Sitegeist has raised €4 million in pre-seed funding to scale its AI-powered construction robots, targeting infrastructure repair and labor shortages in renovation projects.
China’s top humanoid robot companies will showcase their latest technologies and global expansion plans at AW 2026 in Seoul, highlighting intensifying competition in physical AI.
AI robots could surpass the number of human workers within decades, driven by falling costs, rapid automation, and expanding adoption across industries.
Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest $6.9 billion in an AI, hydrogen, and robotics hub in South Korea, accelerating its transition into physical AI and advanced manufacturing.
The global reception robots market is projected to grow from $1.2 billion in 2023 to $6.8 billion by 2032, driven by AI advances and rising demand for automated customer service.
HONOR will unveil its first humanoid robot at Mobile World Congress 2026, marking a strategic expansion from smartphones into embodied AI and robotics.
EngineAI has demonstrated its PM01 humanoid robot performing rapid recovery maneuvers, highlighting advances in balance control, dynamic locomotion, and embodied AI resilience.
Unitree’s CEO says humanoid robots have reached the capability of a 10-year-old child but large-scale deployment remains three to five years away due to technical and manufacturing challenges.
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot, backed by Hyundai Motor Group, could be priced at around $130,000, signaling a push toward large-scale industrial deployment.
Ottonomy has introduced Ottumn.AI, a cloud-based orchestration platform designed to coordinate robots, drones, and smart infrastructure across logistics, healthcare, and industrial environments.
NVIDIA has unveiled Cosmos Policy, a unified AI model for robot control and planning built on its world foundation models, improving manipulation performance and real-world task execution.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada is deploying Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid robots after a successful pilot, expanding their use in logistics and manufacturing tasks.
Amazon has halted its Blue Jay warehouse robotics project less than six months after unveiling the prototype, redirecting its underlying technology to other automation initiatives.
China’s humanoid robots performed complex dance and martial arts routines at the Spring Festival Gala, showcasing advances in balance and coordination while raising questions about real-world readiness.
Unitree Robotics plans to ship up to 20,000 humanoid robots in 2026, signaling rapid scaling as the company moves from demonstrations to broader commercial deployment.