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An automaker's dream of introducing Boston Dynamics Atlas humanoid robots to the factory floor will be meeting the reality of high costs compared to human workers. Tesla, too, envisions a $30,000 Optimus robot only when made in the millions.

The majority of production deployments of humanoid robots over the next couple years will be limited to tightly controlled environments, Gartner predicts.

Major automakers are using international auto shows to debut humanoid robots, signaling a strategic push beyond vehicles into general purpose robotics. The post Automakers showcase humanoid robots as auto shows broaden scope appeared first on Humanoid.guide.

AAA20 Group's CP-66-WD is a waterproof, IP69K-rated collaborative robot that can be power-washed like other production equipment. The post AAA20 Group debuts cobot palletizer for food and protein processing appeared first on The Robot Report.

CEO Brett Adcock reveals new fitness milestones, 2026 home deployment predictions, and the hardware that might finally bring humanoid robots into the living room.

This report draws on reporting, interviews, and analysis from across the global robotics ecosystem, spanning industrial automation, mobile robots, humanoids, autonomous vehicles, investments, and emerging technologies and applications. The post State of robotics industry report 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report.

Despite innovation in humanoid robots, Gartner predicts they will stall at the pilot stage, with less than 20 companies scaling them across supply chains

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics outline how the Atlas humanoid is being engineered for industrial automation, with a focus on endurance, safety, and repeatable factory tasks. The post Hyundai details why Atlas humanoid is ready for factory work appeared first on Humanoid.guide.

Zornitsa Todorova, Head of Thematic FICC Research hosted a panel discussion with leading experts exploring how humanoid robots could augment workforces, and what it means for global strategy, regulation and the future of work.

As artificial intelligence, sensing, and motion-control technologies mature, humanoid robots are moving beyond concept demonstrations toward early-stage deployment. The shift was evident at CES 2026, where many systems moved from static displays to live demonstrations—such as competitive sparring and household tasks—underscoring gains in dynamic performance.

Meet Allex, a humanoid robot from WIRobotics with a firm handshake that's designed to solve one of the biggest problems facing robotics today.

Tech could lose its social acceptance unless it makes people’s lives better – and trade unions want an urgent conversation

CEO He Xiaopeng confirms the first "automotive-grade" engineering trial unit of the IRON robot has rolled off the line, signaling a major push toward mass production later this year.

UBTech executive highlights difficulty in replacing workers with machines but manufacturers are still racing to order them

On Thursday, Elon Musk gave wide-ranging remarks that included new timelines for Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) humanoid robot and Full Self-Driving software. Musk Teases Optimus Sales Timeline At Davos Making a surprise debut at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Musk said Tesla could begin selling its humanoid robot, Optimus, "probably sometime next year." Musk has been talking about Optimus since 2021 and has repeatedly framed the robot as a product that could eventually reshape the global economy.

In a major industry shift, Milan Kovac—the engineer who helped birth Tesla’s Optimus—has moved to Boston Dynamics. The hire signals a decisive pivot for Hyundai’s robotics firm as it transitions from viral research to industrial scale.

At the World Economic Forum, Elon Musk detailed a future where humanoid robots outnumber humans, while cautioning that the initial production ramp for Tesla’s Optimus will be "agonizingly slow."

With this update, 1X Technologies' NEO leverages internet-scale video data fine-tuned on robot data to perform AI tasks.

Global shipments of humanoid robots surged to around 18,000 units in 2025, up 508 percent year on year, with Chinese firms dominating the market share, according to a report released by the International Data Corporation (IDC) on Thursday. Global

Robot makers are in a full-on sprint to take over factories, warehouses and homes, but lofty visions of rapid adoption are outpacing the technology’s reality.

Mass production of the Atlas robot begins this year, world domination follows

Living with robots could lead to plenty of societal improvements, but they also pose risks to how we socialize and co-exist with other human beings.

Boston Dynamics sheds its R&D skin at CES 2026, unveiling a production version of the all-electric Atlas designed for "automotive volumes." With 56 degrees of freedom, an "alien" morphology, and a deep Google DeepMind partnership, the company is finally moving from viral videos to the assembly line.

The Austin push is planned for February, insiders told Business Insider. Tesla has been training Optimus in its Fremont factory for more than a year.

The podcast guest this week is Thomas Pilz, managing partner of Pilz GmbH & Co. KG. The post Thomas Pilz on innovation and safety in robotics appeared first on The Robot Report.

Chinese team unveils GrowHR, a soft humanoid that can shapeshift, float, swim, fly, and walk on water with bone-inspired linkages.

