Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is backing construction-tech startup Akari Inc., the latest in a sector-wide quest for knowhow to fully automate factories and train robots to react to different situations.

Robots are quietly lining up for factory jobs and humans may soon be outnumbered or replaced entirely

Elon Musk announces the end of Model S and X production to convert the Fremont factory for Optimus robots. Tesla aims for mass robot production by late 2026.

Hyundai's Atlas robot lifts 110 lbs, spins 360 degrees, and learns fleet-wide overnight—robotics hits its iPhone moment.

Humanoid robots achieve only up to 50% of human productivity in limited factory tasks, said Michael Tam, chief brand officer at Chinese robotics firm UBTech.

Microsoft’s Rho-alpha pushes robots beyond assembly lines using language commands, tactile sensing, and heavy simulation training

The Austin push is planned for February, insiders told Business Insider. Tesla has been training Optimus in its Fremont factory for more than a year.

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners with UBTech, are experimenting with humanoids to offset

Agility Robotics is wrapping up construction of a factory in Salem, Oregon, where it plans to mass produce its first line of humanoid robots, called Digit. Each robot has two legs and two arms and is engineered to maneuver freely and work alongside humans ...