Physical AI, humanoid robots, robot learning, and embodied intelligence from Figure, Boston Dynamics, Tesla, and research labs.
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Figure AI's intern outperformed a humanoid robot in a package sorting contest, highlighting the challenges in robotics automation. businessinsider.com
CUHK's Hong Kong Embodied AI Lab aims to advance humanoid robotics, logistics automation, and industry partnerships across embodied AI. eweek.com
U.K.-based robotics vendor Humanoid has signed a deal to deploy thousands of humanoid robots in manufacturing plants owned by motion tech vendor Schaeffler. aibusiness.com
Figure AI, a U.S. humanoid robot company, has surpassed 81 hours as of 11 a.m. on the 17th since it began live-streaming on YouTube a humanoid... msn.com
Figure AI's F.03 humanoid robots sorted 88000 packages in 72 hours during a nonstop livestream, but experts question whether the demo translates to... cryptobriefing.com
A live stream by U.S. humanoid robot company Figure AI, showing a humanoid robot working in a logistics warehouse, surpassed 81 hours as of 11 a.m. on the... chosun.com
Figure AI Inc.'s humanoid robots sorted packages for around 50 hours nonstop without intervention, Chief Executive Officer Brett Adcock said, a milestone in... bloomberg.com
Beijing has put the robotics industry front and center of its national agenda as the tech race with Washington heats up in several key areas, including AI. nbcnews.com
Figure AI's livestream of a humanoid robot sorting packages drew millions of views, and showed the promise and limits of warehouse automation. businessinsider.com
Figure's Helix-powered humanoid robots worked past 17 hours and handled over 22000 packages in a livestreamed warehouse-style test. eweek.com
Figure AI says its humanoid robots completed over 24 hours of nonstop autonomous work using Helix-02 AI. interestingengineering.com
Mind Robotics has become a 'unicorn' as it scales toward applying physical AI to manufacturing, starting with partner Rivian. therobotreport.com
Figure AI keeps setting new challenges for itself and its humanoid robots, and the latest test of these machines' dexterity and intelligence was just... techradar.com
Fanuc Corp. shares soar after the company announced that it would tie up with Alphabet Inc.'s Google in an announcement on Wednesday,... bloomberg.com
Researchers at the Bosch Center for AI and Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new AI system to improve the dexterity of humanoid robots. aibusiness.com
Mind Robotics has raised $400 million in a new funding round led by Kleiner Perkins, with support from several new and existing investors. Founded in 2025. techfundingnews.com
Funding for AI-powered industrial robot project now exceeds $1 billion. wsj.com
The Robots Have Clocked In When Japan Airlines (JAL) deployed humanoid robots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in May 2026, the industry's message was hard to... kraneshares.com
Competing humanoid robot-makers Figure and 1X revealed new footage from inside their factories this week, showcasing the similarities and differences in... cnet.com
When Unitree Robotics added "Mantis Boxing", Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do and even "Kamehameha" moves to its humanoid robot application store, the immediate... digitimes.com