Nvidia's bold CES 2026 push into physical AI underscores a robotics boom as funding, factory adoption and humanoid rollouts fuel a pivotal growth cycle.

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Tech historians may look back on 2025 as a kind of trough in consumer robotics.

Nvidia and Google are among a handful of major tech giants developing models for robotics and so-called "phyiscal AI." ...

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Nvidia Corp. has released more than a half-dozen artificial intelligence models designed for autonomous systems such as self-driving cars. The algorithms, which are all available under an open-source ...

Nvidia (NVDA) announced new open models, frameworks and AI infrastructure for physical AI, and unveiled robots for every industry from global partners. The new Nvidia technologies include building ...

Unitree G1 humanoid robot KOID told CNBC that "only time will tell" if the AI boom is actually a bubble. KOID is manufactured by Unitree, one of China's hottest tech companies, and the Nvidia-powered ...

Beijing-based startup RoboParty has open-sourced its flagship bipedal humanoid, Roboto Origin, just months after ...

This year, artificial intelligence (AI) helped push the robotics world further, creating machines that can perform increasingly complex tasks. Machines even got their own sporting championship in 2025 ...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room flanked by Masayoshi Son, Larry Ellison, and Sam Altman at the White House on January 21, 2025. President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room ...

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