The ICS converter board is back in stock! Shipping resumes today. https://kondo-robot.com/product/03121 This product is a converter board for connecting ICS devices such as KRS servos to a microcontroller's UART.
At CES 2026, Sharpa debuted North, a full-body robot driven by the CraftNet end-to-end hierarchical VTLA (vision-tactile-language-action) model, running live autonomous demos for eight hours a day over four consecutive days: taking photos, table tennis rallies, windmill assembly, and card dealing, all without scripts.
Richtech Robotics showcased its full robot lineup at CES 2026, with its newest models, Dex and Camera Scorpion, demonstrated live on the show floor. The company's service and vision robots target scenarios including hospitality and food service, healthcare, logistics, and security, designed to work alongside people and scale operations across industries.
The Kepler K2 "Bumblebee" humanoid robot completed the world's first human-robot collaborative high-altitude welding operation through full-body VR teleoperation, with operators controlling it safely from a remote location. The demonstration took place in a real industrial setting, with the robot taking on hazardous high-altitude welding tasks and possessing precision welding, high payload, and long-duration operation capabilities. Kepler says this shows that industrial humanoid robots are moving from demonstrations to production-grade applications, and notes that progressing from teleoperation to autonomy is a viable path.
Adam full-size humanoid robot, Charleston dance version 2.0
LimX Dynamics has officially released LimX COSA (Cognitive OS of Agents), an embodied agentic OS positioned as native to the physical world. The system uses a bottom-up three-layer structure: the bottom layer is a whole-body motion control foundation model, the middle layer is a high-level skill layer integrating large and small models, and the top layer is autonomous cognition and decision-making, involving interaction, memory, and thinking.
Matrix Robotics has launched its next-generation humanoid robot, MATRIX-3. This announcement did not disclose specific specifications such as payload, degrees of freedom, or battery life; the company says updates can be followed via its X account and website subscriptions.
KEYi Tech unveiled Loona DeskMate at CES 2026, a desktop AI companion that uses an iPhone as its "brain": the iPhone serves as the screen, camera, and microphone, while the base provides a MagSafe charging stand with rotation and tilt plus 3 USB-C and 1 USB-A ports.
Realman is exhibiting at CES 2026 for the third consecutive year, presenting three foundational capabilities: hardware, data, and a remote operation network. It also completed a transoceanic real-time teleoperation demonstration from Beijing to Las Vegas, remotely controlling a RealBOT wheeled folding robot to perform tasks such as delivering items and handing over fruit.
MenteeBot completed a can-retrieval task based on verbal instructions without teleoperation: it understood the request, identified the correct can, navigated to the counter, grasped it, and brought it back to the person. The demo integrates language understanding, scene perception, navigation, and manipulation into a single coherent behavior. Instructions can be given in any language, and the original text states this lowers the barrier to human-robot collaboration and humanoid robot deployment.
Mentee Robotics demonstrated a MenteeBot learning to replace the battery in another MenteeBot without teleoperation, solely by observing a human demonstration. The learning process has three Real2Sim2Real stages: the robot records a human operation video from its own viewpoint, a foundation model reconstructs the task in simulation and then trains at scale using self-play and reinforcement learning, and finally its proprietary Sim2Real technology transfers the skill to autonomous execution on the real robot.
At CES 2026 Unveiled, WIRobotics showcased WIM S, a wearable walking assistance robot, attracting attention from multiple mainstream media outlets and buyers from North America, Europe, India, and South America. Since 2025, WIM S has expanded from the Korean market to markets in Europe, China, and Japan. The humanoid robot ALLEX will perform live motion and interaction demonstrations at the CES 2026 main show (opening January 6); the company has won CES Innovation Awards for three consecutive years (2024–2026).
KEYi Tech officially launched the LOONA DeskMate desktop robot at CES 2026, positioned as an emotion-aware embodied AI desktop work companion, with hands-on demos available January 6–9 at Booth 52355 in the Venetian Expo.
Adam-U Ultra launch: a smarter VLA and a seamless out-of-the-box experience
At CES 2026, Sharpa unveiled North, its first full-body autonomous robot, and completed four fully autonomous live demonstrations. North has a 0.02-second reaction time in table tennis rallies, takes photos with about 2 mm precision, deals cards through multimodal reasoning, and completes a 30+ step paper pinwheel craft sequence, which the company calls one of the longest continuous autonomous operations publicly demonstrated to date.
KEYi Technology introduced LOONA DeskMate at CES 2026 (January 6–9, Las Vegas), positioning it as a desktop embodied AI companion. It uses three signals—Intent, State, and Emotion—to achieve wake-word-free audiovisual multimodal perception, claims to eliminate 300–500 ms of silent latency, and connects to workflows such as Gmail, Slack, and Calendly through real-time clipboard and screen awareness.