Tesla (TSLA) CEO and SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) founder Elon Musk said at this year's World Economic Form (WEF) that humanoid robots will eventually outnumber humans. Robinhood chief investment officer Stephanie Guild, Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Ines Ferré, and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma joins Opening Bid host Brian Sozzi to discuss Musk's bullish claims on robotics. Check out Musk's comments on humanoid robots and Tesla's robotaxi, and watch his full WEF interview. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Opening Bid.

iRobot has restructured after its bankruptcy proceedings and purchase by Chinese manufacturer Picea, adding a data security unit in the U.S. The post iRobot emerges from Chapter 11 as restructured Picea U.S. subsidiary appeared first on The Robot Report.

SEOUL—Hyundai Motor Group's union here is upset over plans to deploy humanoid robots on the automaker's assembly lines.

Following a series of conflicting industry reports and bold claims from rival AgiBot, Unitree Robotics has issued a rare official clarification of its 2025 sales data, asserting it shipped over 5,500 'pure' humanoid units.

After four years of leading the AI strategy for the OpenAI-backed robotics firm, Eric Jang announces his departure from 1X Technologies, marking the end of an era that saw the company transition from a Norwegian startup to a Silicon Valley humanoid powerhouse.

Three robotics experts said humanoid robots need to move beyond flashy demos to performing tasks that are actually useful in the real world at scale.

As usual, I find (what I laughingly call) my mind to be well and truly boggled. When I was a young lad, AI-powered autonomous humanoid robots were the stuff of science fiction. Although I longed for them to become reality, I never really hoped to see them in my lifetime. Now, even though we’re still…

OpenAI has rapidly scaled its robotics lab over the past year and plans to open up a second lab, insiders say.

Galbot has announced the launch of the Galbot S1, an industrial-grade, heavy-duty embodied intelligence robot designed to meet the growing demands of modern manufacturing. This breaks the long-standing payload limit in the industry, achieving a continuous dual-arm payload of 50kg. This breakthrough robot pushes the industry’s payload limits, achieving a continuous dual-arm payload of up […] The post Galbot Unveils Galbot S1 appeared first on Humanoid Robotics Technology.

Festo said the platform provides flexible deployment options that support on-premises and cloud-based environments. The post Festo introduces AI-based predictive maintenance platform to improve automation uptime appeared first on The Robot Report.

Boston Dynamics' updates include an upgraded AI model, enhanced door-opening capabilities, and more. It also announced the product version of Atlas. The post Boston Dynamics releases Spot and Orbit 5.1 with new Spot Cam appeared first on The Robot Report.

Gartner predicts fewer than 20 companies will scale humanoid robots for manufacturing and supply chain to production stage by 2028; says polyfunctional bots will win the warehouse.

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The Rho-alpha model incorporates sensor modalities such as tactile feedback and is trained with human guidance, says Microsoft. The post Microsoft Research reveals Rho-alpha vision-language-action model for robots appeared first on The Robot Report.

UBTECH's Walker S2 showcases 5G-powered humanoid robotics in China's wind power smart factory, boosting efficiency and automation.

The Data Gold Rush: Unlocking the Next Era of Humanoid Intelligence The global humanoid robotics industry has reached a pivotal juncture. As development shifts toward AI-first systems, the availability of high-quality humanoid training data has become the primary bottleneck to commercial viability. While the past decade focused on mechanical stability and actuator performance, 2026 is... The post Humanoid Training Data Survey appeared first on Humanoid.guide.

Unitree Robotics received two humanoid robot design patents in China and reported shipping more than 5500 units in 2025, signaling growing commercialization. The post Unitree secures two humanoid design patents as shipments pass 5500 appeared first on Humanoid.guide.

Chinese robotics firm UBTech said on Wednesday it had signed ​a deal with the world's largest planemaker, ‌Airbus, to supply robots for use in aviation manufacturing. Airbus has ‌already purchased UBTech's latest industrial humanoid robot, the Walker S2, UBTech said, adding that the "the two parties will jointly expand the application of humanoid robots in ⁠aerospace manufacturing scenarios ‌in the future."

Tech ministry’s plan targets breakthroughs in AI models, agents and chips, as well as AI’s spread into diverse sectors.

Shanghai-based robotics firm AgiBot says it was the world’s largest shipper of humanoid robots in 2025. The company delivered more than 5,100 units and capturing roughly 39 percent of the global m…

Labor shortages, falling costs, and better perception are pushing humanoid robots into pilot deployments, though scale, safety, and ROI remain open questions. The post Humanoid robots move from labs to early workplace pilots globally appeared first on Humanoid.guide.

