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China Post Deploys Humanoid Sorters at Guangzhou Hub
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China Post Deploys Humanoid Sorters at Guangzhou Hub

Interesting Engineering reports, citing Xinhua, that China Post's Jianggao logistics site in Guangzhou has introduced humanoid robotic sorters to identify and sort parcels alongside robotic arms and unmanned forklifts. Xinhua says the humanoid sorters can process up to 1,200 parcels per hour, while the Guangzhou postal center handles 6.5 million mail items daily and peaks above 10 million. For ui44 readers, the deployment matters because humanoids are being tested in high-volume, human-built logistics environments where reliability, throughput, maintenance cost, and simpler fixed automation alternatives will determine whether similar general-purpose robots earn trust before reaching homes.

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Deployment May 30

China Post Deploys Humanoid Sorters at Guangzhou Hub

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Research May 29

NIST Proposes Baseline Benchmark for Humanoid Robots

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AI May 28

NVIDIA Shows Sim-Trained Robots Transfer to Real Tasks

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Humanoid May 28

Astribot Opens Orders for $13K T1 Humanoid

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Industry May 28

Unitree Prospectus Shows Revenue Surge and Profit Dip

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Security May 28

Robot Dogs Help Police Catch Suspects at Atlanta Apartments

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AI May 28

Pudu Shows Physical-AI Robot Portfolio at BEYOND Expo

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Humanoid May 27

BYD Confirms Humanoid Push for Dealerships and Homes

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AI May 27

Genesis AI Launches Genesis World 1.0 Simulator

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Components May 26

Zeon Backs Sanctuary AI for Dexterous Robot Materials

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Industry May 26

Deep Robotics Files for $367M STAR Market IPO

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Deployment May 26

Figure Signs Catalyst Brands Deal for Humanoid Deployment

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Industry May 26

EngineAI Claims One Humanoid Every 15 Minutes at Shenzhen Base

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Humanoid May 25

LimX Details Luna Stage-Focused Humanoid

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Home May 25

LG Accelerates CLOiD Home Humanoid and Actuator Plans

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Home May 22

GigaAI Unveils SeeLight S1 Household Humanoid for Wuhan Trials

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AI May 22

Kawasaki Opens Silicon Valley Hub for Physical-AI Healthcare Robots

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Research May 21

Keio and Casio Study Moflin AI Pet Robot’s Wellbeing Effects

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AI May 21

IEEE Spectrum Tracks Open-Source AI Push for Smarter Robots

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Humanoid May 21

Hugging Face Releases $2,500 Open LeRobot Humanoid

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Components May 20

AGILINK Scales OmniHand Dexterous Hands After New Funding

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Home May 20

UBTECH Launches UWORLD Consumer Humanoid Brand

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AI May 19

Google DeepMind Grounds Genie World Model in Street View

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Humanoid May 19

Generative Bionics Taps Italdesign as GENE.01 Legs Move Outdoors

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Home May 19

ISO Home-Robot Safety Revision Leaves Human-Robot Gaps

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AI May 19

Lightwheel Reports $100M in Physical-AI Robotics Orders

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Components May 19

Telelian Launches Jetson Thor Robotics Platform for Sensor Fusion

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Home May 18

Faraday Future Raises $25M to Scale EAI Robot Shipments

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Research May 18

Korea Launches K-Humanoid R&D Program With LG and KIST

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Home May 18

SK Intellix’s NAMUHX A1 Wellness Robot Becomes Growth Focus

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Industry May 18

Incheon Airport Deploys Autonomous Self-Check-In Robots

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Humanoid May 18

Boston Dynamics Details Atlas Training for Heavy Whole-Body Work

