Robots at CES 2026 are smarter, more helpful and more fun. Here are our favorites so far.

Boston Dynamics is testing a new Atlas humanoid robot at Hyundai’s Georgia plant, showcasing autonomous factory work.

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the robots swim by manipulating electric fields rather than using moving parts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. This Phantom humanoid robot by Foundation is working in a factory. Some of them, however, will be working in military applications if the company ...

But, to Rob's point, getting people to really integrate a robot into where a human needs to stand and do that work takes time. But I'd say there's a stronger pull for, and willingness, to be like, yeah, I actually think a robot could do this job just as effectively.

From surgical robots to humanoid robot fleets for household chores, here's what Nvidia announced about its robots at GTC. Reading time 4 minutes Nvidia is betting on an AI-driven robot workforce to shape the future of the country. “It is very likely that ...

You can see it in the biggest labor shift in modern history. In the early 1800s, around 70% of Americans worked on farms. Then came tractors, combine harvesters, mechanized irrigation. By 2000, farm work in the U.S. had dropped to about 2% of the workforce.

A dozen or so young men and women, eyes obscured by VR headsets, shuffle around a faux kitchen inside a tech company’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Their arms are bent at the elbows, palms facing down. One pilot stops to pick up a bottle of hot sauce ...

Hyundai has revealed a humanoid robot designed to help build cars, starting in United States factories, as companies race to automate boring factory work.