Nylo is an interactive service humanoid robot designed to deliver a truly natural experience. He greets guests like an enthusiastic host, gives clear directions, answers questions in more than 50 languages, and adapts seamlessly to any environment. Fully autonomous, and genuinely pleasant to talk to. #AI #Humanoid #Robot #Tech #Innovation
Happy New Year ❤️❤️❤️!!! End-to-end robotic packing and sealing: seamless, efficient, precise. Wishing everyone success in 2026! 🏆🏆 #HappyNewYear2026 #Robotics #manipulated #WestlakeRobotics
SWANCOR Advanced Materials has launched the SWANCOR Q1, billed as the world's first personal humanoid robot. It emphasizes full-body force control and is positioned as an embodied-intelligence creation platform for geek enthusiasts, claimed to be the world's smallest personal humanoid robot with full-body force control. The product is being opened up through co-creation, inviting users to participate in defining it and developing secondary applications. The original text did not disclose specific parameters such as payload, degrees of freedom, battery life, price, or purchase channels.
Perspective: You are a traveler in a foreign country. You walk into the hotel... and suddenly, you can't communicate. What should have been a warm arrival turns into a game of charades. At @MHTulsaOK, these moments no longer have to last. The Tulse robot supports more than 50 languages, helping guests get the answers they need and keeping check-in easy. People-first hospitality, now assisted by a gentle robot. #ai #marriott #tech #Innovation
On December 19, Tashi Intelligence, founded just 10 months ago, held a livestreamed full-stack technology debut. The world's first robot to achieve autonomous embroidery was officially unveiled, completing thread pulling, needle lowering, and piercing motions with sub-millimeter precision to embroider the brand logo, while also demonstrating the autonomous implementation of flexible fine manipulation in wiring harness assembly.
Great to see @BitRobotNetwork using LeKiwi in its new project TeleArms! TeleArms has officially entered private beta (SN/06 and SN/07). Users can remotely control robotic arms to teach robots to grasp, move, and place objects, and earn rewards. Early access spots are extremely limited; joining Discord, reposting, and tagging friends can improve waiting-list ranking.
Our full-size humanoid robot Adam has once again pushed the boundaries of locomotion. Today, we present the world's first demonstration video of a full-size robot attempting the challenging Charleston dance.
Thank you for your patience! The KRS-3304R2 is now in stock, and we are pleased to announce that shipping resumes today. https://kondo-robot.com/product/krs-3304r2-ics [At 7.4V] ● Maximum torque: 13.9 kgf·cm ● Maximum speed: 0.11 s/60° ● Dimensions: 32.5 × 26 × 26 mm (excluding protrusions) ● Weight: 33.7 g ● Maximum operating angle: 270° (±135°) ● Gear type: Metal gears
Sharpa announced that mass production of its flagship dexterous hand, SharpaWave, has begun, with early customers including global technology companies and research universities.
Why it matters: The manufacturer announced that the dexterous hand has entered mass production and provided technical details such as degrees of freedom, tactile precision, and simulation platform compatibility, which readers can use to assess its research usability.
LimX Dynamics has launched the multi-form embodied robot TRON 2, whose single body can quickly switch between three configurations: dual-arm, bipedal, and dual-wheel-legged. It is priced from 49,800 yuan and is open for pre-order starting today. The dual-arm configuration is a 7-DoF humanoid design with a 70 cm arm span and a 10 kg dual-arm payload, and the body has a maximum load capacity of 60 kg. In bipedal form it has a 4-hour battery life and a maximum payload of 30 kg, and it can perceive its surroundings and climb stairs.
Why it matters: The original text provides the one-body, three-form configurations, the dual-arm specifications, and the pre-order price, which readers can use to assess its suitability for VLA and mobile manipulation development.
Blue Robin has launched its first humanoid robot, P-73, which uses torque-based whole-body control. It has increased computing power and integrated on-device AI, along with a robotic hand that offers strong grasping capability and durability.
Earth Rover Mini+ has been released. It is an open-source autonomous mobile robot priced under $300, has actually driven in multiple cities, comes with over 7TB of real teleoperation data, and supports LeRobot integration.
Why it matters: The material gives a total unit cost of under $300 and 7TB of real street data, which lets readers judge how autonomous mobile robot experiments can move out of the lab.
