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Jun 2Tue
  1. Boston Dynamics27

    Boston Dynamics Mechanical Design Engineer Chastity Discusses Atlas Robot Foot Design and Her Path into the Field

    In an interview, Boston Dynamics mechanical design engineer Chastity Kelly explains the foot design of the Atlas humanoid robot. The new-generation foot has a symmetric structure, with the ankle joint located at the middle of the foot; combined with knees that can bend backward, this allows Atlas to walk forward and backward without turning around. The sole has multi-directional treads to provide two-way grip and prevent slipping on factory floors. She also shares her own journey: starting at a community college, she spent 15 years earning a PhD in mechanical engineering and entering the robotics industry.

Jun 1Mon
May 29Fri
  1. 线性资本47

    Starry Wilderness Secures Exclusive Angel Investment from Linear Capital to Explore Next-Generation Starry Sky Robot Camera

    Starry Wilderness, a astrophotography equipment brand, recently completed a several-million-US-dollar angel funding round exclusively invested by Linear Capital. It had previously received investment from the XbotPark Chongqing incubation fund and the Chongqing seed investment fund. The company's first product, the ASTERRA-Z lightweight equatorial mount, was launched at the end of 2024 and upgraded to the Z Plus version in 2025; it is currently sold only through domestic private channels.

May 27Wed
  1. Sanctuary AI55

    Zeon invests in Sanctuary AI and partners to develop specialized materials for dexterous robots

    Zeon has invested in Sanctuary AI through its Zeon Ventures arm and established a partnership in which Zeon will support the development of Sanctuary AI's dexterous hand products with its elastomer materials expertise and testing and evaluation capabilities. Sanctuary AI's dexterous hands use micro hydraulic actuators and high-fidelity tactile sensing, aiming for manipulation capabilities that approach human touch.

May 26Tue
  1. Figure AI63

    Figure AI Signs Agreement with Catalyst Brands to Deploy Humanoid Robots Across Its Logistics Network

    Figure AI announced a commercial agreement with Catalyst Brands to deploy Figure humanoid robots across its distribution and logistics network, starting at the Reno, Nevada distribution and logistics center, focusing on high-intensity physical tasks in automated supply chains.

    Why it matters: The original text provides the commercial deployment location and partnership context, allowing readers to understand the practical commercialization progress of humanoid robots in logistics scenarios.

May 25Mon
  1. LimX Dynamics56

    LimX Dynamics Releases Full-Size Interactive Humanoid Robot LimX Luna, Priced at 298,000 Yuan in China with Global Preorders Open

    LimX Dynamics has released LimX Luna, a full-size interactive humanoid robot for commercial services. It stands 160 cm tall and has 27 body degrees of freedom (excluding end effectors). Global preorders open today, with a domestic retail price of 298,000 yuan and a limited-time 40,000 yuan discount on the first 100 units.

May 22Fri
  1. EngineAI48

    EngineAI's first batch of T800 humanoid robots officially rolls off the line, moving toward 10,000-unit-scale delivery capability

    EngineAI's intelligent manufacturing base (Shenzhen Honghualing) has officially opened, and the first batch of T800 humanoid robots has rolled off the line; the production line can roll out one unit every 15 minutes. The base covers a building area of 12,000 square meters and encompasses an integrated closed-loop manufacturing process from incoming material inspection to mass production shipment. Before leaving the factory, robots must pass 79 quality inspections and 46 simulated operating-condition tests, and automated equipment has increased production efficiency by 40%. EngineAI founder and CEO Zhao Tongyang said the company has moved from its first test machine in 2024 and hundred-unit-level PM01 production in 2025 toward 10,000-unit-scale delivery capability, and a planned 10,000-unit-scale production line in Zhengzhou is also underway.

May 19Tue
  1. 大象机器人32

    Elephant Robotics launches myAGV Plus to advance AI and robotics education and research

    Elephant Robotics has launched myAGV Plus, a major upgrade to its myAGV 2023 mobile robot platform, aimed at teaching labs, scientific research, algorithm development, intelligent inspection, and robotics competitions. The intelligent AGV platform improves computing performance, perception, and motion control precision, and supports students in exploring autonomous navigation, machine vision, sensor fusion, and robot operation through experiments and project-based learning.

