Humanoid Robots News
49 stories about humanoid robots.
Boston Dynamics Atlas Raises the Bar Again โถ Video
Boston Dynamics demonstrates new Atlas capabilities โ showing significant advancements in humanoid robot agility and performance.
NAVIAI Humanoid Robot by Zhejiang Innovation Center โถ Video
NAVIAI โ a humanoid robot developed by Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, showcased in a viral video highlighting its capabilities and purpose.
Chinese Robots Perform on US Talent Show โถ Video
Chinese robots performing on an American talent show โ a sign of growing public exposure and adoption of embodied AI in entertainment.
Astribot T1 wheeled humanoid launched โ from ~$14K, smaller version of S1 โถ Video
Shenzhen Astribot launched the T1 wheeled humanoid robot. Smaller version of S1, rounded cute design, human-level dexterity, magnetic eyes. Targeting malls, bars, hotels, auto shops, education, home services. Typical Chinese robot strategy: premium flagship (S1) + affordable smaller variant (T1).
Asimov walks through leg design for their humanoid robot v1 โ full breakdown โถ Video
Cointelegraph covers Asimov detailing how they designed the legs for their humanoid robot v1. 12-minute video breakdown of the engineering process. Moderate engagement (43 likes, 8.9K views).
Ex-Robots lifelike humanoids entering mass production โ not prototypes, actual production โถ Video
Ex-Robots, known for hyper-realistic bionic humanoids, reportedly entering mass production. Life-like skin, facial expressions, social interaction capabilities. The milestone signals the shift from lab experiments to commercially viable humanoid robots that pass as human in social settings.
Noetix X-Head 1 bionic head sold for $15,400 on JD Auctions โ 40K viewers watched โถ Video
Noetix Robotics X-Head 1 bionic head sold for $15,400 on JD Auctions after 49 bids, starting at $0.14. 40K viewers watched. 7.5kg, 24 DoF, gaze + lip + facial emotion + LLM voice dialogue. Same bionic tech from 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala skit. Listed for home use, but the prettier-than-human design raises the usual uncanny questions.
Figure F.03 ran 200 hours straight sorting packages โ zero failures, Brett Adcock confirms โถ Video
Brett Adcock (Figure AI CEO, 454K followers) announced that the F.03 humanoid completed 200 continuous hours of warehouse package sorting without a single failure. What started as an 8-hour challenge ran for over 8 days. Powered by the Helix AI system. Peak engagement on X today โ 8.4K likes, 3.6M views.
AgiBot A3 pulls off Webster flips, Thomas flares, and aerial acrobatics โถ Video
AgiBot A3 humanoid demonstrates advanced gymnastics: Webster flips, Thomas flares, and mid-air running flips. Shared by Wes Roth (35K followers). 67 likes, 9K views. AgiBot continues to build one of the most impressive humanoid hardware stacks in China, even if less hyped than Unitree or Tesla.
UBTECH Walker C1 โ next-gen full-size humanoid for urban co-existence โถ Video
UBTECH released Walker C1, a full-size humanoid built for urban environments. At the China International Supply Chain Expo, it will serve as the first official "silicon spokesperson" โ handling navigation, reception, information queries, and host-style interaction. 165 likes, 13K views on X.
Persona AI shows Gen 1 humanoid stretching at Houston HQ โ Gen 2 teased โถ Video
Persona AI, led by Nicolaus Radford (formerly NASA / humanoid robotics veteran), showed their Gen 1 humanoid doing morning stretches at Houston HQ. The CEO hinted Gen 2 hardware appears in the same footage. Realtime robot motion flexibility routines โ hip, arm, and torso mobility.
