Elon Musk, whose electric automaker Tesla is building its own humanoid called Optimus, has said that the robots will be “the biggest product ever in history” and that “every human is going to want one and some will want two.” Morgan Stanley analysts have predicted that the United States will have 78 million humanoid robots at work by 2050.

Even with our reassurances about safety, people readily imagined hazards: humanoids could trip, stumble, or tip over; they might glitch, run out of battery, or malfunction. The idea of a robot handling hot surfaces or sharp objects were also mentioned by multiple participants as serious concerns.

At the 2025 Service Trade Fair, robot stars are everywhere. Leju Robotics presented a Tai Chi performance and intelligent explanations, while the full-sized bipedal humanoid robot Star Motion L7 made its appearance as a high jump champion.

UBTech Robotics Corp, a Shenzhen-based global leader in the production of humanoid robots, has secured the largest single order for humanoid robots to date, thanks to its newly launched robot that is capable of working 24 hours a day.

South Korea has set an ambitious timeline to begin mass production of humanoid robots by 2029, followed by AI-powered autonomous vehicles in 2030, as part of its push to lead the global transformation of manufacturing through artificial intelligence,

Qingbao Robotics recently announced the successful completion of its Pre-A+ round of financing. Founded in 2021, this startup has garnered widespread attention in the industry due to its breakthroughs in core technologies within the humanoid robot field and the rapid advancement of scene application.

Following the recent short-term disruption caused by Tesla's temporary halt in humanoid robot production, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently highlighted at the China International Supply Chain Expo that the next wave of AI innovation will be driven by robotics.

Humanoid Global Holdings Corp. ("Humanoid Global” or the "Company”) (CSE:ROBO, FWB:0XM1, OTCPK:RBOHF), a publicly traded investment issuer focused on building and accelerating a portfolio of pioneering companies in the humanoid robotics and embodied AI sector,

The World Humanoid Robot Games debut a new format with robots tackling, passing, and shooting without human control, as more than 500 machines compete across 26 sports.

Reinforcement learning—the fancy AI industry term for trial and error—was used to train it, including looking at videos of "human motion references" to improve its movements. The result, as you can see, is a robot that can adjust to different shots on the fly and return the shots very naturally for some long rallies.