  2. 矩阵超智 · YouTube69

    Matrix Robotics launches its first mass-production humanoid robot MATRIX-3, with MATRIX-3 PRO starting at $99,000

    At AI DAY 2026, Matrix Robotics unveiled MATRIX-3, its first mass-production humanoid robot. The robot is 170 cm tall, weighs 65 kg, features 27-DOF dexterous hands, has a 4-hour battery life and a 30 kg payload, and maintains a standard walking speed of 3.9 km/h.

    Why it matters: It disclosed the full specifications, key components, and starting price of the mass-production model, giving readers a basis to judge the current hardware specifications and commercial positioning of humanoid robots.

May 18Mon
  1. 拓斯达44

    Topstar T1 Cartesian robot officially launched | Three metrics to watch when selecting for precision injection molding part removal

    Topstar has launched the T1 Cartesian robot, aimed at precision injection molding part removal scenarios. The T1 reaches a maximum instantaneous speed of 3 m/s, cuts in-mold time from 1.4 s to 0.99 s, and reduces the full cycle from 6 s to 5 s, a 20% efficiency gain; it achieves repeat positioning accuracy of ±0.02 mm, is equipped with a 23-bit absolute encoder, and has a maximum payload of 7 kg. A high-rigidity aluminum alloy body paired with a self-lubricating system lets the slider assembly go up to 65 days without lubrication maintenance, and the absolute encoder supports position memory after power loss.

May 12Tue
  1. Persona AI43

    Persona AI and Under Armour partner to develop protective performance materials for humanoid robots

    Persona AI announced a research and development collaboration with Under Armour to explore using high-performance textile materials to provide protection for humanoid robots. The two parties are in the early research and testing stage, examining the durability, thermal regulation, and overall performance of different textiles under the radiant heat of welding arcs, spatter, friction, and repeated motion. The project is explicitly research rather than a product; there is nothing available for purchase and no timeline. The two parties hope to establish standards for robot protective gear.

May 11Mon
  3. Lumos Robotics/鹿明机器人60

    Lumos Robotics completes several hundred million yuan A1 and A2 funding rounds, with Mitsubishi Electric leading both

    Lumos Robotics has completed several hundred million yuan in A1 and A2 funding. The A1 round was led by Mitsubishi Electric, with participation from Puhua Capital and Wuzhong Financial Holdings, among others. Mitsubishi Electric continued to lead the A2 round, with participation from Hundsun Electronics, Haigao Group, and Kunshi Investment, among others. The funding will be used for embodied large-model R&D and scenario expansion. After the funding, the company's cash reserves reached several hundred million yuan. Its flexible quality-inspection embodied intelligence solution, co-created with Mitsubishi Electric, has been put into trial use at Mitsubishi Electric's factory in China. Its self-developed Lumos Nexcore physical AI engine and bodyless data-collection system Lumos FastUMI Pro support industrial deployment and data feedback.

    Why it matters: The original text provides details on the funding structure and industrial partnerships, allowing readers to understand its industrial deployment path and data-collection technology layout.

May 7Thu
  1. Kepler Robot/开普勒机器人 · YouTube15

    Kepler K2 humanoid robot marketed in "fitness beast" mode with endurance and 30KG payload

    The Kepler K2 humanoid robot is being marketed in a "fitness beast" mode for extreme endurance, strength, and precision control, with claims that it can easily handle a 30KG payload, deliver continuous output on a single charge, and show no performance degradation. The source does not provide specific figures such as battery life, degrees of freedom, test conditions, or success rates; the performance claims are the company's marketing statements and are not labeled as verified results.

May 1Fri
  1. 1X Technologies61

    1X's NEO factory in California begins production, targeting 10,000 humanoid robots per year

    1X announced that its NEO Factory in Hayward, California, is now fully operational, spanning about 58,000 square feet with more than 200 employees. It is the first vertically integrated high-volume humanoid robot factory in the United States, with capacity to produce 10,000 NEO units per year.

    Why it matters: 1X itself disclosed the factory's capacity, in-house production of core components, and delivery schedule, so readers can use this to check how the company's NEO mass-production and shipping commitments are progressing.

Apr 29Wed
  1. Figure AI64

    Figure 03 production ramps up: BotQ capacity rises 24-fold in 120 days to 1 unit per hour

    Figure announced that its BotQ factory has delivered more than 350 third-generation humanoid robots, Figure 03, with takt time improving from 1 unit per day to 1 unit per hour, a 24-fold throughput increase in 120 days. The line is driven by self-developed manufacturing execution software and covers more than 150 networked workstations. First-pass yield for completed units exceeds 80%, the battery line's first-pass yield is 99.3%, more than 9,000 actuators have been produced, and each robot undergoes more than 80 functional verification tests before leaving the factory.

