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Global humanoid robot shipments reached approximately 19,100 units in the first half of 2026, up 272% year-on-year, with Agibot overtaking Unitree to claim 44% global share, as Chinese vendors accounted…
Consumer-oriented embodied AI developer Noin Intelligence has closed a 500 million yuan Angel++ round, part of a broader capital shift in China toward embodied AI models rather than robot hardware.…
New companion app user interface designs for Samsung's Ballie home robot have surfaced online, revealing features including home monitoring, surface scanning for 3D mapping, built-in projector control, and visitor recognition,…
Samsung Electronics has established a new RX Business Office reporting directly to CEO TM Roh and has been developing an in-house humanoid robot described as advanced and separate from its…
Unitree Robotics has priced its Shanghai STAR Market IPO at 150.80 yuan per share, raising approximately 6.1 billion yuan, with offline subscriptions oversubscribed 2,760 times, as the company becomes the…
Hyundai Motor Group will pilot wheel-lifting parking robots at a Siheung apartment complex in what it describes as the first such test at a residential complex in Korea, with the…
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital completed three surgical firsts in one week using the da Vinci SP single-port robotic system, including a novel nipple-sparing mastectomy with nerve reconstruction, a colostomy performed…
Honda has developed a four-fingered robotic hand capable of grasping a 1.6mm screw and lifting 5kg objects using fingertips, featuring a newly patented finger drive mechanism, with full-scale factory testing…
DeepSeek has invested 140.8 million yuan in Unitree's Shanghai IPO, acquiring a 2.31% strategic placement stake, and the two Hangzhou-based companies have agreed to jointly develop AI models for humanoid…
The UK government has opened a £20 million funding round for field robots capable of planting, tending, and harvesting crops, as part of its Farming Innovation Programme targeting seasonal worker…
Researchers have developed Milo, an autonomous robotic guide dog priced below $2,000 to manufacture, designed to help blind and visually impaired people navigate indoor and outdoor environments without pre-mapped routes,…
FedEx is expanding its use of Dexterity's AI-enabled trailer-loading robot at its Hagerstown, Maryland hub, while Pickle Robot and Ambi Robotics have integrated their systems to provide an end-to-end trailer-to-warehouse…
Unitree Robotics is expected to be valued at more than 50 billion yuan following its Shanghai IPO, according to sponsor Citic Securities, as the company reports first-half 2026 revenue of…
Agile Robots, which supplies automation to Foxconn and Tata Electronics for iPhone production in India, has acquired a majority stake in Bengaluru-based XNG Automation, a 200-person system integration specialist with…
BYD will unveil its first humanoid robot at its Di Space showrooms in August 2026, presenting a functional production model that attendees can interact with, as the EV and battery…