Humanoids
Bipedal and human-form robotic systems
Bear Robotics Acquires Kinisi Robotics, Gains Bristol AI Team
The Redwood City-based service robot maker has purchased Kinisi Robotics, bringing the UK startup's ...
Chinese Robotics Makers Report Hardware, AI Integration Gains in Q2 2026
Multiple domestic manufacturers demonstrated advances in humanoid dexterity and embodied AI systems ...
European Humanoid Makers Target Niche Applications at Vivatech 2026
French robotics firms showcased humanoid platforms designed for vineyard labor and hospitality roles...
Unitree Robotics Reports Profitability as AI Gap Threatens Market Position
The Chinese robotics manufacturer has turned profitable through aggressive cost reduction, positioni...
Unitree G1 Humanoid Summits 6,310-Meter Volcano in Ecuador Field Test
A modified Unitree G1 robot designated Pemba reached the summit of Chimborazo volcano, marking the f...
Guozheng Robot Industry Index ETF Launches as China Targets Humanoid Mass Production
A specialized exchange-traded fund tracking China's humanoid robotics supply chain has entered the m...
UBTECH U1 Humanoid Logs 5,000 Pre-Orders in 17 Days After Consumer Launch
UBTECH Robotics reported nearly 5,000 pre-orders for its U1 companion humanoid within 17 days of ope...
Unitree Robotics Files for Shanghai IPO on Low-Cost Humanoid Pitch
The Hangzhou-based robotics firm is taking its sub-$20,000 humanoid strategy public, betting that Ch...
Richtech Robotics DEX Featured in Automate 2026 Humanoid Pavilion at Booth 2088
The Association for Advancing Automation debuts a dedicated humanoid robotics pavilion at Automate 2...
Richtech Robotics Opens Public Livestream of ADAM Humanoid Robot
The Las Vegas-based company will allow online viewers to interact with its NVIDIA-powered service ro...
NVIDIA Isaac Lab Trains Humanoid Robot Locomotion in Seven Days
A research team used NVIDIA's Isaac Lab simulation platform to teach a humanoid robot to walk in one...
Honor Lightning Humanoid Runs Half-Marathon in 50:26, Beating Human Record
A humanoid robot from Honor completed a half-marathon seven minutes faster than the human world reco...
Unitree G1 Humanoid Reaches 6,268 Meters on Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador
Eastworlds Labs, the AI robotics arm of Virgin Group, deployed a modified Unitree G1 humanoid to the...
Korean Humanoid Learns K-Pop Choreography From Video Alone
A South Korean robotics firm demonstrated a humanoid robot that acquires complex dance sequences by ...
XPeng CEO He Xiaopeng Takes Direct Control of Humanoid Robot Division
He Xiaopeng, founder and chief executive of the $11 billion electric vehicle maker, has assumed lead...
World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 Adds Ping-Pong AI Challenge
The Intelligent Racing Foundation and Beao Group will stage a table tennis competition pitting auton...
Humanoid Robot Pricing Debate Centers on $20,000 Target at Robotics Summit
Industry experts sparred over the feasibility of delivering general-purpose humanoid robots at consu...
Google DeepMind Robotics Partner Caught Using Fake Humanoid in Promo Video
A small AI company recently named to Google DeepMind's European robotics partnership program posted ...
Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng Takes Direct Control of Humanoid Robot Division
He Xiaopeng has assumed direct leadership of Xpeng's robotics unit as the Chinese electric vehicle m...
UWORLD Humanoid Companion Robot Logs 3,000 Orders in First Week on JD.com
UBTECH's consumer spinoff brand UWORLD moved more than 3,000 units of its full-size humanoid compani...
YY Group Enters Humanoid Robotics With Facility Management Focus
The NASDAQ-listed company plans to deploy humanoid robots in its own commercial real estate holdings...
YY Group Deploys Unitree G1 Humanoids to Build Facility Management Training Data
The Singapore-based integrated facility management firm has purchased an undisclosed number of Unitr...
NVIDIA and Hyundai Expand Robotics Partnership with Boston Dynamics Atlas Integration
Jensen Huang visited Hyundai's Seoul headquarters Monday to formalize deeper collaboration on roboti...