Airbus has acquired UBTech Walker S2 humanoid robots for factory trials, signaling early evaluation of humanoids for complex aircraft production tasks. The post Airbus Tests UBTech Walker S2 Humanoid Robots in Aircraft Assembly appeared first on Humanoid.guide.

1X Technologies has transitioned its World Model from a simulation tool into a generative "cognitive core," allowing the NEO humanoid to perform novel tasks like steaming shirts or operating toilet seats by visualizing them first.

MANUS™ has announced the launch of Metagloves Pro Haptic. The new gloves extend the Metagloves Pro platform by combining millimeter-accurate hand tracking with integrated haptic feedback, enabling operators to capture movement while physically experiencing interaction in real time. Modern robotics and embodied AI systems increasingly require high-fidelity human interaction data for training and teleoperation. […] The post MANUS™ Introduces Metagloves Pro Haptic appeared first on Humanoid Robotics Technology.

Viral, dancing machines are far from commercial reality but trade restrictions are driving market activity

In a six-week trial at Ford’s Cologne Innovation Centre, the Alpha HMND 01 moved heavy totes, lifted metal car parts and exceeded productivity targets.

Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind have partnered to integrate Gemini Robotics foundation models with the Atlas humanoid platform, advancing the development of Physical Intelligence for industrial applications.

Explosive acceleration, limited dexterity, eyes in the back of its head. What could possibly go wrong?

Realbotix Corp. (TSX-V: XBOT) (Frankfurt: 76M0.F) (OTC: XBOTF) (" Realbotix " or the "Company"), a leader in AI-powered humanoid robotics, today announced Ericsson is deploying an advanced humanoid robot equipped with Realbotix's proprietary vision technology for workforce and visitor engagement...

Chinese new energy vehicle maker, XPeng Motors, has taken a key step toward the large-scale production of advanced humanoid robots, as its first ET1 robot developed to automotive standards has been successfully completed, the company’s chairman and CEO, He Xiaopeng, said in a social media post on Monday.

Editors Note: This is the first installment in AJPs series on humanoid robotics, examining the anatomy, technologies and economic logic behind one of the most hyped industries of the decade.SEOUL, January 20 (AJP) -Humanoid robots have become a buzzword at CES and beyond, captivating both technology and stock markets as artificial intelligence conv...

XPeng completes its first ET1 humanoid robot prototype, moving closer to mass production by end of 2026

Humanoid robotics is nearing an inflection point. Zornitsa Todorova and Patrick Coffey explore how physical AI, demographic shifts and falling costs are accelerating adoption — and what this means for long‑term investors.

Robots will be building airplanes soon, if a new deal between Airbus and UBTech Robotics is any indicator ...

Hyundai's Atlas robot lifts 110 lbs, spins 360 degrees, and learns fleet-wide overnight—robotics hits its iPhone moment.

Chinese trends in industrial robots and cobots for 2026 include growing volumes, consolidation pressures, and international expansion. The post Chinese robotics outlook for 2026 includes cobot growth, competitive pressure appeared first on The Robot Report.

The Hangzhou-based firm’s output far outstripped the roughly 150 units each shipped by Tesla, Figure AI and Agility Robotics last year.

AiMOGA Robotics, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Chery, unveiled a family of embodied intelligence robots useful for multiple purposes.

Chinese construction equipment manufacturer Zoomlion is now using dozens of humanoid robots in its factories, with a specialised facility that harnesses AI now able to produce an excavator every six minutes.

The current CTO of NEURA formerly served in a leading position at Bosch

Raj Subramaniam said "super humanoid robots" with a "couple of elbows" would be better at automating deliveries.

UBTech Robotics Corp. shares jumped after the China-based humanoid maker received an order from Airbus SE, bolstering the outlook for use of its products in global manufacturing.

1X released a new world model that it says is a solid step toward its robots being able to teach themselves new tasks.

Now, the startup is turning its attention to building the business, fundraising and striking commercial deals.

Chinese humanoid robotics producer UBTECH Robotics announced on Sunday that it has signed a cooperation agreement with aviation giant Airbus, which includes the purchase of the Chinese company’s latest industrial humanoid robot, Walker S2, for use in Airbus manufacturing facilities, according to the Shenzhen-based company’s official WeChat account.

Fluid robot motion is the result of design choices among five options including pneumatics and strain wave gears. The post The hidden technology behind fluid robot motion appeared first on The Robot Report.

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter spoke to Business Insider on how humanoid robots will take over the factory and when they'll come to our homes.

Humanoid robots and embodied intelligence were huge at CES 2026. Dexterous hands are a key component that determines the upper limits of a robot's manipulation capabilities. Despite significant progress in recent years in terms of degrees of freedom and control performance, several challenges remain to be addressed.

