In August 2025, a rumor began to spread that a "pregnancy robot" was in development in China. Social media posts and articles circulated with different AI-generated images of such a robot, including varying amounts of details. For example, a Facebook post ( archived) said this robot would cost under 100,000 yuan (less than $14,000):

China has kicked off the first-ever Robot Olympics in Beijing, hosting the World Humanoid Robot Games. CNBC's Eunice Yoon joins 'Squawk on the Street' with the latest details on the event, how the games are highlighting use cases for robots,

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For one thing, it’s a humanoid robot priced at under US$6,000 (£4,400). That’s not pocket change, but it’s orders of magnitude cheaper than most robots in its class, which can run into tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Humanoid robots have showcased their talents at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The event began on Thursday evening.

We recently released our updated list of the best robot vacuum and mop combos, a moment to rejoice for both my fellow lazies and those that respect the tech. There’s no doubt that these are going to be expensive items and many people are going to be priced out,

Grid Aero wants to build fleets of low-cost, long-range autonomous cargo planes that could foil Chinese defenses designed to choke off U.S. forces.

While Ukraine has been developing hundreds of "iron soldiers" for combat, evacuation, and scouting, Russia is testing its own ground-based drones too.

The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games, running from Aug. 15-17, opened Friday with soccer, sprints, kickboxing and table tennis, as well as a healthy number of face-plants. The games feature 280 robot teams from 16 countries and hundreds of bipedal bots vying for medals and whatever passes for bragging rights among robots.

China kicked off the three-day long World Humanoid Robot Games on Friday, looking to showcase its advances in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries.