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

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

Lloyd Lee

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

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
Optimus
Elon Musk has said that Tesla's Optimus robot could "eliminate poverty."

CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

6 leading humanoid robot companies worth watching

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
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.

Tesla

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

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment
A Digit robot from Agility Robotics working inside a GXO factory

Agility Robotics

I hung out with a humanoid robot. She seemed flattered and eager to please.

Tech Insider
Engineered Arts' humanoid robot Ameca looking to the side
Engineered Arts' humanoid robot Ameca.

BI

Boston Dynamics just unveiled a fully electric, freakishly flexible humanoid robot

Tech Insider
gray Boston Dynamics humanoid robot named Atlas
Boston Dynamics unveiled a new, fully electric humanoid robot this week.

Boston Dynamics

A global scramble to make humanoid robots is gearing up to be the 21st century's space race

Tech Insider
Two humanoid robots facing each other, with backgrounds split between the Chinese flag on one side and the American flag on the other.

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Saudi Arabia's first humanoid robot knows not to talk about sex or politics, its creator says

Tech Insider
An image of 'Sara' the humanoid robot, created by the Saudi firm QSS AI and Robotics.
An image of 'Sara' the humanoid robot, created by Saudi firm QSS AI and Robotics.

Courtesy of QSS AI and Robotics

A humanoid robot's inappropriate touching of a reporter shows the machines still have so much to learn

Tech Insider
Muhammad, the humanoid robot, is debuted by the Saudi AI and robotics firm QSS in Riyadh.
Mohammad, the humanoid robot, from Saudi AI and robotics firm QSS.

QSS

A 'male' humanoid robot was unveiled in Saudi Arabia. It then inappropriately touched a female reporter.

Tech Insider
Muhammad, the humanoid robot, is debuted by the Saudi AI and robotics firm QSS in Riyadh.
Muhammad, the humanoid robot, is debuted by the Saudi AI and robotics firm QSS in Riyadh.

QSS AI & Robotics via LinkedIn

Subscribe to humanoid-robots