Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers lifestyle tech for Forbes. CES 2026 was filled with robots. From humanoids to quirky AI companions ...

Nvidia Corp. is working to make humanoid robots safer around people, arguing that they’ll need to handle split-second decisions before they can be trusted to work closely with humans. The chipmaker is ...

Billions of dollars are flowing into humanoid robot startups, as investors bet that the industry will soon put humanlike machines in warehouses, factories and our living rooms. Many leaders of those ...

Case Western Reserve University researcher Zach Patterson constructs robots taking cues from biology—exploring how they function, move and are constructed—in an effort to build safer, smarter, more ...

When Elon Musk talks about robotics, he rarely hides the ambition behind the dream. Tesla’s Optimus is pitched as an all-purpose humanoid robot that can do the heavy lifting on factory floors and free ...