MIT roboticist Rodney Brooks argues that current humanoid robots cannot meet Elon Musk’s assistant ambitions, warning of technical limits, cost overruns, and fading projects.

The third edition of the Humanoids Summit was held at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley from December 11–12, 2025, following the previous edition in London. The event brought together approximately 2,000 participants from 40 countries, featuring 75 speakers, 60 exhibitors, and more than 60 journalists. Through a series of presentations, exhibition booths, and…

This week marked a breakthrough moment in humanoid robotics as three leading platforms – EngineAI’s T800, Tesla’s Optimus 2.5, and Figure’s Figure 03 – demonstrated running abilities that resemble human biomechanics more closely than ever before. While each company has pursued different actuator systems, balance controllers, and gait-learning approaches, their newest demos showcased a striking…

The humanoid robot market is exploding – but it’s also a confusing maze of glossy demos, unreliable promises, and vendors who all claim to have the perfect solution. For many teams, choosing the right humanoid ends in wasted time, stalled pilots, and incomplete information. …but it doesn’t have to be that way. This is how…

Humanoid Guide has compared the US launch impact of this Quarter´s top contenders for the Humanoid Throne Figure 03, 1X Neo, and XPENG Iron using Google Trends, social video views and media coverage from the last two months. We found some interesting data, showing a high difference in peak interest, comparing the 3 launches. Two…

Elon Musk used his latest CNBC appearance to double down on a bold idea: humanoid robots will define Tesla’s future even more than cars. Speaking about the Optimus program, he repeated that demand for humanoid robots will be “insatiable” and predicted that Tesla could reach production of around one million units per year by 2030….

NEO is 1X’s consumer-ready home robot built to take on real chores, hold natural conversations, and learn new skills over time. Pre-orders are open today. Early Access units are scheduled to ship in 2026 in the United States first, with broader markets following in 2027. You can choose from Tan, Gray, or Dark Brown. What…

In an X post 1X CEO and CTO Bernt Børnich appeared to tease what looks like a launch date for the final version of the company’s long awaited 1X NEO humanoid robot, a machine designed entirely for life in the home. Børnich calls it the biggest announcement ever from the 1X team, hinting that the…

You walk into the hall and notice it immediately, the hum of motors powering up, servos twitching, compressed air flowing through tubes. Then you start to spot the hands, one after another. Some are suspended in glass enclosures, others stand on pedestals, a few are attached to half-assembled torsos waiting for a command. One hand…

It’s hard to describe the sound of thousands of robots and researchers sharing the same space – the hum of motors mixing with laughter, sensors blinking like city lights. The International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) has once again become the beating heart of the global robotics community. This year, Humanoid.guide is represented…