AgiBot A2 โ the quietly underrated service humanoid from China โถ Video
AgiBot (founded by Deng Taihua and Peng Zhihui) is building one of the most complete humanoid robotics stacks in China. The A2 specs: 169 cm, 69 kg, 40+ active DoF, 700 Wh battery (~2 hrs), LiDAR + RGBD + fisheye cameras, dexterous hands with force/torque sensing. While Unitree wins on price, Tesla on manufacturing, Figure on enterprise, and Atlas on athleticism โ AgiBot is quietly targeting the service robot lane.
Tesla Optimus walking evolution 2023-2026 โ from stilted shuffle to natural gait โถ Video
Compilation comparing Optimus walking progress across three years. 2023 footage shows unstable, slow walking with restricted arm swing. By 2026 the gait is nearly human-like โ smooth stride, natural arm coordination, improved posture. This progress is reportedly before Optimus V3.
The evolution of humanoid robot walking โ from ASIMO to Optimus and Atlas
Humanoid locomotion has advanced dramatically over 25 years: Honda ASIMO (2000, cautious stepping), Boston Dynamics Atlas (2013-2015, dynamic balancing), Tesla Optimus (2023-2026, stride length and posture improvements), Unitree H1 (2024-2026, full-speed running), and Figure F.03 (2026, coordinated multi-robot tasks while walking). Key enablers: model-predictive control, reinforcement learning in simulation, better torque-density actuators.
Figure F.03 โ two humanoids clean bedroom and make bed fully autonomous in under 2 min โถ Video
Two Figure F.03 humanoid robots autonomously clean a messy bedroom and make the bed. Handles deformable objects like bedsheets, coordinated movements (nodding before pulling bedspread). Powered by Helix system. Hotel and household applications.
New Atlas (BD) mass-production-ready โ 190cm, 90kg, 56 DoF, 4h hot-swap battery, Gemini VLA โถ Video
Boston Dynamics new Atlas robot demo: flexing, one-leg balance, dynamic poses, calisthenics. Mass-production-ready: 1.9m, 90kg, 56 DoF, ~50kg payload, 4h hot-swappable battery, -20ยฐC to 40ยฐC. Powered by Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics (VLA). Hyundai scaling to thousands/year, 30k by 2028.
McKinsey report: Humanoid robot BOM 0k-50k, mass-market target under 0k
McKinsey report breaks down humanoid robot costs: actuators 40-60%, sensing 10-20%, compute 10-15%. China has cost edge via EV supply chain overlap. Chicken-and-egg problem: low volumes deter supplier investment. Supply chain war decides the race.
Kawasaki Kaleido humanoid robot for disaster zones โ climbs rubble, lifts 30kg โถ Video
Kawasaki Heavy Industries unveils Kaleido, a humanoid robot for search and rescue. Navigates rubble, climbs obstacles, handles heavy objects up to 30kg. Demo shows walking, sweeping, moving objects in simulated rough terrain.
TienKung Omni โ compact humanoid robot teaser from TienKung Robotics โถ Video
TienKung Robotics teases the TienKung Omni โ a small, agile humanoid with smooth precise movements, walking, balancing, and interaction capabilities. New compact design targeting advanced dexterity.
Kawasaki Kaleido โ humanoid robot for search and rescue in disaster zones โถ Video
Kawasaki Heavy Industries unveils Kaleido, a humanoid robot purpose-built for search and rescue. Navigates rough terrain, climbs debris, lifts heavy objects. Designed to support human rescue teams in hazardous environments.
Shenzhen deploys humanoid police robots for public patrols โถ Video
Humanoid police robots deployed in Shenzhen for visible patrols, video monitoring, traffic direction, and crowd management in public spaces. Part of China's smart city initiative.
Tesla Optimus tries skateboarding โ imperfect balance, improving motor skills โถ Video
Video shows Tesla Optimus humanoid attempting to skateboard: pushes off, glides briefly, then falls sideways. Elon Musk suggested Optimus may one day play piano.
Figure AI hits 350 humanoid units produced, 1/hour build rate, 80% yield โถ Video
Figure AI has produced 350 Figure 03 units at a rate of 1 robot per hour. The company has manufactured 9,000 actuators across 10+ variants with 80% first-pass yield.