The AI data center construction boom continues unabated, with the demand for power in the United States potentially reaching 106 gigawatts by 2035, according to a December report from research and analysis company BloombergNEF. That’s a 36 percent jump from the company’s previous outlook, published just seven months earlier. But there are severe constraints in power availability, material, equipment, and—perhaps most significantly—a lack of engineers, technicians, and skilled craftsmen that could turn the data center boom into a bust. The power grid engineering workforce is currently shrinking, and data center operators are also hurting for trained electrical engineers. Laura Laltrello, the chief operating officer for Applied Digital, says demand has accelerated for civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers, as well as construction management and oversight positions in recent months. (Applied Digital is a data center developer and operator that is building two data center campuses near Harwood, North Dakota that will require 1.4 GW of power when completed.) The growing demand for skilled workers has forced her company to widen the recruitment perimeter. “As we anticipate a shortage of traditional engineering talent, we are sourcing from diverse industries,” says Laltrello. “We are finding experts who understand power and cooling from sectors like nuclear energy, the military, and aerospace. Expertise doesn’t have to come from a data center background.” Growing Demand for Data Center Engineers For every engineer needed to design, specify, build, inspect, commission, or run a new AI data center, dozens of other positions are in short supply. According to the Association for Computer Operations and Management’s (AFCOM) State of the Data Center Report 2025, 58 percent of data center managers identified multi-skilled data center operators as the top area of growth, while 50 percent signaled increasing demand for data center engineers. Security specialists are also a...

Botsync is expanding deployments of its mobile robots and orchestration software throughout Asia-Pacific with support from Singapore. The post Botsync brings in investment from SGInnovate to continue scaling robots, software appeared first on The Robot Report.

Beyond performing preprogrammed martial arts and dance moves, we can't shake the feeling that robots as they exist today just kind of suck.

A Chinese city on the Vietnamese frontier is turning to robots to keep the border crossing moving and to support human guards. Fangchenggang, a coastal hub in Guangxi, sits right beside Vietnam. Each day brings ... Read more

NEURA Robotics and Bosch plan to co-develop AI-based core and functional software, as well as intuitive user interfaces. The post NEURA Robotics partners with Bosch to advance German-made robotics appeared first on The Robot Report.

The humanoid robotics market is on track to reach $200 billion by 2035, according to a report from Barclays. Zornitsa Todorova, team director for Thematic FICC Research at Barclays, discusses with Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)

Jensen Huang, cofounder and CEO of Nvidia, is the 2026 IEEE Medal of Honor recipient. The IEEE honorary member is being recognized for his “leadership in the development of graphics processing units and their application to scientific computing and artificial intelligence.” The news was announced on 6 January by IEEE’s president and CEO, Mary Ellen Randall, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Huang helped found Nvidia in 1993. Under his direction, the company introduced the programmable GPU six years later. The device sparked extraordinary advancements that have transformed fields including artificial intelligence, computing, and medicine—influencing how technology improves society. “[Receiving the IEEE Medal of Honor] is an incredible honor, ” Huang said at the CES event. “I thank [IEEE] for this incredible award that I receive on behalf of all the great employees at Nvidia.” With a US $2 million prize the award underscores IEEE’s commitment to celebrating visionaries who drive the future of technology for the benefit of humanity. “The IEEE Medal of Honor is the pinnacle of recognition and our most prestigious award,” Randall said at the event. “[Jensen] Huang’s leadership and technical vision have unlocked a new era of innovation. “His vision and subsequent development of [Nvidia’s first GPU hardware] is emblematic of the [award].” Huang’s impact on technology Huang’s impact has been acknowledged beyond the realm of engineering. He was named as one of the “Architects of AI,” a group of eight tech leaders who were collectively named Time magazine’s 2025 Person of the Year. He was also featured on a 2021 cover of Time magazine, was named the world’s top-performing CEO for 2019 by Harvard Business Review, and was Fortune’s 2017 Businessperson of the Year. He is also an IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu eminent member. This year’s IEEE Medal of Honor, along with other high-profile IEEE awards, will be presented during the IEEE Honors Ceremony, to be held in April in New...

