Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also offered a counterintuitive prediction about how robots will affect human jobs.

My dog is smart, but without an opposable thumb, he still can't open the door to let himself out. Humanoid robots have a similar problem. Why it matters: Despite huge breakthroughs in artificial intelligence that enable these clever machines to learn from human feedback or their environment,

At CES 2026, ROBOTERA is showcasing a side of humanoid robotics that often gets less attention than walking or AI reasoning—but is just as critical:

With the age of humanoids upon us, Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted that his robots will curb crime, eliminate poverty and do surgery.

The partnership, which was announced during the Hyundai press conference at CES 2026, is centered on robotics research that will use Google DeepMind’s AI foundation models. Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot Atlas will be the first test case, according to Carolina Parada, senior director of robotics at Google DeepMind.

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics is also partnering with former owner Google's DeepMind on AI, in a full-circle moment for the two companies.

At the CES trade show in Las Vegas this week, robots poured coffee, played ping pong, dealt poker hands and folded laundry — all within a few feet of one another.

Agibot just released a robot dog, a factory-worker humanoid robot on wheels, a "white-collar" humanoid robot for reception-like duties, and a playful dancing robot.

LAS VEGAS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Mobileye Global on ‌Tuesday ​said it would acquire humanoid ‌robotics startup Mentee Robotics for about $900 million, as the Israeli ​self-driving technology firm bets on what it sees as the next frontier of artificial ‍intelligence.