Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals  |

At our past TechCrunch Disrupt events, AI has taken center stage, both throughout our programming and in a stage of its own. This year, the…

The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them |

In July and August, Washington tightened restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic systems and imposed steep tariffs on imported drones and their components, both moves citing…

Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine |

The hype around humanoid robots isn’t particularly new. Thank Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Optimus robot, as well as the myriad videos of Boston…

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers, according to several current and former…

Disrupt 2026’s Real World AI Stage features robots, automated factories, and extinct animals  |

At our past TechCrunch Disrupt events, AI has taken center stage, both throughout our programming and in a stage of its own. This year, the…

I Got a Free Meal From a Private Chef—Who Filmed It All to Train Robots

When the private chef sent by Shift arrived at my apartment to cook a three-course meal, he was already ready to record. He walked through…

A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War

Some companies want their humanoid robots to fold your clothes. Others want them in the workplace. Sankaet Pathak and his startup Foundation Future Industries have…

He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots. |

You’ve probably used VLC Media Player, the free video player with the orange traffic-cone icon — it’s been downloaded more than 6 billion times. But…

Solidion Technology Granted 7 New Patents on Composite Anode Materials For Batteries Targeting Humanoid Robots, Space-Based Artificial Intelligence Data Centers and the Lunar Economy

The newly granted patents further strengthen an already globally leading portfolio of patents on anode materials for high-energy and fast-charging lithium batteries /PRNewswire/ — Solidion…

Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is. |

Martinez, California, is about as far as you can get from Silicon Valley and still be in the San Francisco Bay Area. Perched on the…