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA 2026: 1–5 June 2026, VIENNA Enjoy today’s videos! This is one of the best things I have ever seen. [ Kinetic Intelligent Machine LAB ] After years of aggressive testing and pushing the envelope with U.S. Army and Marine Corps partners, the Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program approaches its conclusion. But the impact of RACER will reverberate far beyond the program’s official end date, leaving a legacy of robust autonomous capabilities ready to transform military operations and inspire a new wave of private-sector investment. [ DARPA ] Best-looking humanoid yet. [ Kawasaki ] COSA (Cognitive OS of Agents) is a physical-world-native Agentic OS that unifies high-level cognition with whole-body motion control, enabling humanoid robots to think while acting in real environments. Powered by COSA, Oli becomes the first humanoid agent with both advanced loco-manipulation and high-level autonomous cognition. [ LimX Dynamics ] Thanks, Jinyan! The 1X World Model’s latest update is a paradigm shift in robot learning: NEO now uses a physics-grounded video model (World Model) to turn any voice or text prompt into fully autonomous action, even for completely novel tasks and objects NEO has never seen before. By leveraging internet-scale video data fine-tuned on real robot experience, NEO can visualize future actions, predict outcomes, and execute them with humanlike understanding–all without prior examples. This marks the critical first step in NEO being able to collect data on its own to master new tasks all by itself. [ 1X ] I’m impressed by the human who was mocapped for this. [ PNDbotics ] We introduce the GuideData Dataset, a collection of qualitative data, focusing on the interactions betwee...

The IFR has made its predictions of the top 5 robotics industry trends for 2026, including an increased focus on cybersecurity. The post IFR names top 5 global robotics trends of 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report.

It is unconfirmed if the robot navigated autonomously or was operated remotely by engineers.

Humanoid successfully demonstrated its HMND 01 Alpha wheeled mobile manipulator at a Siemens production facility in Germany. The post Humanoid and Siemens proof of concept shows the way to industrial deployments appeared first on The Robot Report.

Humanoid successfully demonstrated its HMND 01 Alpha wheeled mobile manipulator at a Siemens production facility in Germany.

Siemens and robotics company Humanoid have successfully trialled human-like robots in an electronics factory in Germany to automate repetitive tasks

New AI model lets robots learn from human videos, handling tasks from cooking to assembly with minimal training and strong adaptability.

Humanoid and Siemens complete a live factory trial using a humanoid robot, marking an early step toward real-world industrial deployment.

Kara Tsuboi covers today's top tech stories: New wearables are vying for your wrists and fingers; Ikea's smart lamps and speakers launch at reasonable prices; and a humanoid robot is ready to work assembly lines.

Kara Tsuboi covers today's top tech stories: New wearables are vying for your wrists and fingers; Ikea's smart lamps and speakers launch at reasonable prices; and a humanoid robot is ready to work assembly lines.

Claire chatted to Amir Patel from University College London about designing robots with the agility and manoeuvrability of a cheetah. Amir Patel is an Associate Professor of Robotics & AI in the Department of Computer Science at University College London (UCL). His research uses robotics methods—sensor fusion, computer vision, mechanical modelling, and optimal control—to understand […]

The research aims to achieve audio-driven interaction with humanoid robots using NVIDIA's compute resources.

LUOYANG, China—CATL has become the first battery manufacturer to deploy humanoid robots at scale on the assembly line, replacing humans in critical tasks.

Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed at Columbia Engineering learned realistic lip movements by watching its own reflection and studying human videos online. This allowed it to speak and sing with synchronized facial motion, without being explicitly programmed. Researchers believe this breakthrough could help robots finally cross the uncanny valley.

Humanoid robot companies employ armies of human operators to train their machines by doing tasks like squatting and washing dishes.

Zoomlion is driving a new wave of intelligent transformation by integrating AI with construction machinery, the industrial internet, big data, and cloud computing. Its full-chain AI system spans smart products, manufacturing, management, and embodied-intelligence robotics, reshaping the company into a fully digital and intelligent enterprise. Zoomlion is also scaling humanoid robotics as its “third growth […] The post Zoomlion Strengthens Intelligent Manufacturing with Integrated AI and Embodied-Intelligence Robotics appeared first on Humanoid Robotics Technology.

AgiBot and Unitree help China capture bulk of global deployments in 2025 as market heads for sixfold growth by 2027, report says.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday it plans to appoint Milan Kovac, the former head of Tesla's humanoid robot program, as an adviser as it seeks to bolster its competitiveness in robotics and artificial intelligence.

AGIBOT, a leading robotics company specializing in embodied intelligence, today marked its official entry into the U.S. market at CES 2026 with the debut of the industry's most complete humanoid and quadruped robotics lineup to date. Showcasing the AGIBOT A2 Series, X2 Series, G2 Series, and D1 Series, AGIBOT gained widespread recognition from prominent media outlets at CES 2026. Underscoring the company's growing influence in the global robotics industry, AGIBOT took home several Best of CES 20