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EconomyElon Musk warns the U.S. is ‘1,000% going to go bankrupt’ unless AI and robotics save the economy from crushing debt
By Jason MaFebruary 7, 2026
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CommentaryI’m a 25-year-old founder who loves robots but too many humanoids are militant and creepy-looking. Things need to change—just look at Elon Musk
By Grace BrownFebruary 5, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) walks with Executive chair of Ford Motor Company Bill Ford Jr. (L), and CEO of Ford Motor Company Jim Farley as they tour the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan.
Future of WorkTrump hails ‘booming investment’ in Detroit while auto manufacturing jobs have fallen every month since Liberation Day
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 14, 2026
HealthElon Musk says humans are ‘pre-programmed to die’ and longevity is ‘solvable’, raising huge questions about the future of health
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 14, 2026
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AIRobots are really advancing because they’re learning to think for themselves—and they’re close to figuring out door handles, execs say
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 6, 2026
AIA year ago, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said the ‘ChatGPT moment’ for robotics was around the corner. Now he says it’s ‘nearly here.’ But is it?
By Sharon GoldmanJanuary 6, 2026
InnovationSilicon Valley summit offers rare insight into humanoid robots—and China is the clear winner
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressDecember 29, 2025
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Innovation‘It’s a cage match’: Beleaguered iRobot founder says the biggest reason why the Roomba-maker failed was because of growing Chinese competition
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 22, 2025
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AITop AI investors say maybe it’s a bubble, but ‘bubbles are good for innovation’
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 21, 2025
InnovationWe ‘don’t have enough manpower’ for the delivery boom, says Singapore-based robotics founder
By Angelica AngDecember 18, 2025
InnovationAn MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robot assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 16, 2025
PoliticsRoomba bites the dust: iRobot files for bankruptcy, but don’t worry—your robot vacuum should still work
By Molly Liebergall and Morning BrewDecember 16, 2025
InnovationEven in Silicon Valley, skepticism looms over robots, while ‘China has certainly a lot more momentum on humanoids’
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi (right) with Fortune editorial director Andrew Nusca at Fortune Brainstorm AI 2025 in San Francisco. (Photo: Stuart Isett/Fortune)
NewslettersHow Databricks could achieve a trillion-dollar valuation
By Andrew NuscaDecember 10, 2025
An Optimus robot serving in a restaurant
InnovationTesla promotes Optimus as its next big breakthrough, but one robot’s collapse has sparked doubts about their current level of autonomy
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 9, 2025
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