Atlas the robot is heading to the factory floor in Hyundai's Georgia plant and it’s bringing artificial intelligence with it

“Robots are on the move, from theory to reality and from useless to useful,” the study said. The rise of artificial intelligence has sparked concerns in some circles about what role humans will play in this future of robots, drones, autonomous vehicles, and other tech advances.

Hyundai admits humanoid robots in car factories will change the nature of work—but don't expect much of an impact on prices.

When people ask “will robots will take my job,” they often picture automation replacing human workers. But the real question isn’t whether robots will take jobs—it’s how they will change the way work gets done. One surprising source of innovation ...

As the race for the best humanoid robot heats up, with global teams integrating autonomous systems across workflows in healthcare, manufacturing and defense, choosing the best robot for the job is becoming one of the top challenges to solve in robotics.

Sometimes, AI just wants to be your friend. And while robot pets weren’t the biggest stars of CES 2026, they’ve become more than just noise and are signaling how AI is apparently leaving our screens and taking on a physical presence in our lives.

You can see it in the biggest labor shift in modern history. In the early 1800s, around 70% of Americans worked on farms. Then came tractors, combine harvesters, mechanized irrigation. By 2000, farm work in the U.S. had dropped to about 2% of the workforce.

As groundskeepers prepared Spec Martin Stadium for the Under Armour Next All-America Game, a GPS-guided robot painted the field. It's a growing trend.