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Humanoid May 17

Zerith H1 Robot Clerk Runs Autonomous Retail Kiosk in Hefei

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Humanoid May 17

Hangzhou Deploys 15 Humanoid Robots for Traffic Control

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Industry May 16

IDTechEx Forecasts Sharp Drop in Humanoid Robot Costs

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Humanoid May 16

Figure 03 Humanoids Pass 64 Hours in Autonomous Sorting Stream

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Home May 15

Segway Navimow Reaches 1M Robotic Lawn Mowers Produced

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Humanoid May 15

Frontier International Adds Unitree G1 for Event Promotion Work

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Humanoid May 15

Robot Bank Brings LimX Humanoids to Japan

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Humanoid May 15

WIRobotics Raises $68M to Commercialize ALLEX Humanoid

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AI May 15

ShengShu Unveils Motubrain World-Action Model for Robots

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Components May 15

MIPI Alliance Forms Physical-AI Group for Humanoid Interfaces

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Industry May 14

Hubei Pilot Gives Humanoid Robots Lifecycle ID Numbers

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Humanoid May 14

AGIBOT Plans Hong Kong Hub for Global Robot Expansion

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AI May 14

Ai2 Releases MolmoAct 2 Open Robotics Foundation Model

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Components May 14

PAL Robotics Details ROS 2 Arm Platform for AI Manipulation

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Humanoid May 13

Rotaku Opens Limited Reservations for Compact Domo Humanoid

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Humanoid May 13

Figure 04 Reaches Design Lock With Home-Readiness Focus

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AI May 13

FANUC and Google Bring Gemini Agents to Physical-AI Robot Cells

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Components May 13

Alva Shows SlimTorq Frameless Motors for Robot Joints

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Humanoid May 13

Humanoid and Schaeffler Plan Four-Digit Factory Robot Rollout

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Research May 12

RAI Institute Details Handheld Grippers for Robot Data Collection

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Home May 12

Navimow Adds AI Animal Avoidance for Robot Lawn Mower Safety

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Home May 12

Hello Robot Launches Stretch 4 Assistive Home Robot Platform

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AI May 12

RLWRLD Uses Lotte Hotel Workflows to Train Humanoid Robot AI

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Industry May 11

Vbot Raises $73M for Robot Dogs and Humanoid R&D

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AI May 11

Config Raises $27M to Build Robot-Data Layer for Foundation Models

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Humanoid May 11

UBTech and Hitachi Put Walker S2 Humanoids Into Manufacturing Tests

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Home May 11

Yarbo Says It Will Remove Remote Backdoor From Robot Lawn Mowers

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Industry May 10

MERICS Says China's Humanoid Robots Are Still Factory Pilots

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Components May 9

Cognex Launches Edge-AI Vision System Powered by Qualcomm

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Home May 9

SwitchBot Prepares KATA Friends AI Pet Robots for May 12 Event

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Humanoid May 9

Samsung Signals Humanoid Robot Roadmap From Factories to Homes

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Humanoid May 8

Figure Shows Helix 02 Humanoids Resetting a Bedroom Together

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Industry May 8

SGS Certifies DOBOT Cobot Cybersecurity Under ISO 10218

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AI May 8

Rhoda AI Shows Direct Video-Action Approach for Robot Learning

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AI May 8

QNX Brings Deterministic Software and Safety Research to Robotics Summit

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Components May 8

Nyobolt Raises $60M for Fast-Charging Robot Batteries

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Industry May 8

Morgan Stanley Says Humanoid Robots Could Extend China's Export Lead

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Research May 8

EPFL Researchers Teach Robots to Handle Curved Everyday Objects

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Home May 8

KB Financial Shows GenP Senior-Care Humanoid at AI Expo 2026

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Industry May 8

China's Q1 Robot Exports Hit 11.3B Yuan, Led by Cleaning Robots

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Deployment May 7

Mitsubishi DCS Opens Free Communication-Robot Loans for Schools

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Home May 7

Dreame Shows Laundry Robot and Arm-Equipped Home Robots at US Launch

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Home May 7

The Verge Exposes Critical Security Flaws in Yarbo Yard Robots

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AI May 7

RLWRLD Releases RLDX-1 Dexterity-First Robot Foundation Model

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AI May 7

Hugging Face Launches Agentic Toolkit and App Store for Reachy Mini

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Humanoid May 7

Unitree Opens UniStore Humanoid Robot App Platform

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AI May 6

Spirit AI and Bosch Partner on Embodied AI Robot Brain Deployment in China

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Humanoid May 6

XPENG Frames IRON Humanoid as Core to Physical AI Strategy

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AI May 6

UBTech Releases Thinker-WM World Model for Embodied AI Robots

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AI May 6

Genesis AI Shows GENE-26.5 Dexterity Model and Human-Like Robot Hands

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AI May 6

South Korea Lets Neubility Train Delivery Robots on Raw Street Video

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Research May 5

Researchers Warn Chatbot Guardrails Aren't Enough for AI Robots

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Components May 5

Renesas Launches RZ/V2H Robotics Development Kit for AI Vision and Control

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AI May 5

Tutor Intelligence Builds 100-Robot Data Factory for Humanoid AI

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Humanoid May 5

Humanoid Robot 'Lightning' Wins Beijing Half-Marathon in 50:26, Beating the Human World Record Pace

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Home May 4

Homebridge 2.0 Adds Matter Bridge Support for Robot Vacuums

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Components May 4

CT-Unite Unveils CT-21X GaN Encoder Chip for Humanoid Robot Joints

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Components May 4

Linkerbot Targets $6B Valuation as Dexterous Robot Hand Production Doubles

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Home May 4

iRobot Co-Founder Colin Angle Unveils Familiar Machines & Magic Companion Robot

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Components May 3

Ouster Releases Rev8 Native-Color Lidar Sensors for Physical AI Robots

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Humanoid May 2

NBC News' Joanna Stern Brings a Unitree G1 Humanoid Home — and Reports on Security, Safety, and Real-World Use

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Humanoid May 1

Figure AI Reveals $400–$600/Month Lease Target for Home Humanoid Robots

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AI May 1

Meta Acquires ARI to Advance Humanoid Robot AI

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Humanoid May 1

Xiaomi Shows Updated Humanoid Robot at Investor Event

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AI May 1

Deformable Materials Emerge as Physical AI Testbed

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Humanoid May 1

MagicLab Unveils MagicBot X1 Humanoid and Magic-Mix AI Stack

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Research Apr 30

Fraunhofer IPA Opens Lab for Compliant AI and Humanoid Robotics

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Humanoid Apr 30

Unitree Launches R1 Dual-Arm Humanoid Platform Starting at $4,290

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AI Apr 30

LimX Open-Sources FluxVLA Engine for Embodied AI Robots

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AI Apr 30

DAIMON Opens Tactile-Rich Physical AI Dataset

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Humanoid Apr 30

Pudu Robotics Advances PUDU D9 Humanoid Platform

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Humanoid Apr 30

KyoHA Unveils SEIMEI Domestic Humanoid Test Platform

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Home Apr 30

1X Opens NEO Factory to Scale Home Humanoid Production

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Home Apr 30

GROOVE X Adds Fall-Detection Alerts to LOVOT 3.0

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Humanoid Apr 29

Apptronik Hires Waymo, Boston Dynamics, and Amazon Veterans Ahead of Next-Gen Humanoid Reveal

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Industry Apr 29

State Grid Plans 8,500-Robot Procurement for Energy Work

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Components Apr 29

XELA Robotics Upgrades uSkin Tactile Sensors for Robot Hands

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Humanoid Apr 29

Figure AI Says BotQ Now Builds One Figure 03 Humanoid per Hour

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AI Apr 29

Eka Robotics Launches Vision-Force-Action Model for Dexterity

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Industry Apr 29

Starship Robots Pass 10 Million Autonomous Deliveries

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Humanoid Apr 28

Robotera Raises $280M as Logistics Humanoid Deployments Scale

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Humanoid Apr 27

JAL and GMO to Trial Humanoid Robots at Haneda Airport

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Humanoid Apr 27

Kinetix AI Unveils KAI Humanoid With 115 Degrees of Freedom

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Humanoid Apr 27

Menlo Research Open-Sources Asimov v1 Humanoid Files

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AI Apr 27

Sereact Raises $110M to Scale Cortex 2.0 Robot Brain

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Humanoid Apr 27

Schaeffler Plans 1,000 Hexagon AEON Humanoid Deployments by 2032

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Industry Apr 24

Unitree IPO Review Tests Humanoid Commercialization Claims

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Research Apr 24

EPFL Researchers Show Robots Learning Tasks by Watching Humans

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Humanoid Apr 24

XPENG Shows IRON Humanoid in Auto China Physical AI Showcase

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AI Apr 23

NEURA and Dassault Link Virtual Twins to Physical AI Training

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Home Apr 23

Yukai Engineering Launches Mirumi Charm Robot in Japan

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Industry Apr 23

Pudu Robotics Raises Nearly $150M for Embodied AI Expansion

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Home Apr 23

X Square Robot Unveils Wall-B AI Model and Plans In-Home Robot Deployments

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Components Apr 23

Schaeffler and VinDynamics Partner on Precision Actuators for Humanoid Robots

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Industry Apr 22

Proposed U.S. Ban on Chinese Ground Robots Could Reshape Supply Chains

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Research Apr 22

Sony AI Says Its Ace Robot Beat Elite Table-Tennis Players

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Humanoid Apr 22

Tesla Plans Optimus Production in Fremont and a 10M-Unit Texas Robot Factory

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Humanoid Apr 21

ROBOTIS Unveils Open-Source AI Sapiens K0 Humanoid

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Humanoid Apr 21

Play Robotics Forms to Fill Humanoid Safety-Standards Gap

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Home Apr 20

Romi Update Adds Wake-Word Conversations and Long-Term Memory

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Humanoid Apr 17

AGIBOT Declares 'Deployment Year One' at APC 2026, Unveils Five New Platforms and Eight AI Models

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Industry Apr 16

JD.com Launches Robot Ambulance Repair Service

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AI Apr 16

Physical Intelligence Unveils π0.7: Foundation Model That Combines Robot Skills to Solve Novel Tasks

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Humanoid Apr 15

AGIBOT G2 Robots Join Longcheer Tablet Production Lines

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AI Apr 14

Boston Dynamics Shows Spot Using Gemini Robotics for Home Tidying

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AI Apr 14

Google DeepMind Releases Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 for Embodied Reasoning

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Humanoid Apr 14

RobotShop Becomes AGIBOT's North American Distribution Partner

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Humanoid Apr 13

Unitree R1 Humanoid Reaches Global Retail Channels

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Research Apr 13

Stanford AI Index Finds Robots Succeed in Only 12% of Real Household Tasks

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Humanoid Mar 11

Rivian Spinout Mind Robotics Raises $500M to Scale AI Robots for High-Dexterity Factory Work

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Home Mar 11

Wuhan Opens ‘Robot School’ to Train Humanoids on Everyday Household Tasks

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Home Mar 10

iRobot Expands Roomba Mini to the U.K. and Europe, Targeting Smaller Homes With a Compact Vacuum-Mop

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Humanoid Mar 10

Agility, Boston Dynamics, and ASTM to Discuss Real-World Humanoid Progress at Robotics Summit

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Humanoid Mar 9

Figure AI Shows Helix 02 Tidying a Living Room

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Humanoid Mar 9

Qualcomm and Neura Robotics Partner to Build the ‘Brain and Nervous System’ for Next-Gen Humanoids

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Humanoid Mar 8

KDDI and Avita Partner on Physical-AI Humanoids, Targeting First Service Trials in Autumn 2026

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Humanoid Mar 7

Unitree Says It Builds 90%+ of Humanoid Hardware In-House, Signals Cooperation With Korean Firms

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Humanoid Mar 7

Canadian Startup Mirsee Says Its MH3 Humanoid Program Is Moving Toward Mass Production

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Humanoid Mar 6

Agility Robotics Rebrands to ‘Agility’ as It Pushes Toward Broader Humanoid Deployments

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Humanoid Mar 5

XGSynBot Unveils Z1 Wheeled Humanoid With 6-Second Tool Changes for Factory Work

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Humanoid Mar 5

TI and NVIDIA Partner on Sensor-Fusion Stack to Speed Safer Humanoid Robot Deployment

