Figure AI had one of its robots race an intern to sort packages. See who lost.

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A Figure AI intern competes against a humanoid.

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Silicon Valley's latest binge-watch is a humanoid warehouse worker

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Viewers gave the three humanoids sorting packages names: Bob, Frank and Gary.

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Figure AI's robots can make a bed faster than you

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Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock is betting on a future of "general-purpose humanoids."

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Elon Musk says copycats are why Tesla can't unveil Optimus sooner

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Tesla Optimus humanoid robot on display
Tesla expects to start production of Optimus, its humanoid robot, later this year.

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A Chinese robotics startup with a Tesla Optimus rival is seeking a new chief scientist with an $18 million salary

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UBTech robot
UBTech is one of the biggest names in China's fast-growing humanoid robot industry.

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Mark Cuban says he thinks the humanoid robot push will fail in 5 to 10 years

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Mark Cuban says the future of robotics isn't humanoids.

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I went to CES to check out robotaxis. I left convinced that one player is far in the lead.

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Lloyd Lee at the Consumer Electronics show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Lloyd Lee, Business Insider's robotaxi reporter, at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

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The 25 companies that will dominate the humanoid robot race, according to Morgan Stanley

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Elon Musk has said that Tesla's Optimus robot could "eliminate poverty."

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6 leading humanoid robot companies worth watching

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Tesla's graphic for its annual shareholder meeting 2025 features its Optimus humanoid robot, which is in development.
Tesla's graphic for its annual shareholder meeting 2025 features its Optimus humanoid robot, which is in development.

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Agility Robotics CEO tells BI how its humanoid robots are getting paid — and warns against empowering them with AI

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A Digit robot from Agility Robotics working inside a GXO factory

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