Dobot has used robotics technology, bionic structures, and a multimodal embodied intelligence core to "revive" the primitive Sinosauropteryx, enabling it to perceive its environment through vision and touch and to control its body movements autonomously. The team used a hard-shell component skeleton, compliant joints, and bionic tendon-bone coordinated transmission, with the outer skin made of silicone flocked skin implanted by hand. This is the first deployment of its robotic entertainment solution, aimed at high-end cultural tourism, science education, and film special effects, with plans to build a business model of hardware sales plus rental operations, content subscriptions, and offline experiences.
At IROS 2025, Dobot exhibited the world's first embodied intelligence robot platform integrating humanoid, robotic arm, multi-legged, and wheeled forms, using a brain-cerebellum dual-system architecture. Its humanoid robot passed high-temperature and heavy-load aging tests, with precision reaching ±0.05mm; the X-Trainer dual-arm teleoperation AI training platform shortens the training cycle for new tasks by 70%, to about 2 hours. Dobot also cooperated with Tencent's Tairos platform, and the multi-legged robot Hexplorer achieved fully autonomous operation with high-precision 3D mapping and dynamic obstacle-avoidance guided tours.
AGIROS 25.12 continues to enrich its ecosystem packages, with more than 1,800 packages for systems including openEuler-24.03-Lts and Ubuntu-22.04-Lts, and adds the commercial edition kylin-v11-2503, supporting x86_64, aarch64, and RISC-V architectures.
AGIROS 25.06 continues to enrich its ecosystem, with over 1,500 packages on systems such as openEuler-24.03-Lts and Ubuntu-22.04-Lts, supporting x86_64, aarch64, and RISC-V architectures. The release includes three domestic components: the high-performance messaging middleware TravoDDS, the Alpha Platform simulation software covering the full development, testing, training, and validation workflow, and the Modern C++-based lightweight runtime framework AimRT.
Dobot Robotics announced that the bodies and control cabinets of its CRA-Ex series explosion-proof collaborative robots have simultaneously obtained CNEX national explosion-proof certificates, meeting 7 national standards including GB/T3836.1-2021. The company claims it is the industry's first and only explosion-proof collaborative robot to achieve both IP67 full-body protection and T6/T80°C minimum surface temperature control, covering Zone 1 and Zone 2 flammable gas environments and Zone 21 and Zone 22 combustible dust environments, with repeat positioning accuracy of ±0.03mm, targeting high-risk scenarios such as petrochemical, military, painting, pharmaceutical, and grain processing.
Dobot has officially launched the Rover X1 home embodied-intelligence robot, priced at 7,499 yuan, calling it the world's first home embodied-intelligence robot. The device features a dual-vision tracking system, an all-terrain wheel-leg structure, and intelligent load-carrying capability. Through its self-developed open platform, it can switch between scenarios such as outdoor adventure, home security, coding education, and emotional companionship, and supports both graphical and code-based programming modes.
Amazon FAR has released Holosoma, a full-stack solution, and open-sourced a complete codebase covering multiple simulation backends, training, motion retargeting, and real-world inference. Pieter Abbeel shared and added that the infrastructure was built for humanoid robots and can also be readily adapted into a quadruped version (the quadruped part is already included), and that it contains a great deal of infrastructure experience and convenience tools the team relies on daily.
Why it matters: The open-source full-stack codebase covers both humanoids and quadrupeds, so researchers can directly reuse its complete pipeline from simulation training to real-world inference.
Hugging Face LeRobot released v0.4.2, adding RTC real-time chunking for Pi0, Smolvla, and Pi0.5, and making parallel encoding the default across all platforms.
In response to questions from our previous tweet, we share a behind-the-scenes view of the same task. This video shows the view from MenteeBot's head camera in the top left and its "thinking" and decision outputs in the bottom left, directly presenting the perception and planning process as two MenteeBots carry out a box-handling task. Full uncut 18-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak0rswEQudE #humanoidrobots #PhysicalAI #AI
Our latest demo shows two V3 MenteeBots completing an autonomous logistics workflow, with precise manipulation, stable movement, and adaptive decision-making. To watch the demo and the full uncut recording, visit our blog: https://www.menteebot.com/blog/#menteebot-warehouse-task
Two V3 MenteeBots complete a logistics task fully autonomously in a warehouse, with no teleoperation, transferring 32 boxes from 8 stacks to 4 flow racks. The task demonstrates stable manipulation and dexterity, precise locomotion, and reliable decision-making; the full unedited version runs 18 minutes.
Two V3 MenteeBots fully autonomously complete a warehouse logistics task in an unedited 18-minute video, with no teleoperation throughout. The robots pick boxes from stacks of different heights and place them onto multiple storage racks, and the video demonstrates their stable dexterous manipulation, precise movement, and reliable decision-making.