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.
An Indian university was asked to vacate its booth at the India AI Impact Summit after presenting a Chinese-made Unitree robot dog as its own, raising questions about credibility and global competition in robotics.
China has opened its first 7S humanoid robot store in Wuhan, combining sales, training, and deployment services in a new retail model aimed at accelerating real-world adoption.
A new report projects humanoid robotics could grow into a $200 billion market, driven by labor shortages, aging populations, and advances in physical AI deployment.
Qualcomm unveiled its robotics platform and new humanoid-focused processor at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, signaling its push to become a core infrastructure provider for physical AI systems.
Unitree Robotics has begun deploying its G1 humanoid robots on production lines to assemble motor components, marking a shift from demonstrations to real industrial use.