well underway.

Shenzhen’s KinetixAI Surprises with Ultra-Lifelike KAI Humanoid Robot

May 4, 2026April 27, 2026 by Mike Kalil
KinetixAI KAI humanoid robot senses touch with tactile sensing e-skin

The latest Chinese humanoid robot is so humanlike, people are convinced it’s a person in a costume.

Figure AI Investors Claim UPS Ready to Place Massive Humanoid Robot Order

April 26, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Figure 02 robots perform logistics tasks

UPS reportedly wants to buy tens of thousands of humanoid robots from Figure AI to work in its logistics facilities.

Neuralink Advances Mind-Controllable Robots

April 25, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Neuralink patients control robot with thoughts

Elon Musk’s brain computer interface company says two of its patients have successfully controlled an assistive robotic arm via signals from its brain implants.

US Humanoids Stuck in Promise Mode as Reality Lags Hype

April 23, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Optimus Delayed Again

Two of the leading US humanoid robot companies are stalling in plain sight.

The Robot Sanctions Built: How Huawei’s Crisis Gave Rise to Honor’s Lightning

April 22, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Honor's Lightning Humanoid Robot Running Away

The robot named Lightning more than lived up to its name during the second Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon.

ROBOTIS Challenges Unitree G1’s Dominance with Open-Source Humanoid

April 20, 2026 by Mike Kalil
ROBOTIS K0 AI Sapien humanoid robot

South Korea’s ROBOTIS just introduced its new open-source humanoid robot to rival Unitree’s G1.

When the World Stopped Laughing at China’s Humanoids

April 20, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Xianxingzhe vs. Honor Lightning Humanoid Robots

At first, the world laughed at China’s humanoid robotics ambitions. Then the tone shifted as its engineers developed increasingly capable and humanlike machines.

AI Welding Robot Dog Enters US Shipbuilding as Saronic Scales Production

April 16, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Path Robotics Rove robotic dog welder

The Ohio-based startup Path Robotics just introduced its robot dog welder to help build next-gen warships.

The Obsession with Faster Robots Is Getting Out of Control

April 15, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Usain Bolt vs. Unitree H1 humanoid robot

In the past two years, the fastest humanoid robots have more than tripled their speed. Now the focus is shifting to endurance as more than humanlike machines are put through the ringer for the second annual Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon.

Toyota’s CUE7 Basketball Playing Robot is Machine-Level Accurate

April 13, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Toyota's CUE7 basketball playing humanoid robot

Toyota has a crazy new robot basketball player, the result of more than a decade of research and development.

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