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Wang Xingxing brings forward his humanoid forecast, pointing to AI advances while acknowledging that today’s robots still struggle with everyday tasks.

NEURA’s 20% lighter 4NE1 Gen 4 debuts as a €17 million TUM partnership opens a Munich RoboGym to train robots for practical work.

JR West is adding two railway maintenance robots, targeting a 30% reduction in manpower for selected jobs and safer work at height.

Musk says Tesla needs 10,000–20,000 robots to practice tasks at Optimus Academy, generating training data as Fremont production begins its early ramp.

CoreWeave’s Physical AI Launchables packages Isaac Sim, MuJoCo and other tools into tested workflows for robot training and evaluation.

Robotiq’s new gripper combines tactile sensing and onboard grasp intelligence, with pre-orders open and shipments planned for Q1 2027.

Unitree’s H2-X video showcases martial-arts moves and staged protection scenes, with a claimed maximum endurance of about eight hours.

Agile Robots expects to build 1,000–2,000 compact humanoids in 2027, supplying research labs with NVIDIA-powered systems for developing robot skills.

NVIDIA adds Agile ONE SN, Isaac Lab 3.0, Isaac OS and new training resources to connect humanoid research with real-world robot deployment.

Independent committees are exploring a Tesla–SpaceX merger, raising questions about the future of Optimus, AI investment and shared engineering.

FANUC’s new Michigan academy more than doubles its classrooms as the company expands hands-on robotics and automation training.

Generative Bionics plans a 5,000-square-meter Italian robot-training hub for Q4 2027, linking GENE.01 humanoids, digital twins and AMD Helios compute.

Daimon Robotics connects touch sensors, demonstration data and simulation to help physical AI systems handle contact-rich assembly and packaging tasks.

FF Nova combines a $2,490 compact humanoid with simulation tools and an optional $390 developer package, starting with a limited invitation release.

KAIST Humanoid v0.9 combines onboard vision and whole-body control to push 35 kg objects and lift 20 kg in a new research demonstration.