    Why it matters: The official figures give specific production and quality-control numbers and explain how fleet scale supports the deployment of perception-conditioned whole-body control.

Apr 24Fri
  1. Ati Motors33

    Ati Robotics demonstrates Sherpa XT Lite autonomous mobile robot live at OMIC R&D

    Ati Robotics, together with Oregon integrator Cobot Team, gave a live demonstration of its Sherpa XT Lite tugger autonomous mobile robot (AMR) at OMIC R&D. The AI-driven tugger robot can tow loads of up to 10,000 pounds and features 3D navigation. Sherpa robots have been deployed at more than 50 manufacturers worldwide, including several Fortune 500 companies, and have accumulated over 500,000 kilometers of operation.

Apr 23Thu
  1. 若创科技42

    Strutt releases ev¹ Co-design Kit design files

    Strutt has released a Co-design Kit for the ev¹, offering downloadable files for accessory interfaces, a parts repository, and sticker templates so users can design their own modification accessories. The files include DXF, PDF, STEP, IGES, STL, GLB, and USDZ formats, covering interfaces such as the backrest, rear rack, armrests, seat, and footrests, as well as 3D models of parts including armrest panels, brake release handles, joystick extensions, screen modules, wheel covers, and hubcaps.

  2. 普华资本64

    Pudu Robotics completes nearly 1 billion yuan new funding round, valuation exceeds 10 billion yuan

    Pudu Robotics recently completed a new funding round of nearly 1 billion yuan, co-led by Longgang Financial Holdings and Asia Investment Capital, with participation from BAIC Industrial Investment, Lens Technology, Highlight Capital, and government guidance funds from multiple regions; Puhua Capital invested in its Series C round in 2022. After this round, the company's valuation exceeds 10 billion yuan, and the funds will be invested in embodied intelligence technology R&D, product matrix expansion, global market expansion, capacity building, and supply chain upgrades.

    Why it matters: The material provides the funding amount, valuation, investor composition, and use of funds, which can be used to assess capital flows and the competitive landscape in the commercial service robotics sector.

Apr 21Tue
Apr 19Sun
Apr 8Wed
  1. 普华资本62

    Puhua Capital invests 2 billion yuan in Galaxea's B+ round

    Galaxea has completed a 2 billion yuan B+ funding round, with investment from Puhua Capital, funds under CICC Capital, Hongtai Fund, and others. This follows its 1 billion yuan B round completed in February 2026. The funds will be used for foundation model R&D and global ecosystem development.

    Why it matters: From the investor's perspective, this systematically reviews Galaxea's technology roadmap, data system, and commercialization progress, serving as a sample for observing the funding cadence and implementation path of embodied intelligence companies.

Apr 2Thu
  1. Sanctuary AI55

    Sanctuary AI demonstrates zero-shot in-hand manipulation with hydraulic dexterous hand

    Sanctuary AI demonstrated zero-shot in-hand manipulation in the real world with its proprietary hydraulic hand: a policy trained entirely in simulation continuously reoriented a lettered cube to a target pose ten times in a row without dropping it. The operation relied solely on the fingertips with no palm support, requiring simultaneous stable grasping and approach to the pose target. The original text states that the hand has a relatively high number of active degrees of freedom enabling finger abduction, and that hydraulic actuation and compact hydraulic valves offer a path toward industrial-grade humanoid dexterous manipulation.

Apr 1Wed
  1. Persona AI48

    Persona AI Appoints Former Amazon Robotics Executive Brian Davis as Head of Global Manufacturing

    Persona AI has appointed Brian Davis as Head of Global Manufacturing to prepare for large-scale production of humanoid robots. He has 30 years of operations experience and previously oversaw manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and quality at Amazon Robotics and Dell Technologies. The company's agreements with HD Hyundai and POSCO, as well as its Louisiana pilot, require on-schedule hardware delivery to customers.

Mar 31Tue
  1. 东方精工65

    Dongfang Precision and Leju Launch China's First Humanoid Robot Production Line with 10,000-Unit Annual Capacity

    On March 29, a humanoid robot production line jointly built by Dongfang Precision and Leju, the first in China with an annual capacity of 10,000 units, was officially launched in Guangdong. The line can roll out one humanoid robot every 30 minutes, covering 24 precision assembly processes and 77 full-dimension inspections, with production efficiency 50% higher than traditional modes; each robot must also pass 41 simulated operating-condition tests before leaving the line. The line uses a flexible design that supports mixed production of multiple models, paired with smart warehousing and AGV automated delivery systems.

