When the Next-Gen Iron humanoid was unveiled to the public earlier this month, strutting fluidly down the runway before a gobsmacked audience, it made headlines – but not for the reasons its creators ...

Chinese EV company XPENG unveiled its next-gen humanoid robot IRON during its AI Day event in Guangzhou, having it walk onto the stage in a stilted yet strangely lifelike saunter. The reveal swiftly ...

When Xpeng unveiled its Next Gen Iron humanoid recently, the robot glided across the stage with movement so fluid that the crowd froze. Many viewers thought they saw an actor in a suit. Clips spread ...

Plenty of startups and companies debuted their humanoid, AI-powered robots at CES 2026, promising all sorts of practical and ...

You might assume that Tesla has the humanoid robot stage to itself, but several Chinese automakers are also sprinting toward the same goal. Among them, EV startup Xpeng is taking the lead, planning to ...

Companies building humanoid robots are all the rage these days. Elon Musk is promising to sell enough motion-capture-trained Optimus bots to make up the vast majority of Tesla's value, while a company ...

The humanoid robot developed by Chinese company XPeng might have an impressive gait, but its mechanical innards are a sight to behold. Called “Iron,” the bipedal unit has been the talk of ...

Chinese EV maker XPeng has unveiled its next-generation IRON humanoid robot at the 2025 XPeng Tech Day, calling it “the most human-like humanoid robot.” The IRON robot features a bionic ...

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Xpeng (XPEV) shares surged about 6.2% on Tuesday during pre-market hours of trading on growing optimism about the company's progress in humanoid robot technology. The company highlighted that IRON is ...

Automation is getting a little out of control these days. Recent advances in the world of robotics have unleashed autonomous bodegas, sock-puppet style robo-servants, and even AI-powered dinosaurs.