Humanoid Robot

Sona Comstar partners with Germany's NEURA Robotics to develop humanoids

Auto parts maker Sona Comstar on Friday announced signing an initial pact with German-based NEURA Robotics GmbH to jointly develop advanced technologies, and industrialise robots and humanoids in India and overseas. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) serves as a basis for establishing shared objectives between Sona Comstar and NEURA Robotics, the company said. "By combining Sona Comstar's engineering and manufacturing expertise with NEURA's pioneering cognitive robotics technologies, we are well-positioned to deliver world-class solutions for the global market," said Vivek Vikram Singh, Managing Director and Group CEO at Sona Comstar. The world is entering a new era of intelligent automation and this technological leap is fueling unprecedented growth in both industrial robotics and humanoid robots, transforming manufacturing and logistics industries globally, Sona Comstar said. "We believe true progress in robotics comes from strong partnerships that unite technology, engineerin

Updated On: 10 Oct 2025 | 11:57 AM IST

Humanoid AI robot Xiao He to assist media personnel at SCO Summit in China

A humanoid robot, Xiao He, has been positioned to provide multilingual support, answering queries and assisting journalists in multiple languages

Updated On: 30 Aug 2025 | 3:12 PM IST

China's Tesla rival Unitree's H1 wins humanoid race at Beijing showcase

The three-day event hosted in the Chinese capital is the latest showcase for the nation's challengers to Tesla Inc and other US companies developing products in the emerging field of advanced robotics

Updated On: 16 Aug 2025 | 8:25 AM IST

Why Ati's humanoid will skip parties and go straight to factory floors

Inside Saurabh Chandra's Bengaluru-based robotics lab, India's deep-tech story takes a bold turn with Sherpa Mecha, a machine built not to mimic humans, but to outperform them

Updated On: 30 Jul 2025 | 4:04 PM IST

India enters humanoid robotics race with Sherpa Mecha as China surges ahead

India takes its first big step into humanoid robotics with Ati Motors' Sherpa Mecha, even as global powers ramp up investments and deployment across manufacturing, services, and defence

Updated On: 23 Jul 2025 | 6:47 PM IST

Tesla's head of Optimus humanoid robot programme Milan Kovac exits company

Ashok Elluswamy, who leads Tesla's Autopilot teams, will take over responsibility for Optimus after Kovac's departure

Updated On: 07 Jun 2025 | 10:39 AM IST

Amazon testing humanoid delivery robots in San Francisco 'humanoid park'

The tech giant is developing delivery-focused humanoid robots and testing them in a special 'humanoid park' as part of its push to automate operations

Updated On: 05 Jun 2025 | 9:09 AM IST

DRDO developing humanoid robot for missions to reduce risk for troops

Scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are working on a humanoid robot that can be part of frontline military mission, an official said on Saturday. The Research and Development Establishment (Engineers), a key lab under the DRDO, is developing a machine that can carry out complex tasks under direct human command, aiming to reduce troop exposure in high-risk environments, the official said. Talking to PTI, S E Talole, group director at the Centre for Systems and Technologies for Advanced Robotics within the R&DE (Engineers), said the team has been engaged in the project for four years. "We've developed separate prototypes for the upper and lower body and have successfully achieved certain functions during internal trials," he said, adding that the humanoid will be able to function on tough terrains like jungles. The robot was recently showcased at the National Workshop on Advanced Legged Robotics held in Pune. Currently in its advanced development .

Updated On: 10 May 2025 | 12:52 PM IST

How Tesla's robots delivered drinks and smiles, but were 'not machines'

After Elon Musk launched the humanoid robot, Optimus, an attendee at the California event Robert Scoble pointed out that the robots were operated remotely by humans

Updated On: 14 Oct 2024 | 1:40 PM IST

Tesla unveils Optimus robot: 'Can do anything you think of,' claims Musk

Tesla chief Elon Musk claimed the potential of the Optimus robot is nearly 'limitless', including tasks like walking your dog, babysitting, mowing the lawn, and even serving drinks

Updated On: 11 Oct 2024 | 8:42 PM IST

Tesla AI Day 2022: Musk unveils humanoid robot Optimus; here's what we know

According to Elon Musk, this humaoid prototype can do more than what was shown live. However, the first time it operated without a tether was during Tesla AI Day event

Updated On: 01 Oct 2022 | 11:51 PM IST

NFT digital artwork by humanoid robot Sophia goes up for auction

Sophia, who was unveiled in 2016, produced her art in collaboration with Italian digital artist Andrea Bonaceto, known for colourful portraits, some of which depict famous people, such as Elon Musk

Updated On: 23 Mar 2021 | 12:08 AM IST

Humanoid robot developed to help customers at banks and airports

The robot can walk, dance, sing, sit and respond to any question in more than 19 languages

Updated On: 03 Dec 2016 | 3:59 PM IST