Unitree Robotics’ planned IPO highlights growing investor confidence in humanoid robots as analysts forecast a multi-trillion-dollar market for physical AI by mid-century.
A strawberry-harvesting robot developed by researchers at the University of Essex has won a national AI and robotics award, highlighting growing momentum for agricultural automation amid global farm labour shortages.
LG Electronics is expanding its robotics ambitions by developing and manufacturing robot actuators in-house, positioning itself as a key supplier in the global robotics ecosystem.
Renault has begun deploying Calvin-40 robots in its Douai electric vehicle plant, using AI-trained machines to handle repetitive assembly tasks and accelerate EV production.
Elon Musk has unveiled Terafab, a massive semiconductor facility planned near Austin, Texas, designed to produce custom AI chips for Tesla vehicles, Optimus robots, SpaceX satellites, and xAI models.
HD Hyundai has launched trials of humanoid robots designed for welding in shipyards, aiming to improve safety and efficiency by applying AI trained on the techniques of skilled welders.
More than 300 humanoid robots from universities and companies across China will compete in Beijing’s upcoming android half marathon, highlighting rapid advances in robot locomotion and autonomy.
Chinese robotics firm Unitree Robotics has filed for a Shanghai IPO seeking more than $600 million, as investors increasingly focus on the emerging humanoid robotics industry.
NVIDIA is expanding its Isaac robotics platform with new AI models, simulation tools, and data pipelines designed to help developers build general-purpose robots and deploy them at scale.
Humanoid robots will compete in the world’s second half marathon for androids in Beijing, with teams aiming to dramatically improve performance and potentially challenge human running records.
Chinese researchers have demonstrated a system where space-based computing resources control robots on Earth through natural language commands. The experiment links satellite AI processing with ground robotics.
Chinese robotics developers are integrating the OpenClaw AI agent into humanoids, robotic arms, and home robots, signaling an early push to bring autonomous AI agents into physical machines.
Amazon has acquired robotics startup RIVR, a developer of stair-climbing quadruped delivery robots, as the company expands its efforts to automate last-mile logistics.
Boston Dynamics is deepening its collaboration with NVIDIA to accelerate AI development for its Atlas humanoid robot. The partnership integrates NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor computing platform and Isaac robotics frameworks into the company’s next generation systems.
Zalando plans to deploy up to 50 AI-powered Nomagic robots across its European fulfilment centres, expanding automation for item picking and tackling one of fashion logistics’ toughest challenges: handling shoeboxes.