    Why it matters: The production line has disclosed specific cycle times and process inspection data, which readers can use to assess the current stage of humanoid robot mass-production capability.

Mar 24Tue
  1. Hcfa/禾川科技26

    Hechuan Technology 2026 National Distributor Conference Successfully Held

    Hechuan Technology's 2026 National Distributor Conference was held at its Longyou headquarters, where it released its 2026 strategic plan and channel policies and showcased a product matrix including servo systems, inverters, control products, industrial robots, and core components for humanoid robots. New products included the new-generation SV730 AC servo family, three series of inverters, the T1 series multi-joint robots, and the first version of an AI-assisted programming and intelligent Q&A agent. Several core distributors signed a new round of strategic cooperation agreements on site.

  2. Dobot/越疆机器人64

    Dobot begins mass production delivery of third batch of full-size industrial humanoid robot ATOM

    Dobot Robotics has officially begun mass production delivery of the third batch of its full-size industrial humanoid robot ATOM, deploying it to frontline industrial applications worldwide. ATOM runs on the self-developed DOBOT-VLA model, which combines vision, language, and action for autonomous decision-making; its joint modules have undergone nearly 10,000 cycle tests, and it supports coordinated scheduling with wheeled and multi-legged robots on a unified platform.

    Why it matters: The source, provided by the party involved, describes progress on the third batch's mass production delivery and its deployment in real scenarios, giving readers a sense of the pace of its industrialization.

Mar 23Mon
  1. 松灵机器人66

    NYU open-sources YOR, a low-cost dual-arm mobile robot, with bill of materials under $10,000

    A research team at New York University has open-sourced YOR (Your Own Robot), a mobile dual-arm manipulation robot, with a bill of materials cost below $10,000. The project homepage is www.yourownrobot.ai, and the paper is at arxiv.org/abs/2602.11150.

    Why it matters: An open-source dual-arm mobile platform under $10,000 offers a reproducible hardware path and measured data, making it suitable for evaluating the cost and capability trade-offs of building a mobile manipulation system in-house.

Mar 20Fri
Mar 19Thu
  1. Wandercraft50

    Wandercraft warns of industrial data risks as foreign robots enter European factories, advocates European autonomous industry path via French-Japanese alliance

    Wandercraft published an article stating that when non-European-made humanoid robots are deployed in European factories and hospitals, they collect industrial and medical data that flows out via servers not controlled by Europe, while integrators cannot access the source code. The article cites data including China accounting for over 80% of the global humanoid robot market, Unitree announcing 5,500 units, and AgiBot having delivered 5,168 units, and draws analogies to the industry precedents of electric vehicles, photovoltaics, and batteries, arguing that Europe should pursue a path built on three pillars: software sovereignty, reciprocal industrial alliances, and a local market in strategic sectors.

Mar 17Tue
  1. Noble Machines39

    Noble Machines and Schaeffler partner to improve the realism of general-purpose robot actuator simulation with Newton

    Noble Machines and Schaeffler have partnered to bring high-fidelity digital twins of high-performance actuators into the open-source physics engine Newton, for developing whole-body control policies before hardware deployment. The models can capture manufacturing variations and predict aging and energy consumption, with energy consumption predictions up to 10 times higher than idealized models, and feedforward compensation can reduce tracking error by up to 68%. Robots can also use control signals as identification signals to enable online self-diagnosis and compensate in real time for wear or environmental drift.

Mar 16Mon
  1. 线性资本65

    D-Robotics completes $120 million B1 funding round, with Linear Capital continuing to invest

    D-Robotics announced on March 16 that it recently completed a $120 million B1 funding round, with Linear Capital, an initial-round investor, continuing to invest in subsequent rounds. Following its $100 million Series A round completed in 2025, the two rounds total $220 million. Investors include industrial capital such as Synstellation Capital, DiDi, and Meituan Longzhu, as well as strategic investment institutions such as Bairui Capital and JiuKun Venture Capital, while existing shareholders including Hillhouse Venture Capital, Vertex Growth, and Linear Capital oversubscribed in the follow-on investment.

    Why it matters: It lays out the investor composition and the total of the two funding rounds, which can be used to assess D-Robotics' funding sources and industrial resource landscape.

