Agile Robots has officially launched Agile ONE, a full-size industrial-grade humanoid robot built around Physical AI and aimed at human-machine and automation system collaboration in industrial environments.
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Building a fully actuated robotic hand that matches human-level strength, speed, and range of motion is hard; making it highly durable is even more challenging. Clone has pioneered an anthropomorphic robotic hand with 27 degrees of freedom, human-level grip strength and speed, and the world's most durable artificial muscles. The hand in this demonstration lacks a mid-flexor, but below is the update to the neural joint controller.
Leaderdrive will exhibit two core component solutions—planetary roller screw linear actuators and high-pressure micro-displacement servo motor pumps—at Booth 4-151 during SPS 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany, from November 25 to 27.
Keenon Robotics unveiled the C55, a combined sweeping and washing robot for medium and large spaces, at the ISSA North America show, marking the product's first in-person debut in North America. The C55 targets indoor environments of over 3000㎡, offers a cleaning capacity of 2376㎡/hour, and features a 110L water tank, 21,000Pa suction, and fused perception combining 360° lidar and stereo vision. It supports automatic return-to-dock charging, wastewater discharge, and water refill, and its dual-battery system supports 24/7 continuous operation. The company also showed products including the C40, C30, W3, T10, and S300 at the same event.
Hugging Face's robot learning library LeRobot has released v0.4.1, an upgrade from v0.4.0. Key updates include adding EnvHub support for loading environments from the hub, adding libero to the pypi package, fixing a training data access bottleneck to speed up training, and fixing a critical bug in dataset_tools. This version also includes a video_key spelling fix, dependency upgrades, and installation documentation updates.
At CeMAT ASIA 2025, Sainade made its debut showcasing the upgraded linkage of iLoabot-M and iLoabot-X, with a live on-site demonstration of the full process of "loading and unloading—depalletizing and palletizing—transfer," in which the two machines worked in coordination to complete an unmanned closed-loop operation.
Booster Robotics unveiled Booster K1, an entry-level embodied AI development platform, at its Beijing ecosystem conference. It comes in three versions: K1 Geek, K1 Edu, and K1 Pro, all standard with 22 degrees of freedom and support for secondary development.
Why it matters: The official release of full-unit pricing, three versions, and an ecosystem support plan lets readers assess the entry threshold for this humanoid robot platform.
Diligent Robotics announced the launch of Moxi 2.0, which the company says delivers 10 times the compute of Moxi 1.0 and is built on the NVIDIA Thor platform. The platform was trained on three years of real-world hospital deployment data and more than 1.25 million deliveries; Moxi currently delivers medications and lab samples for nurses and pharmacy staff at more than 25 hospitals across the U.S.
At ROSCon, Intrinsic announced multiple ROS integrations for its platform: the Flowstate digital twin environment now supports any camera with a ROS driver, adds ROS gripper support (including a Schunk gripper demo), and introduces an open-source bidirectional Flowstate-ROS Bridge that for the first time allows developers to send requests from ROS to Flowstate to control solution execution.
SIGRobotics has added a pip package that supports dual-arm SO101 robotic arms, which the author says is very helpful for hackathons. Installation requires only two commands: pip install lerobot_robot_bi_so101_follower and pip install lerobot_teleoperator_bi_so101_leader.
At ROSCon Singapore, Intrinsic announced a partnership with Open Robotics to host the inaugural AI for Industry Challenge. Participants can use open-source tools and simulators to train AI models, develop solutions in Intrinsic Flowstate, and test them at real workstations at Intrinsic headquarters.
DEEP Robotics launched the industry-grade humanoid robot DR02 on October 9, calling it the world's first full-size humanoid robot with IP66 protection rating capable of all-weather outdoor operations.
Xinyichang has officially released the first-generation HOSON-Robot embodied intelligent humanoid robot and will proceed with subsequent small-batch mass production. The robot features the self-developed RMC100 "cerebellum" motion controller, supporting synchronized drive of 64 joint motors with synchronization error below 100ns and a control frequency of 4kHz; its model adopts a hybrid intelligence architecture that integrates a VLA end-to-end model with a fast-slow dual-system hierarchical model, and its self-developed dexterous hand and lightweight joint modules have completed preliminary adaptation for industrial scenarios.
