Waymo has secured $16 billion in new funding to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service, accelerate fleet deployment, and support international launches in Europe and Asia.
Wandercraft has enrolled the first patient in a clinical trial of its Atalante X exoskeleton, marking a key step toward broader medical deployment of autonomous walking systems.
New York Robotics has formally launched as the Tri-State region surpasses 160 robotics startups, signaling New York’s rise as a major global center for robotics and physical AI.
Tesla is signaling a strategic pivot away from its Model S and Model X vehicles as it prioritizes investment in autonomous driving systems and its Optimus humanoid robot program.
Elon Musk told World Economic Forum attendees that humanoid robots could outnumber humans and enter mass markets as early as 2027, reshaping labor, economics, and daily life.
OpenAI has quietly built a growing robotics lab with around 100 employees, focusing on data collection using robotic arms rather than developing a full humanoid robot.
Airbus has placed a six-figure order for humanoid robots from UBTech, marking one of the largest industrial deployments of humanoid robotics in aerospace manufacturing to date.
Asus is winding down new smartphone development as it redirects resources toward AI computing, robotics, and physical AI systems for industrial and enterprise markets.
Elon Musk says Tesla’s humanoid robots could eventually become more valuable than its electric vehicle business, positioning robotics as the company’s long-term growth engine.
NEURA Robotics and Bosch have formed a strategic partnership to industrialize humanoid robots and physical AI in Germany, combining real-world data collection with large-scale manufacturing expertise.
Skild AI raised nearly $1.4 billion in a funding round led by SoftBank, valuing the robotics AI company at more than $14 billion as it scales a unified foundation model for robots.
Wing and Walmart will add drone delivery to 150 more stores, aiming to reach over 40 million Americans and build the largest residential drone delivery network in the U.S.
CES 2026 marked a turning point for Physical AI, as humanoids, autonomous machines, and AI-driven platforms moved from experiments to scalable, real-world systems.
Market data from Omdia shows AGIBOT leading global humanoid robot shipments in 2025, highlighting a shift from prototypes to early commercial deployment in physical AI.
London-based startup Humanoid moved from concept to a functional alpha prototype of its HMND 01 robot in seven months, compressing a development cycle that typically takes up to two years.