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Mar 11, 2026
Rivian Spinout Mind Robotics Raises $500M to Scale AI Robots for High-Dexterity Factory Work
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Rivian Spinout Mind Robotics Raises $500M to Scale AI Robots for High-Dexterity Factory Work

TechCrunch reports that Mind Robotics, an industrial robotics company spun out of Rivian in late 2025, raised $500 million in a Series A co-led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz. The company says it is building AI models, hardware, and deployment infrastructure for factory tasks that still require human-like dexterity and adaptation, with plans for broader robot deployments by the end of 2026. While Mind is not positioning itself as a consumer robot brand today, the funding round is notable for home and humanoid robotics because it signals continued investor confidence in physical-AI systems aimed at closing the gap between rigid automation and flexible, human-like manipulation.

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Humanoid Mar 11

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

TechCrunch Open source
Home Mar 11

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

Euronews Open source
Home Mar 10

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

iRobot (Press Release) Open source
Humanoid Mar 10

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

The Robot Report Open source
Humanoid Mar 9

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

TechCrunch / Qualcomm / Neura Robotics Open source
Humanoid Mar 8

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

Robotics & Automation News / KDDI / Avita Open source
Humanoid Mar 7

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

The Elec Open source
Humanoid Mar 7

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

BNN Bloomberg / CTV News Open source
Humanoid Mar 6

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

The Robot Report Open source
Humanoid Mar 5

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

PR Newswire / XGSynBot Open source
Humanoid Mar 5

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

Texas Instruments / PR Newswire Open source
Deployment Mar 5

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

The Robot Report Open source
Humanoid Mar 5

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

CNBC Open source
Industry Mar 4

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

Hyundai Motor Group Open source
Humanoid Mar 4

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

The Robot Report Open source
Humanoid Mar 4

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

SiliconANGLE Open source
Humanoid Mar 4

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

CNBC Open source
Humanoid Mar 3

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

CNBC Open source
Humanoid Mar 3

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

The Robot Report Open source
Home Mar 3

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

PR Newswire / HONOR Open source
Humanoid Mar 3

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

CNBC Open source
Industry Mar 2

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

The Robot Report Open source
Humanoid Mar 2

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

IEEE Spectrum Open source
Humanoid Mar 2

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

The Robot Report Open source
Home Mar 1

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

CNBC Open source
Humanoid Mar 1

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

CNET Open source
Industry Mar 1

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

Samsung Newsroom Open source
Industry Feb 28

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

TechCrunch Open source
Home Feb 28

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

IEEE Spectrum / Devanthro Open source
Industry Feb 28

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

TechNode / CCTV Open source
Industry Feb 27

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

The Robot Report Open source
Deployment Feb 27

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

SF Business Times / SFist Open source
Home Feb 27

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

Reuters Open source
Industry Feb 27

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

Reuters / Hyundai Motor Group Open source
Home Feb 27

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

New Atlas Open source
Industry Feb 27

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

BMW Group / Financial Times Open source
Industry Feb 27

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

Interesting Engineering / Agibot Open source
Deployment Feb 27

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

EXEED / AiMOGA Open source
AI Feb 27

Vision-Language-Action Models Are Replacing Modular Robotics Pipelines

The Robot Report Open source
Quadruped Feb 27

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

IEEE Spectrum / DEEP Robotics Open source
Consumer Feb 26

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

Fortune Open source
Industry Feb 26

Intrinsic Rejoins Google to Push Physical AI Into Manufacturing

The Robot Report Open source
Humanoid Feb 26

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

The Robot Report Open source
Industry Feb 26

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

Interesting Engineering / Euronews Open source
Industry Feb 26

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

The Robot Report Open source
Deployment Feb 26

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

Semafor / LA Times Open source
Industry Feb 26

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

ETNews / The Korean Car Blog Open source
Industry Feb 25

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

Semafor Open source
Industry Feb 25

Alphabet Folds Robotics Company Intrinsic Into Google to Scale Physical AI

CNBC / Intrinsic Open source
AI & Software Feb 25

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

The Robot Report Open source
Industry Feb 25

XPENG to Build First Humanoid Robot Mass Production Facility in Guangzhou

Gasgoo Open source
Humanoid Feb 25

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

Kyodo News / Interesting Engineering Open source
Research Feb 25

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

Interesting Engineering / NTT DOCOMO Open source
Security Feb 25

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

Popular Science / The Verge Open source
Industry Feb 25

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

Fortune Open source
Teleoperation Feb 25

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

GlobeNewsWire / Virtuix Open source
Industry Feb 24

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

EE Times Asia / Automation World 2026 Open source
Home Feb 24

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

Interesting Engineering / Honor Open source
Industry Feb 24

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

The Robot Report Open source
Quadruped Feb 24

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

Interesting Engineering / Unitree Robotics Open source
Humanoid Feb 24

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

The Robot Report / Pandaily Open source
Industry Feb 23

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

The Robot Report / VDMA Open source
Hardware Feb 23

Tesollo Commercializes Compact Robotic Hand Built for Humanoid Robots

The Robot Report Open source
Industry Feb 23

The Human Work Behind Humanoid Robots Is Being Hidden

MIT Technology Review Open source
Research Feb 23

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

Science Robotics / EPFL Open source
Components Feb 23

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

Interesting Engineering / SCMP Open source
Humanoid Feb 23

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

IEEE Spectrum / Boston Dynamics / RAI Institute Open source
Humanoid Feb 23

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

Interesting Engineering / EngineAI Open source
Humanoid Feb 23

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

Interesting Engineering / Unitree Robotics Open source
Research Feb 23

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

Harvard SEAS / Advanced Materials / IEEE Spectrum Open source
Humanoid Feb 23

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

Figure AI / Brett Adcock Open source
Industry Feb 23

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

MIT Technology Review Open source
Industry Feb 22

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

Interesting Engineering / SCMP Open source
Deployment Feb 22

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

KTLA Open source
Humanoid Feb 21

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

IEEE Spectrum / Westwood Robotics Open source
Humanoid Feb 21

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

LimX Dynamics / IEEE Spectrum Open source
Humanoid Feb 21

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

IEEE Spectrum / Humanoid Open source
AI Feb 21

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

The Robot Report / NVIDIA Open source
Industry Feb 21

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

The Robot Report / Boston Dynamics Open source
Humanoid Feb 20

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

IEEE Spectrum / Unitree Open source
Humanoid Feb 20

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

Figure AI Open source
Home Feb 20

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

1X Technologies / IEEE Spectrum Open source
Industry Feb 20

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

CNBC / Barclays Open source
Humanoid Feb 19

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

The Robot Report / Agility Robotics Open source
Humanoid Feb 19

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

The Robot Report / Apptronik Open source
Humanoid Feb 19

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

Interesting Engineering / Georgia Tech Open source
Industry Feb 19

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

Agility Robotics Open source
Industry Feb 19

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

The Robot Report / Business Insider Open source
Humanoid Feb 18

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

Interesting Engineering / SCMP Open source
Home Feb 11

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

Weave Robotics / IEEE Spectrum Open source
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