Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes the safer to be around

The firm plans to deploy the technology at the same plant that was involved in a huge immigration raid in 2025.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also offered a counterintuitive prediction about how robots will affect human jobs.

Humanoid robots danced, somersaulted, dealt blackjack and played ping-pong at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but some in the industry are impatient for them to become more useful, not just a promise of things to come.

Waymo, the largest purveyor of self-driven transport, says on its website that its robotaxis are “ the embodiment of fully autonomous technology that is always in control from pickup to destination.” Passengers “can sit in the back seat, relax, and enjoy the ride with the Waymo Driver getting them to their destination safely.”

At the IntBot booth, Nylo, a humanoid social robot, is running the show entirely on its own. Greeting visitors, answering questions, and navigating the bustling floor without human guidance, Nylo is demonstrating what few robots have attempted: true social autonomy in a live,

Jensen Huang, one of the most powerful figures in global technology, promised the world will see "some pretty amazing things" this year.

Atlas, a humanoid robot made by robotics company Boston Dynamics, has been upgraded from a version 60 Minutes saw in 2021, with joints that can fully rotate and hands that can grip a variety of objects.

Asked whether building a robot that functions similarly to a human—only stronger, more heat resistant and less prone to fatigue—could put human jobs at risk, Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter said it likely will.

Scientists achieve major robotics milestone as robot learns 1,000 different physical tasks in single day, potentially transforming manufacturing, healthcare and home robotics.

Exotec makes the Skypod robot, a functional piece of tech serving companies including Gap, Carrefour, Uniqlo and Decathlon. Mr Moulin said that when it comes to warehouses and factories, humanoid robots are destined for the scrapheap.

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group-backed robotics company Boston Dynamics unveiled its Atlas humanoid robot, a competitor to Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Optimus, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026.