Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng introduces Iron, a new humanoid robot. Credit: Jade Gao / AFP via Getty Images Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle company, stunned social media with the introduction of its ...

At 2025's Nvidia GTC event, a bipedal robot named Blue fumbled around stage and disobeyed simple commands. This year at the show, Olaf the robot did better.

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CES 2026 was awash in walking, lifting, interacting machines. But robots that actually look human aren't necessary in industrial settings. The focus is shifting from humanoid appearance to ...