OpenAI Quietly Expands Robotics Lab, Focuses on Data and Robotic Arms
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.
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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.
Latest Humanoid Robots News
Airbus Orders Six-Figure Humanoid Robots From UBTech for Aircraft Manufacturing
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.
Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Robots Will Surpass Its EV Business
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 Join Forces to Scale German-Made Humanoid Robotics
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 Raises $1.4B, Reaching $14B Valuation in Physical AI Bet
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...
CES 2026 Puts Physical AI and Robots at the Center of Tech’s Next Wave
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.
Omdia Ranks AGIBOT as Global Leader in Humanoid Robot Shipments
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.
Humanoid Builds HMND 01 Alpha in 7 Months Using NVIDIA Robotics Stack
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...
CES 2026: Mobileye to Acquire Mentee Robotics for $900M to Accelerate Physical AI Push
Mobileye agreed to acquire humanoid robotics startup Mentee Robotics for $900 million, expanding its autonomy technology from vehicles into Physical AI and general-purpose humanoid robots.
CES 2026: Qualcomm Unveils Dragonwing Robotics Platform to Power Physical AI
Qualcomm introduced a comprehensive robotics technology stack at CES 2026, unveiling new processors and partnerships aimed at scaling Physical AI from service robots to full-size humanoids.