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Japanese operator KDDI has expanded its partnership with digital avatar maker Avita for the development of humanoid robots.

Japan aims to mass-produce humanoid robots by 2027 as Hitachi deploys AI-powered models and the government backs a domestic robotics strategy.

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Humanoid robots that move and work like people have long been a science fiction staple, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang now says they are only months away from reality. At CES 2026 he argued that advances ...

Last year, 21 humanoid robots squared up against each other in the World Humanoid Robot Games’ half marathon race in Beijing in an unintentionally hilarious debauchery of broken limbs, face plants — ...

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Robots are getting better at seeing, hearing, and moving, but touch has always been the missing piece. At CES 2026, Ensuring Technology showcased a new kind of artificial skin that could finally give ...

In labs, living rooms, hospitals, and classrooms, robots are no longer just tools—they’re becoming social actors. People apologize to robot vacuums, feel guilty turning off companion bots, and ...