Mar 12Thu
  1. Sunday Robotics69

    Sunday Robotics closes $165 million Series B to advance real-world deployment of home robot Memo

    Sunday Robotics has closed an oversubscribed $165 million Series B at a valuation of $1.15 billion, led by Coatue, with Thomas Laffont joining the board. The company will stop giving demos and focus on real-world deployment of its robot Memo, with a beta program opening to users this fall. Its engineering team has grown 3x, research 4x, and data operations 5x, and the company says it has a full stack from its Skill Capture Glove and in-house hardware to manufacturing, along with data advantages.

    Why it matters: The company announced the funding and disclosed the beta program timeline and the scale of team expansion, giving readers a basis for understanding the pace of its shift to real-world deployment.

Mar 10Tue
  1. YOUIBOT/优艾智合30

    Youibot to launch OW12, OW8, and ATS6 semiconductor automation robots at SEMICON CHINA 2026

    Youibot will debut three wafer-handling robots, the OW12, OW8, and ATS6, at SEMICON CHINA 2026 in Shanghai, March 25–27, 2026, at Booth E7-7129. The OW12 supports compatibility with multiple FOUP carriers for 12-inch wafers, the OW8 uses a compact design to fit narrow spaces in the front-end process, and the ATS6 enables wafer transfer across cleanliness levels and zones. This is a launch preview; the performance claims are the manufacturer's promotional statements, and live demonstrations will be offered at the show.

Mar 4Wed
  1. RealMan/睿尔曼61

    Realman Intelligent announces nearly 500 million yuan in funding to build AUTRON production line super factory

    Realman Intelligent announced it has completed nearly 500 million yuan in funding, jointly and strategically invested by industrial parties from multiple listed companies. The funds will go toward product R&D, construction of the AUTRON production line super factory, and global ecosystem development. The article states that its integrated joint modules exceeded an annual production capacity of 100,000 units in 2025, that its robotic arms passed CR L3 certification and achieved a mean time between failures of 50,000 hours, and that the GLN remote operation network and the Beijing Humanoid Robot Data Training Center have accumulated tens of millions of real-machine trajectory segments. The company serves more than 8,000 enterprise users worldwide.

    Why it matters: The company describes its own progress on funding, production capacity, certification, and its remote operation network, giving readers a basis to understand how its hardware-plus-data strategy is actually advancing.

Mar 3Tue
  1. 线性资本62

    Dajie Robotics completes hundreds of millions of yuan in Series D funding to step up industrial embodied intelligence

    Dajie Robotics announced the completion of a Series D funding round worth hundreds of millions of yuan, led jointly by the Liangxi Digital Industry Fund managed by Bohua Capital and a fund under CICC Capital, with follow-on investment from the Beijing Shunyi Science and Technology Innovation Group Fund and the Houshayu Zhonghe Runda Industrial Investment Fund; Linear Capital was the Series A investor and increased its investment in subsequent rounds.

    Why it matters: The original text explains the use of funds and the technology roadmap, which lets readers assess the implementation path of industrial embodied intelligence vendors and the direction of their humanoid robot efforts.

Feb 25Wed
  1. 若创科技28

    Strutt ev¹ early-bird pre-orders exceed expectations, first deliveries set for Q2 2026

    Singapore robotics company Strutt announced that early-bird pre-orders for its flagship personal mobility vehicle ev¹ exceeded the company's initial expectations within one month, with a test-drive conversion rate of about 75%. The first customers will receive the Co-Designer Edition and a certificate, with OTA updates supported. The company is accelerating production capacity and supply chain expansion, expects first deliveries to begin in Q2 2026, and has added more allocation and reopened pre-orders until the end of February.

  2. 普华资本62

    Boundless Dynamics completes over 200 million yuan Angel+ round, third round nearing completion

    General-purpose embodied intelligence robotics company Boundless Dynamics announced the completion of an over 200 million yuan Angel+ funding round, jointly invested by Puhua Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group, Innovation Works, Junshan Capital, and Yari Capital, with existing shareholders Sequoia China, Linear Capital, and Hillhouse Venture Capital increasing their investments. The third round of financing is nearing completion, and cumulative funding will reach 800 million yuan.

    Why it matters: The original article disclosed the funding scale, technology roadmap, and deployment stage, allowing readers to judge this embodied intelligence company's commercialization progress and R&D direction.

Feb 24Tue