BMW and Embotech Pass One Million Driverless Vehicle Moves Inside Factories
BMW’s in-plant automated driving system now handles about 3,500 vehicle movements a day across four European factories, with Spartanburg scheduled to follow in 2027.
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ANYbotics Starts Shipping ANYmal X Robots for Explosive Industrial Sites
ANYmal X is shipping to energy and chemical customers including Equinor and DSM-Firmenich, bringing autonomous legged inspections into hazardous industrial environments.
Unitree Q3 Profit Falls 17.4% as Revenue Surges 70% and R&D Spending Jumps
Unitree’s first post-IPO results show rapid sales growth but lower quarterly profit as the robot maker steps up spending on embodied AI models, computing and research…
Realbotix Opens Echo Humanoid Reservations From $11,950
Realbotix’s Echo line offers tabletop and full-body conversational humanoids, with $199 reservations, required AI subscriptions and U.S. deliveries targeted for late 2027.
GXO Expands Digit Humanoid Robot Deal to Two More U.S. Warehouses
GXO plans Digit deployments in North Carolina and Tennessee in early 2027, building on more than 100,000 totes moved at its existing Georgia operation.
Bedrock Raises $600M to Scale Autonomous Excavators at $4.1B Valuation
CapitalG and Emergence Capital lead Bedrock’s $600 million Series C as the startup expands paid autonomous earthmoving and adds contractors across the United States.
Watch: 110 AgiBot Humanoids Dance Together in Guinness Record Attempt
AgiBot coordinated 110 Expedition A3 humanoids in Jinan using its LinkBots platform, earning a reported Guinness title and showcasing fleet-scale choreography.
Unitree H2-X Robot Falls During Live Demo, Sparking Reliability Debate
Unitree’s H2-X reportedly lost part of a leg after a failed side flip at its Hangzhou summit, prompting debate over humanoid durability and live demonstrations.
Unitree Shares Jump 20% as AI Models Fuel Robot Software Hopes
Unitree shares rose 20% on October 23 as advances in AI models renewed hopes that the robot maker can turn agile hardware into more capable working…
Galaxy Opens Robot Performance Arena at Dubai Mall
Galaxy Corporation launches a humanoid performance arena with Emaar Entertainment and Reel Cinemas at Dubai Mall, extending its robot-show business beyond Seoul.
Japan Develops Hacchan Robot Dogs for Autonomous Bear Patrols
Akita Prefectural University is developing Hacchan robot dogs to detect and deter bears near settlements, with coordinated patrols still awaiting field validation.
Watch: ETH Robot Solves Giant Rubik’s Cube Using Only Its Feet
ETH Zurich’s ANYmal-D scans and solves a giant Rubik’s Cube using its feet, combining conventional planning with learned whole-body control.