Kinetix AI unveils KAI โ 115-DoF humanoid with tactile skin and world model
Shenzhen-based Kinetix AI (XPeng alumni) launches KAI, a full-sized humanoid with 115 degrees of freedom, 18,000-sensor tactile skin, and a world model trained on 100k+ hours of first-person video. Targets sub-$40,000 for home and service use.
Asimov open-sources v1 humanoid robot โ full design, BOM, and DIY kit at $15,000 โถ Video
Asimov Inc releases Asimov v1 as fully open-source: 1.2m tall, 35kg, 25 DoF humanoid robot. Mechanical design, simulation files, and BOM on GitHub. DIY kit ships end of summer 2026 for $15,000 ($499 deposit). Built for community-driven humanoid development.
Japan tests Unitree G1 and UBTECH Walker E humanoid robots at Tokyo Haneda Airport โถ Video
JAL is testing Unitree G1 and UBTECH Walker E humanoid robots at Tokyo Haneda Airport for cargo loading and luggage handling. Japan's aviation sector faces labour shortages from rising tourism and declining workforce. JAL plans to expand use to cabin cleaning and operating support machines.
RobotEra deploying 1,000 L7 humanoid sorters across China Post and SF Express โถ Video
Beijing-based RobotEra is deploying its L7 humanoid robot across 10+ logistics centers for China Post and SF Express. The robots operate 24/7, reaching 85% human efficiency. Batch deliveries at thousand-unit scale begin Q2 2026. RobotEra recently raised $200M.
CIX signs lease for first humanoid robot store in the USA โถ Video
CIX announced the signing of a lease for The REK Shop in San Francisco's Nob Hill โ billed as the first humanoid robot store in the US. Expected to open in approximately two months, featuring robot shopping by day and robot fights at night.
EngineAI humanoid robot goes outdoors in new 'Get out and have fun' demo
Chinese robotics company EngineAI shares video of their humanoid robot walking and moving outdoors, stepping beyond the lab environment. The clip shows the robot navigating open terrain, demonstrating real-world locomotion progress.
Galbot humanoid demonstrates Tai Chi in lab demo
Galbot's wheeled-base humanoid robot performs smooth Tai Chi arm poses in an indoor lab, showcasing fluid upper-body motion control. Posted by Auki, noting the Galbot outperforms their other robots at Tai Chi movements.
AGIBOT unveils A3 humanoid robot with martial arts capabilities
Chinese robotics company AGIBOT teases its upcoming A3 humanoid robot in a dramatic demo video. The robot is shown in a martial-arts stance inside a traditional Chinese training hall with red lanterns and lion-dance props, showcasing advanced balance and dynamic movement control.
Chinese company Unipath deploys household robot in real homes โ cooks, cleans, wakes you up
Unipath launches a household robot now in real-home use in China. The robot can wake users, operate appliances, organize storage, and cook meals automatically. Goes viral with 479K views.
Boston Dynamics Tech Talk: Form & Function of Enterprise Humanoid Design
Boston Dynamics releases detailed tech talk on the engineering decisions behind Atlas's enterprise humanoid design โ balancing form factor, payload, and reliability for real industrial deployment.
UniXAI starts home robot deployment in Suzhou โ cooking and cleaning ready
Chinese startup UniXAI begins deploying home robots in Suzhou, China. The robots can cook and clean autonomously, marking one of the first real residential deployments of household humanoid robots.
Unitree IPOs at ~$610M after delivering 5,500+ humanoid robots
Unitree Robotics goes public with ~$610M IPO. The company has delivered 5,500+ humanoid robots, achieved ~1.7B RMB revenue with over 60% gross margins. Plans to ship 20,000 units in 2026.
