Samsung Forms CEO-Led RX Robotics Division and Develops In-House Humanoid Robot
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...
Humanoid robots are robotic systems designed with a human-like form factor, enabling them to move, manipulate objects, and operate in environments built for people. Unlike traditional industrial machines, humanoids aim to combine mobility, dexterity, and embodied intelligence to perform a wide range of physical tasks. This topic covers advances in locomotion, balance, manipulation, perception, and AI-driven control systems, as well as real-world deployment in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and service roles. It also examines the technical, economic, and safety challenges of scaling humanoid platforms beyond research and pilot programs. As hardware matures and AI models improve, humanoid robots are increasingly positioned as general-purpose systems for complex, unstructured environments.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New York state senators have introduced legislation that would prohibit AI-enabled humanoid robots from performing teaching responsibilities in public schools, following a New York Focus report...
A LexisNexis report ranking global humanoid robot startups by patent asset strength places six Chinese companies in the top ten, with the top five all from...
Google DeepMind has launched Gemini Robotics 2.0, a three-model suite covering embodied reasoning, robot action generation, and on-device inference, with a new ASIMOV-Agentic safety benchmark and...
The FCC has blocked new foreign-produced humanoid and quadruped robot models from entering the US market, with Chinese manufacturers expected to face the greatest disruption.
PNDbotics has demonstrated its Adam humanoid riding a robotic horse and firing an arrow at a target from 20 metres, highlighting advances in whole-body coordination and...