Citrini Research says that AI-enabled robotics are a budding mega-trend for investors to pay attention to. The firm, which went viral for a hypothetical AI doomsday scenario, laid out its bullish thesis on robotics as the next growth phase of the AI trade, noting the progress being made in China. It highlighted the World Humanoid
Even one of robotics’ biggest names says that a major breakthrough for the industry may take up to a decade. During a keynote speech at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing on Thursday, Unitree Robotics CEO Wang Xingxing said that the industry’s breakthrough will come only when a robot can perform most tasks without
Following liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Robotic Mission Vehicle (MRV) hosting the NASA-backed Robotic Geosynchronous Satellite Servicing (RSGS) payload is now en route to geosynchronous Earth orbit, where it will use its advanced robotics to service spacecraft. RSGS leverages NASA’s space robotics expertise, aligned with the
BYD is developing its own rival to Tesla’s Optimus robot, and one of the Chinese automaker’s top executives wants it on the showroom floor selling cars. In an interview with Business Insider’s editor in chief, Jamie Heller, at the Cannes Lions festival, BYD executive vice president Stella Li said building humanoid robots for the home and service industry will
