Xpeng's next-gen Iron humanoid robot speaks to media during a showroom tour at the company's headquarters in Guangzhou, China on Nov 5, 2025. XPeng's robots walk and even dance autonomously – but how well they handle objects, a more complicated feat, has not been widely demonstrated. — AFP
TOKYO: A pair of swivelling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an operator in a VR headset twirling his hands like a magician.
With enough practice, arms like these can complete everyday tasks alone, says Tokyo company Enactic, which is developing humanoid robots to wash dishes and do laundry in short-staffed Japanese care homes.