Tesla Optimus Production Cost Hits $55K Per Unit, Legs Alone Cost $21K
Manufacturing cost breakdowns for Tesla's humanoid robot reveal actuator-heavy legs account for 38% ...
Figure AI, Agility, Tesla Build Patent Portfolios as China Floods Humanoid Market
Three American robotics firms are pursuing a long-term intellectual property strategy while Chinese ...
Jinki-Ittai Scouts Indian Manufacturing Partners at Coimbatore Trade Show
The Tokyo-based humanoid robotics firm is using INTEC 2026 in Coimbatore as a sourcing venue for con...
Figure AI Lands Commercial Deal with Catalyst Brands for Reno Warehouse
Catalyst Brands will deploy Figure's humanoid robots at its Reno facility handling fulfillment for J...
Nvidia Partners with Unitree on Open Humanoid Reference Design Platform
Nvidia announced a partnership with Unitree Robotics at GTC Taipei to create the world's first open ...
WisdomTree Launches WDRN ETF Targeting Physical AI and Humanoid Robotics Sector
WisdomTree Inc. debuted its Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones Fund on May 14, marking one of the fi...
NVIDIA Taps Unitree G1 as Reference Design for Project GR00T Humanoid Initiative
Spencer Huang, NVIDIA's robotics lead, confirmed the company selected Unitree's six-foot G1 humanoid...
Mouser Electronics Launches Humanoid Robot Design Series with TI, Analog Devices
The Texas-based distributor's new Empowering Innovation Together program tackles actuator selection,...
Unitree Robotics clears Shanghai IPO as China preps 30+ listings
Unitree Robotics has received approval to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, becoming the first in...
Qualcomm pitches $300 laptop chip and humanoid SoC in single week
The San Diego chipmaker unveiled a Snapdragon platform targeting budget Windows devices alongside a ...
NVIDIA Open-Sources Physical AI Toolset for Robotics Agents
NVIDIA released a collection of open source tools and pre-built skills designed to convert robotics ...
Nvidia selects Unitree G1 for first open humanoid platform
The Santa Clara chipmaker chose a $16,000 Chinese-built humanoid as the reference hardware for its n...
Unitree H2 Plus Pairs Jetson Thor With GR00T for $25K Research Bot
Unitree Robotics ships a complete humanoid research platform combining its H2 chassis, Sharpa dexter...
Defiance ETF Launches First Pure-Play Humanoid Robotics Fund
Defiance ETFs has introduced ROBO, the first exchange-traded fund dedicated exclusively to humanoid ...
Humanoid Developers Shift Focus From Proof-of-Concept to Scale
Humanoid robotics developers gathering in Sunnyvale this month discussed production capacity and sup...
AI Robotics Demos AlphaBot at BEYOND Expo Booth D06
AI Robotics deployed its AlphaBot humanoid at BEYOND Expo 2026 to run an unassisted coffee service a...
Boston Dynamics Atlas demonstrates soccer skills in World Cup demo
Boston Dynamics released footage showing its Atlas humanoid executing soccer maneuvers including bal...
Humanoids Summit Tokyo Opens With Needle-Threading Demo
Japanese robotics developers demonstrated needle-threading precision at the Humanoids Summit Tokyo, ...
China Issues Digital IDs to 28,000 Humanoid Robots
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has registered 28,000 humanoid robots in a n...
Japanese Humanoid Makers Demo Needle Threading at Tokyo Summit
Japanese robotics firms demonstrated humanoid robots threading needles at the Humanoids Summit Tokyo...
Unitree files for IPO as humanoid profits evaporate
Unitree Robotics has filed for an IPO in China despite financials showing eroding profits as product...
Taiwan robotics suppliers report Q1 gains on AI automation surge
Taiwan's robotics component suppliers reported strong Q1 2026 earnings as manufacturers accelerated ...
Hugging Face Releases $2,500 Open-Source Bipedal Robot Design
Hugging Face published complete design files for a bipedal robot lower body built from $2,500 in off...
Home Humanoid Robot Market to Hit $8.6B by 2031 at 31% CAGR
The home humanoid robot market will reach $8.56 billion by 2031, up from $1.29 billion in 2024, acco...
Air NZ Sets Case-by-Case Policy for Humanoid Robot Passengers
Air New Zealand will assess humanoid robots for passenger flights individually rather than ban them ...