Asimov opens presale for 'Here Be Dragons' DIY humanoid kit โ $499 deposit, $15,000 target
Asimov Inc launches presale for their open-source humanoid robot kit. 1.2m tall, 35kg, 25+ DoF, fully unassembled with build manual and videos. $499 deposit secures a spot, $15,000 target price close to BOM cost.
LATENT tennis robot now beats human researchers โ autonomous humanoid plays pro-level rallies
The LATENT system trained on the Unitree G1 can now sustain multi-shot rallies against human players. Researchers from Tsinghua and Peking University report the robot consistently beats them in tennis matches.
Tien Kung 3.0 becomes first humanoid to conquer 2026 Beijing autonomous test
Taiwan's Tien Kung humanoid robot becomes the first to pass Beijing's full autonomy test, navigating real urban environments without human intervention.
RealSense unveils autonomous humanoid navigation at GTC 2026
Intel's RealSense division demonstrates autonomous humanoid robot navigation capabilities at NVIDIA GTC 2026, enabling robots to navigate complex environments without mapping.
Apptronik closes over $935M Series A for humanoid robots
Austin-based Apptronik, maker of the Apollo humanoid robot, closes a massive $935M Series A round. One of the largest robotics funding rounds in history.
Figure AI introduces Figure 03 โ next-gen humanoid
Figure AI announces Figure 03, their latest humanoid robot built on Qualcomm's safety-grade SoC platforms. Comprehensive physical AI stack with improved capabilities.
First humanoid robot 'arrested' โ Unitree G1 escorted by police in Macao
Police in Macao literally arrested and escorted a Unitree G1 humanoid robot after it nearly gave a 70-year-old woman a heart attack on the street. The first recorded 'arrest' of a humanoid robot.
ETH Zurich releases three new OrcaHand models โ open-source, 3D-printable dexterous hands
The Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich announces three new OrcaHand variants including the OrcaHand Touch with 83 taxels per fingertip, detecting forces down to 0.1N. All models are open-source and 3D-printable for under 2,000 CHF.
UBTECH Walker S2 begins mass production โ orders exceed 800 million yuan
UBTECH's humanoid robot Walker S2 enters mass production and delivery phase, with orders surpassing $112M. Deployed at BYD, NIO, and Zeekr car factories for quality inspection and assembly.
Unitree plans to ship 20,000 humanoid robots in 2026
Chinese robotics maker Unitree Robotics announced plans to ship 20,000 humanoid robots this year, up from 5,500 in 2025, signaling rapid scaling of humanoid robot production.
Boston Dynamics Atlas performs autonomous warehouse sorting
New demo shows the electric Atlas humanoid robot autonomously sorting and placing heavy engine parts in a warehouse setting, demonstrating practical industrial capability.
Viral post falsely claims Tesla Optimus Gen 3 in JAL airport trial โ actually Unitree G1 robots โถ Video
A viral X post falsely claimed Tesla Optimus Gen 3 robots were in a 2-year trial with Japan Airlines for baggage handling. Reality: JAL is testing Unitree G1 and UBTECH Walker E humanoid robots at Tokyo Haneda Airport. The viral video appears AI-generated or edited. Real trial footage shows Unitree G1s pushing cargo carts on empty tarmac. Highlights ongoing misinformation risks in the humanoid robotics space.
Unitree launches UNISTORE โ app store for humanoid robot skills and actions โถ Video
Unitree launched UNISTORE, an app store platform for creating, publishing, purchasing, and one-click deploying robot actions and skills across all Unitree robot models. Currently motion library live with basic moves, dances, martial arts (free for limited time). Dataset module restricted to approved developers. Available only in China for now, international version coming soon. Potentially transformative for the humanoid robotics ecosystem, similar to how app stores transformed smartphones.
Unitree shows wheeled humanoid prototype โ legs optional โถ Video
Unitree Robotics demoed a wheeled humanoid robot prototype combining humanoid upper body with wheeled base for fast, stable locomotion. Concept aims to merge dexterous manipulation with efficient wheeled mobility.
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