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Deployment Mar 5

Simbe’s Tally Becomes First Retail Robot Certified to UL 3300 for Public-Space Safety

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Humanoid Mar 5

Apptronik’s $5B Valuation Highlights Rising Investor Bets on Humanoid Labor Automation

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Industry Mar 4

Hyundai and Kia Launch MobED Alliance to Commercialize Mobile Robot Platform With Industry Partners

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Humanoid Mar 4

AW 2026 in Seoul Showcases New Humanoid Debuts as Korea Pushes AI-Driven Manufacturing

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Humanoid Mar 4

Neura Robotics Reportedly in Talks to Raise $1.2B, Signaling Continued Investor Push Into Humanoids

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Humanoid Mar 4

Xiaomi Says Humanoid Robot Trial in EV Factory Can Handle Most Assembly Tasks at Line Speed

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Humanoid Mar 3

Schaeffler CEO Says Humanoid Robotics Is a Core Growth Driver for the Company’s Next Phase

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Humanoid Mar 3

Noble Machines Exits Stealth, Says Its Moby Humanoids Are Already Deployed at a Fortune Global 500 Customer

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Home Mar 3

Honor Details Consumer Humanoid Roadmap at MWC 2026, Targeting Companionship and Service Use Cases

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Humanoid Mar 3

Qualcomm CEO Says Robotics Could Become a Major Business Within Two Years

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Industry Mar 2

Former K-Scale COO Details Why YC-Backed Low-Cost Humanoid Startup Collapsed

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Humanoid Mar 2

IEEE Spectrum Spotlights Humanoid Robot Martial-Arts Demo as Latest Industry Showcase

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Humanoid Mar 2

BMW Expands Humanoid Strategy in Germany With Hexagon’s Wheeled AEON Pilot at Leipzig Plant

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Home Mar 1

Honor Teases First Humanoid Robot at MWC While Showcasing Its Robotic-Camera ‘Robot Phone’

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Humanoid Mar 1

Honor Debuts Its First Humanoid Robot at MWC 2026, Signaling Smartphone Brands' Push Into Embodied AI

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Industry Mar 1

Samsung Plans to Deploy Humanoid Robots Across All Global Factories by 2030

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Industry Feb 28

TechCrunch: China’s Humanoid Robot Industry Is Pulling Ahead in Early Commercial Deployment

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Home Feb 28

Munich's Devanthro Shows Its Home Humanoid Cooking a Full Dinner — In a Real Kitchen

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Industry Feb 28

China Releases First National Standard Framework for Humanoid Robots and Embodied AI

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Industry Feb 27

China's 'Big 5' Humanoid Robot Makers Will Gather in Seoul for the First Time at Automation World 2026

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Deployment Feb 27

DoorDash Launches 'Dot' Delivery Robots in Fremont, Its First Bay Area Autonomous Fleet

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Home Feb 27

Barcelona Deploys 600 Companion Robots to Elderly Homes for Medication Reminders, Safety Monitoring, and Company

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Industry Feb 27

Hyundai Invests $6.3 Billion to Build Robot Factory, AI Data Center, and Hydrogen Hub in South Korea

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Home Feb 27

Weave Robotics Opens Pre-Orders for Isaac 0, a Laundry-Folding Home Robot

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Industry Feb 27

BMW to Deploy Humanoid Robots on Production Lines at German Plant for the First Time

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Industry Feb 27

Agibot Unveils Updated G2 Humanoid with Submillimeter Precision and NVIDIA Jetson Thor

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Deployment Feb 27

China Deploys First Humanoid Robot Volunteer at Train Station During Spring Festival Rush

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AI Feb 27

Vision-Language-Action Models Are Replacing Modular Robotics Pipelines

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Quadruped Feb 27

DEEP Robotics Deploys Lynx M20 Quadrupeds to Haul Crops in Mountainous Farmland

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Consumer Feb 26

1X Opens Preorders for Neo Home Robot at $20,000 — or $499 per Month

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Industry Feb 26

Intrinsic Rejoins Google to Push Physical AI Into Manufacturing

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Humanoid Feb 26

South Korean Startup Tesollo Begins Selling a Compact Robotic Hand Designed for Humanoid Robots