Beijing Launches Digital ID Platform for Humanoid Robots
Beijing municipal authorities have deployed China's first lifecycle management platform for humanoid...
Gatsby Deploys Humanoid for First US Home Cleaning at $150
Gatsby charged a customer $150 for what it claims is the first residential cleaning by a humanoid ro...
China Unveils OpenHarmony-Based Robot OS for Humanoids
Chinese developers released a robot operating system built on OpenHarmony, positioning it as the cou...
Figure AI Robots Run 24-Hour Warehouse Test Autonomously
Figure AI ran three humanoid robots for more than 24 consecutive hours sorting packages in a warehou...
NASA Robotics Veteran: US Humanoids Prioritize Performance Over Adaptability
A former chief of NASA's robotics division says American humanoid developers prioritize speed and ag...
Orbit Robotics Unveils Four-Armed Helios for Microgravity
Orbit Robotics has built Helios, a four-armed robot with no legs, optimized for microgravity environ...
China Deploys 100 Humanoid Robots to Employee Homes
An unnamed Chinese robotics manufacturer has placed 100 humanoid robots in employee homes this month...
Khgears to Enter Humanoid Market, Eyes Japan Alliance
Taiwan precision component maker Khgears International plans to manufacture humanoid robot parts sta...
Robot.com Launches R-ads Autonomous Robot Ad Network
Robot.com will deploy its autonomous fleet as mobile billboards through R-ads, a new platform that p...
Boston Dynamics Atlas faces rare-earth supply risk before IPO
Boston Dynamics advances toward public markets and factory deployment of Atlas as Hyundai accelerate...
World's Largest Humanoid Robot Maker Says Industry Tipping Point Is Imminent
The world's largest humanoid robot manufacturer projects the industry will reach commercial viabilit...
Boston Dynamics Reveals Atlas Training Process: Virtual Simulation Meets Real-World Testing
Boston Dynamics disclosed technical details of its training pipeline for Atlas, the electric humanoi...
Humanoid Robot Market Splits Along US Innovation, China Scale Lines Through 2030
A market analysis covering nine humanoid robotics companies through 2030 reveals American firms purs...
Taiwan awards $3.2M to Solomon for humanoid robot vision-language system
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs awarded Solomon NT$100 million ($3.16 million) on May 18 to de...
Physical AI Market to Surge Tenfold to $15.24B by 2032, Fueled by Defense and Healthcare Robotics
Physical AI systems—robots that perceive and navigate real-world environments—will grow from $1.50 b...
Regional Airline Bans Humanoid Robots From Flights Following Passenger Disruption
An unnamed regional carrier barred humanoid robots from passenger cabins after travelers crowded aro...
Open-Source Asimov Robot Aims to Democratize Humanoid Development
A volunteer-led project has published design files for a full-scale humanoid robot intended for rese...
Southwest Airlines Bans Humanoid Robots From Flights After Passenger Books Seat for 'Stewie'
Southwest Airlines banned humanoid robots from occupying passenger seats two days after Dallas entre...
Figure AI's Humanoid Robots Sort 88,000 Packages in 72-Hour Livestream Marathon
Figure AI streamed 72 consecutive hours of its humanoid robots sorting packages in a warehouse envir...
China Elevates Humanoid Robotics to National Priority as US Competition Intensifies
Beijing has designated humanoid robotics a strategic national priority, directing industrial policy ...
Figure AI's Humanoid Sorting Demo Draws Millions of Viewers, Exposes Warehouse Automation Gap
Figure AI's unedited livestream of its humanoid robot sorting warehouse packages attracted millions ...
Unitree Robotics Unveils Piloted Mecha Ahead of $7B IPO
Unitree Robotics revealed the GD01, a 2.8-meter piloted mecha that transforms between bipedal and qu...
Figure Scales to 55 Humanoid Robots Per Week as Production Race Intensifies
Figure's Sunnyvale facility now produces 55 humanoid robots weekly, a manufacturing milestone that p...
U.S. Lawmakers Push to Ban Chinese Ground Robots from Government Use
Bipartisan legislation introduced in March by Senators Tom Cotton and Chuck Schumer would bar federa...





