NEW YORK -- As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it looks nothing like the sleek and intimidating humanoids built by companies like Tesla.

Scientists create smallest programmable robots ever - smaller than salt grains, these breakthrough microscopic machines could revolutionize medicine and healthcare.

The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, in his first appearance at Davos, said Tesla could start selling its Optimus robots next year.

A practical look at the top robots and humanoids making waves, including Tesla Optimus and Boston Dynamics Atlas.

The Tesla chief said the company plans to sell Optimus robots by the end of 2027 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

CES 2026 stunned attendees with robots like LG CLOiD, Atlas, and Saros Rover, showcasing AI and automation that will change homes and workplaces forever.

Many researchers agree that there has been a step change in humanoid capability over the past five years, owing to cheaper parts as well as innovations such as improved battery power and artificial-intelligence algorithms, which allow for better perception and autonomy.

Nature is, of course, the master engineer—been there, seen it, solved it. While we struggle to design buildings that don't overheat or feel like concrete cages, nature has been perfecting comfortable living structures for ages.

Scientists working at microscopic scales have relied on a single dominant fabrication technique to