Verified news and analysis about humanoid robots and embodied AI.
NEURA wants to sell more than robots: somewhere they can learn a customer’s work. We explain TUM RoboGym, human demonstrations and Neuraverse, and separate company valuation from the cost of deployment.
Seeing two parts in the right position does not confirm a successful connection. Neuron AI aims to combine several senses with a memory of earlier actions.
A dancing humanoid is only the start. Unitree wants to simplify the entire performance, from the stage map and movement sequence to monitoring the robots.
Minerva Roger is designed to keep bomb technicians and energy workers away from danger. The startup has raised about $10 million; paid pilots are planned next.
UBTECH announces AI Wukong’s Kickstarter offer from about €445, with 14 degrees of freedom, Blockly and MicroPython. We check terms and conflicting camera specs.
Atlas’s new hand has 13 DOF, four fingers, direct actuation and a design aimed at sim-to-real learning and manufacturing. The trade-off matters more than the finger count.
Figure retired most of its F.02 fleet by training robots to jump autonomously into a 75-ton furnace in Finland. The stunt hides a serious lifecycle lesson.
Not four copies of Optimus, but four approaches to useful robotics. We examine Mirokaï, Reachy 2, Northstar and Calvin-40, from research and interaction to industrial work.
CUEBUS, Yazaki and Yamazen link an automated warehouse to a humanoid. We explain the pilot scope and what has not yet been confirmed.
Unitree Dex5-S has 22 DOF and a claimed 620 g weight. RMB 39,900 is roughly €5,190. Manufacturer specifications, Pro variant and open questions.
PrimeBOT Q1 and T1 launched from CNY 19,999. Compare four announced versions, separate launch claims from delivery evidence and check EU purchase requirements.
UPDATE: OlloBot postponed OlloNi SS1 crowdfunding, citing U.S. regulatory and market-access changes. Here is what the FCC rule actually does — and does not — mean.
Hardware is only the start. Humanoid TCO includes integration, software, service, teleoperation, spares and downtime.
Unitree G1+ adds 25 DOF, revised actuator thermal management, new cameras and external power. Official global price: $15,000 before tax and shipping.
Robots carrying protest signs outside a Polish ministry raise serious questions about autonomy, accountability and the future of work.
SECO will design and manufacture compute modules for NEURA robots including 4NE1, supporting scalable series production in Europe.
Bigwave Robotics and Space Manufacturing Lab will start with fiberglass insulation, a concrete humanoid task beyond automotive and logistics.
Agility clarifies Digit 5 scale: roughly 1,000 robots in a three-year RaaS contract, $300M+ in committed orders and nine committed facilities.
Reuters reviewed 100+ documents on Chinese military humanoid research and procurement. It found no evidence of an armed humanoid in an operational PLA unit.
Zeroth opens global Bridge booking on September 2 and formally launches OpenBridge and the Bridge Builder Program. Bridge itself was already shown in China in August.
Maniformer has passed one million hours of real-world Physical AI data and delivered its 20,000th MEgo device. We examine the scale, customers and evidence gaps.
Galbot is launching three robot-run Hong Kong stores in its first formal rollout outside mainland China. We separate real G1 retail automation from the “fully autonomous” claim.
RoboMorrow’s IFA 2026 robotics guide: 17 priority booths, confirmed launches, humanoids, home and garden robots, plus key event times.
Osaka Metro, KDDI and AVITA are putting a Gemini-powered humanoid in front of real passengers from 31 August to 15 September.
Minth and AGIBOT have opened a humanoid production line in Šabac. The first phase is €20M; future capacity is targeted at up to 20,000 humanoids and robotic dogs a year.
Korea plans KRW 2.3T for humanoids while Wonik confirms KRW 350B in secured investment. We examine manufacturing, procurement and supply-chain strategy.
Humanoid motion is improving spectacularly. But real work is still constrained by data, reliability and economics. We analyze the evidence behind the hype.
Boston Dynamics opens RMAC at HMGMA. Atlas is training in a real factory and Hyundai plans to scale with 25,000 units over the next few years.
AGIBOT and Chimelong plan a September 24 opening with over 300 robots and 100 interaction points. Announced scale, autonomy limits and unknowns.
UPDATE: Reuters, citing The Information, reports informal CSRC guidance raising the bar for future humanoid IPOs. No public regulator document has been issued.
MIIT is consulting on a national humanoid standards framework: at least 100 key standards by 2028, capability levels, unique IDs, safety and rollout to 200+ companies.
Figure unveils Index: 16M+ videos, 264,000 downloads and more than $1B committed to data and compute for Helix over the next 12 months.
UPDATE: XPENG has commissioned the IRON production line. The first humanoid completed final assembly and walked off the line; mass production remains targeted for the end of 2026.