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Industry Feb 26

China Deploys First Full-Space Robot Cluster in Metro System With Humanoids, Robot Dogs, and Drones

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Industry Feb 26

Hyundai Brings MobED Robot to Automation World as Robotics Expands in Manufacturing

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Deployment Feb 26

Coco Robotics Launches Coco 2: Fully Autonomous Delivery Robots That Go Beyond Sidewalks

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Industry Feb 26

Hyundai Targets 150,000 Atlas Humanoid Robots Per Year by 2029, Aiming to Match Tesla on Price

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Industry Feb 25

US Commerce Department Convenes Urgent Robotics Roundtable on March 10 to Counter China's Lead

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Industry Feb 25

Alphabet Folds Robotics Company Intrinsic Into Google to Scale Physical AI

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AI & Software Feb 25

Physical AI Startup RLWRLD Raises $26M to Train Robot Foundation Models in Real Factories

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Industry Feb 25

XPENG to Build First Humanoid Robot Mass Production Facility in Guangzhou

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Humanoid Feb 25

Kyoto University Unveils Buddharoid: A Unitree G1 Humanoid Trained as a Buddhist Monk

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Research Feb 25

NTT DOCOMO and Keio University Achieve First Haptic Robot Teleoperation Over Commercial 5G

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Security Feb 25

Engineer Accidentally Gains Access to 7,000 Robot Vacuums Across 24 Countries

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Industry Feb 25

iRobot Cofounder Rodney Brooks Says Today's Humanoid Robots Are 'Pure Fantasy Thinking'

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Teleoperation Feb 25

Virtuix and UCF Demonstrate Humanoid Robot Controlled in Real Time Via Omni One Treadmill

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Industry Feb 24

China's 'Big 5' Humanoid Robot Companies to Make First Collective Appearance in Korea

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Home Feb 24

Honor to Unveil Its First Humanoid Robot for Household Help at MWC 2026

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Industry Feb 24

ZaiNar Raises $100M to Build a Location Layer for Physical AI and Robots

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Quadruped Feb 24

Unitree Unveils As2: A Heavy-Duty Robot Dog With 143-Pound Payload and 11 MPH Top Speed

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Humanoid Feb 24

AI2 Robotics Raises $145M Series B, Plans to Scale AlphaBot Production Tenfold

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Industry Feb 23

Germany's Robotics Industry Heads for Second Straight Year of Decline

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Hardware Feb 23

Tesollo Commercializes Compact Robotic Hand Built for Humanoid Robots

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Industry Feb 23

The Human Work Behind Humanoid Robots Is Being Hidden

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Research Feb 23

EPFL's Modular Robot Collective Gets More Reliable as It Grows — Not Less

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Components Feb 23

LinkerBot Raises $217M to Build 'One Million Dexterous Hands' for Humanoid Robots

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Humanoid Feb 23

Boston Dynamics Gives Hydraulic Atlas One Last Run, Pushing Full-Body Acrobatics to the Limit

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Humanoid Feb 23

EngineAI's Compact PM01 Humanoid Showcases Humanlike Recovery, Front Flips, and Dance Stability

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Humanoid Feb 23

Unitree Deploys Dozens of G1 Humanoids for Synchronized Kung Fu at Beijing's Temple of Heaven

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Research Feb 23

Harvard Develops 3D Printing Method for Soft Robots With Built-In Shape-Morphing Channels

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Humanoid Feb 23

Figure AI's Fleet of Figure 03 Robots Now Operates 24/7 Without Human Supervision

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Industry Feb 23

MIT Technology Review: The Human Work Behind Humanoid Robots Is Being Hidden

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Industry Feb 22

OpenMind Partners with Chinese Humanoid Makers to Bring Their Robots to Global Markets

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Deployment Feb 22

Coco Delivery Robot Goes Rogue in LA, Tears Up Resident's Garden and Drags Away Her Fence

