AGIBOT introduced its full-size A3 humanoid robot in Shanghai, showcasing dynamic martial arts movements that signal progress in balance control and real-time motion planning. The demonstration highlights intensifying competition in China’s humanoid robotics sector.
Beijing-based X-Humanoid unveils Embodied Tien Kung 3.0, a full-size humanoid robot built on the Wise KaiWu platform, emphasizing openness, interoperability, and real-world industrial deployment.
Xiaomi has released Robotics-0, an open-source Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model designed to enable real-time perception and control for embodied AI systems, marking a strategic push into foundational robotics software.
Samsung Display is positioning OLED panels as a core interface layer for humanoid robots, arguing that voice alone will not be sufficient for reliable human-machine interaction.
RoboDK has launched RoboDK CAM, a software platform designed to automate toolpath generation and robot programming for machining cells, aiming to reduce integration time and engineering complexity.
Mobileye deepens its push into physical AI with a major ADAS partnership in India while advancing its robotics strategy through the planned acquisition of Mentee Robotics.
Just Eat Takeaway.com has launched ground robot delivery trials in Bristol and Milton Keynes, following Uber Eats’ recent rollout in Leeds, as UK platforms test physical AI for last-mile logistics.
Indian robotics startup CynLr has unveiled its Object Intelligence platform, designed to let robots learn and manipulate previously unseen objects in seconds without offline retraining.
Logistics provider Bleckmann has launched an automated storage and retrieval system in the Netherlands using radio-controlled robots, aiming to reduce labor dependency and speed up fashion e-commerce fulfillment.
Apptronik has closed a $520 million extension to its Series A, bringing the total round to more than $935 million as it accelerates production and deployment of its Apollo humanoid robot.
Harvard researchers have introduced a multimaterial 3D printing technique that enables soft robots to bend and morph in predictable ways, potentially simplifying fabrication for surgical and assistive applications.
Samsung Electronics has launched a new AI-powered robot vacuum in South Korea, aiming to regain market share from Chinese rivals that currently dominate more than 70 percent of the domestic segment.
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter will step down, a move that coincided with a sharp rise in Hyundai Motor shares and renewed focus on accelerating commercialization of the robotics business.
Alibaba has unveiled RynnBrain, an artificial intelligence model designed to help robots understand and interact with the physical world, marking the company’s latest move into physical AI and embodied robotics.
Boston Dynamics and the Robotics & AI Institute unveiled new footage showing the Atlas humanoid robot executing gymnastic-style movements, highlighting advances in whole-body control and simulation-to-reality learning as the company prepares for enterprise deployment.