Tiangong Ultra improved its 100m time from 9.39 to 8.86 seconds. We update the existing WHRG hub and correct an important detail: 9.32 seconds belonged to Honor Lightning.
HONOR's Lightning humanoid ran 100 m in 9.32 seconds, faster than Usain Bolt's record mark. The timing is striking, but methodology and autonomy need caveats.
Bosch confirms humanoid robot production in Bühl from 2027. The partnership dates to May; the new details are location, timing and an initial low-volume series.
Tesla is scaling Optimus, but another bottleneck has emerged: AI5 memory. Musk raised the plan from 72 GB to 96 GB and tied it to robot volume and cost.
Chery-controlled AiMOGA is discussing a possible IPO and targets 10,000 deliveries in 2027. Reuters clarified that no substantive IPO steps have yet been taken.
WRC 2026 shows China has a broad humanoid field spanning services, care, logistics and manufacturing — not just one headline leader.
Unitree CEO Wang Xingxing says software is the main humanoid bottleneck and world models are now the company’s largest investment in capital and manpower.
VDMA wants humanoid robotics and Physical AI high on Europe’s industrial agenda, calling for faster pilots, scaling and domestic critical-component capability.
A Science Robotics study on Booster T1 couples vision and control, reporting lower error, faster reactions and zero-shot sim-to-real.
Counterpoint estimates more than 22,000 global humanoid shipments in H1 2026, nearly +300% YoY. AGIBOT and Unitree hold 74.2% combined, while more than 60% of volume remains in entertainment and data/research.
A WRC report claims 40,000+ Chinese humanoid shipments and 97% share. Other datasets are lower, making methodology critical.
IFR reports about 7,000 humanoids sold in 2025. We compare sales with H1 2026 shipments and explain why the datasets are not contradictory.
X Square Robot is expanding real-home trials: Reuters says the company is testing robots in hundreds of households in 2026 before gradual commercialization in 2027.
HiPHI contains 617.5 hours of humanoid motion data, 200.1M frames and real Unitree G1 deployment. We examine mirroring, licensing, benchmarks and Physical AI relevance.
Hesai has passed 10,000 actuators, while customer Sharpa is launching a real Dairy Queen workflow in Shanghai. We update the Physical AI evidence.
Unitree has unveiled its ‘Superman’ humanoid, claiming 12.66 m/s and a 2 m standing jump. Reuters confirms the unveiling, but the performance figures remain unverified independently.
Unitree says cumulative production of its bipedal humanoid robots has reached about 18,000 units. The figure signals manufacturing scale, but it is not the number of robots working commercially.
LG is developing a new bipedal humanoid using NVIDIA Jetson Thor, Isaac GR00T and Halos for Robotics. A public unveiling is planned for Q1 2027, while pricing, specifications and sales timing remain undisclosed.
San Mateo County is moving toward a permitting framework for commercial humanoids, including emergency stops, human oversight, recall checks and battery safety.
Retail demand for Unitree's IPO exceeded the available shares by more than 8,000 times, highlighting extraordinary investor interest — and an aggressive valuation.
Global humanoid shipments reached about 19,100 units in H1 2026. AgiBot took a 44% share while Chinese vendors accounted for more than 97% of volume.
Schaeffler has confirmed a €350 million humanoid-related order book covering three global OEMs, with XPeng IRON among the disclosed programs.
The reported RMB 140.8 million investment equals roughly USD 20.8 million, not USD 2.8 million. It is a strategic signal, not proof of a joint product.
Unitree set its IPO price at 150.8 yuan, reaching a valuation of about $9.04 billion. DeepSeek has invested USD 20.8 million and announces cooperation on embodied AI.
IFR explains new FCC restrictions for foreign advanced robots. The scope may be broader than humanoids and touch some mobile service and consumer robots.
Google DeepMind introduces three models for robotics: full-body humanoid control, multi-step task planning, and a local version. The results show great progress, but also clear limitations.
1X launched a NEO factory with a declared capacity of up to 10,000. robots per year. We analyze production, autonomy, privacy, costs and real availability in Europe.
Figure 03 tests parts sequencing at BMW, combining precision grip, walking and pulling the cart. We check what is shown, how production scales and what data is still missing.
Unitree R1 dramatically lowers the price of entry into humanoids, but the list price doesn't yet tell you how much a working and safe implementation costs.
Tesla defines Optimus as a general humanoid for hazardous and repetitive tasks. We separate officially confirmed target from demonstrations and forecasts.
Remote control can help a robot learn and handle exceptions, but frequent teleoperation changes costs, privacy, and the assessment of actual autonomy.
The price of the equipment is only part of the budget. Transportation, taxes, integration, security, parts, and engineering time can all add to the cost of a humanoid many times over.