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Humanoid Feb 21

Westwood Robotics Unveils THEMIS Gen2.5: First Commercial Humanoid to Manipulate Objects While Walking

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Humanoid Feb 21

LimX Dynamics Unveils COSA: A Physical-World-Native Agentic OS That Lets Humanoids Think While Moving

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Humanoid Feb 21

Humanoid Launches KinetIQ: An AI Framework for Orchestrating Fleets of Humanoid Robots

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AI Feb 21

NVIDIA Introduces Cosmos Policy: World Foundation Models That Teach Robots to Act

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Industry Feb 21

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter Steps Down After Leading Company Through Humanoid Revolution

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Humanoid Feb 20

Unitree's Humanoid Robot Demonstrates Martial Arts, Signaling Peak Human-Level Athleticism

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Humanoid Feb 20

Figure Unveils Helix 02: Full-Body Neural Network Controls Humanoid Walking, Manipulation, and Balance

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Home Feb 20

1X's NEO Home Robot Now Learns Tasks From Video — No Demonstrations Needed

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Industry Feb 20

China Accounted for 85% of All Humanoid Robot Deployments in 2025, Barclays Data Shows

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Humanoid Feb 19

Toyota Canada Expands Digit Humanoid Deployment After Successful Year-Long Pilot

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Humanoid Feb 19

Apptronik Raises $520M to Ramp Up Apollo Humanoid Production, Nearing $1B Total

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Humanoid Feb 19

Georgia Tech's New Control System Makes Bipedal Robots 81% More Stable on Uneven Ground

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Industry Feb 19

Toyota Canada Signs Commercial Deal With Agility Robotics to Deploy Digit Humanoids in Auto Plants

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Industry Feb 19

Amazon Shuts Down Blue Jay Sortation Robot Project After Just Six Months

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Humanoid Feb 18

Unitree Targets 20,000 Humanoid Robots in 2026, Quadrupling Last Year's Output

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Home Feb 11

Weave Robotics Begins Shipping Isaac 0: A $250 Laundry-Folding Robot for the Home

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Coverage & sourcing
Where does ui44 source its robotics news?

We aggregate news from 192 tracked sources across robotics trade media, large tech publications, manufacturer press rooms, and other reliable outlets. Every card links directly to the original source so you can inspect the primary write-up in full context.

How do you decide which stories make the feed?

We focus on developments that materially move the market: product launches, funding rounds, deployment milestones, platform updates, and research breakthroughs with real downstream relevance. We skip generic hype and prioritize sourceable substance.

Do you cover international robotics news?

Yes. ui44 follows robotics developments across major markets including the US, China, Europe, Japan, and South Korea. That matters because product momentum, pricing, and deployment timelines rarely emerge from a single region.

How to use the feed
Can I filter by robot category?

Yes. Use the topic chips above the article grid to narrow the feed instantly. We currently surface 13 active topic groups, including categories like Humanoid, Home, and AI & Software.

What is the difference between the news feed and the ui44 blog?

The news feed tracks external coverage and fast-moving industry updates. The ui44 blog publishes original analysis, buyer frameworks, and deeper editorial context. The two work best together.

How do I compare robots mentioned in the news?

Once a story points you toward a robot or manufacturer, jump into the robot database or use Compare to evaluate pricing, specs, features, and components side by side.

Technical
Can I subscribe to this feed?

Yes. ui44 provides an RSS/Atom feed with the latest entries so you can monitor launches and market movement without checking the site manually.

How does the feed relate to the database?

The feed gives you what just happened. The database gives you the durable reference layer, including specs, pricing, categories, and manufacturer records. Together they turn headlines into usable research.

Do you cover more than humanoids?

Absolutely. ui44 tracks home cleaning robots, robot lawn mowers, companion robots, quadrupeds, component-level advances, and adjacent robotics infrastructure alongside humanoids.

Keep researching

Go beyond the headline layer

Use the database for structured facts, the comparison tool for shortlist work, and the blog for deeper editorial context. The feed is the start of the workflow, not the end of it.