Tashi Intelligence has released World In Your Hands (WIYH), described as the world's first large-scale real-world embodied VLTA (vision-language-tactile-action) multimodal dataset, and plans to share it with the industry in December 2025.
Figure AI has released its third-generation humanoid robot, Figure 03, redesigned from the ground up for the Helix VLA model, the home, and large-scale mass production, covering both software and hardware.
Why it matters: The official announcement fully explains the new-generation humanoid robot's perception, touch sensing, home-safety design, and mass-production plans, so readers can understand its hardware changes and production capacity targets.
Sainade showcased its full iLoabot lineup of three robots, iLoabot-M, iLoabot-P, and iLoabot-X, at the 2025 China International Industry Fair (CIIF), with live demonstrations of truck loading and unloading and slope climbing and obstacle crossing. iLoabot-X is its first heavy-duty dual-arm humanoid robot, built on Sainade's self-developed VLA, the logistics industry's first vertical large model, with an initial positioning time of 5 minutes and full-machine production in 30 minutes; the company says the iLoabot series has already been deployed at scale by leading enterprises in tobacco, beverages, and express delivery.
Estun Codroid showcased its second-generation humanoid robot Codroid 02 embodied-intelligence industrial application solution and three new robotic arms with payloads of 7KG, 12KG, and 16KG at the 2025 Shanghai CIIF. Codroid 02 stands 170cm tall and weighs 70kg, has 31 degrees of freedom (excluding dexterous hands), and has a single-arm payload of up to 5 kilograms. On site it demonstrated a full-process industrial scenario from workpiece loading, code scanning, and assembly to intelligent handling. High-precision 3D scanning, automatic machine tool monitoring, and intelligent welding technology requiring no manual teaching were also shown.
Wandercraft announced that its self-balancing Atalante X exoskeleton has received expanded CE certification, with indications extended to a broader range of neurological conditions including paraplegia, tetraplegia, hemiplegia and their paresis types, and it is already in use at more than 100 rehabilitation centers. The new version supports independent adjustment of assistance force at the hip and knee joints, allows step length to be finely adjusted in 5% increments, and improves reporting data, training processes and safety processes; the new version will ship to European customers starting in October 2025, and FDA clearance is expected by the end of the year.
Robot Lecture Hall reported on-site from the LimX Dynamics booth at the 2025 World Robot Conference. The full-size humanoid robot LimX Oli, 165 cm tall with 31 active degrees of freedom, made its first WRC appearance and went on sale, demonstrating outdoor live dancing and switching among multiple gaits such as a light quick step, model walk, and goose step, powered by a whole-body motion control algorithm combining traditional control, reinforcement learning, and imitation learning, with prices starting at 158,000 yuan.
Why it matters: The author attended WRC in person and breaks down the gait switching, disturbance-rejection recovery, and teleoperation details at the LimX Dynamics booth item by item, so readers can understand its full-chain technology roadmap.
The 2025 World Robot Conference concluded on August 12. Estun Cuzhuo exhibited the CODROID02 humanoid robot and the Co-Palletizer 20 lifting palletizing system. CODROID02 stands 170 cm tall, weighs 70 kg, has a single-arm payload of 5 kg, and has 31 degrees of freedom across its body (excluding dexterous hands). Its joint modules are fully self-developed, and it uses a fast-slow system architecture combining a vision-language large model with a flow matching strategy. On site, it demonstrated part grasping and barcode scanning.
Sainade's heavy-duty dual-arm autonomous working robot iLoabot-X made its debut at the World Robot Conference (WRC), demonstrating on-site dual-arm collaborative handling of a cumulative 40 kg of cargo to complete transfer, as well as autonomous recognition of cage cart positions and path planning to push them. Its autonomous working capability comes from Sainade's self-developed multimodal VLA vertical large model, the first in the logistics industry, which parses operational environment details through multimodal perception. The same series, iLoabot-M, has already been running stably in the tobacco, alcoholic beverage, and express logistics sectors, with the company claiming a 300% efficiency improvement over traditional solutions.
At the main forum of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, a joint laboratory of Zhejiang Hechuan Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot (Shanghai), and Quzhou ZJUT Ecological Industry Innovation Research Institute released Qinglong Lite, a low-cost, high-performance open-source humanoid robot.
LimX Dynamics has released LimX Oli, a full-size general-purpose humanoid robot, priced from 158,000 yuan and open for pre-order starting today. The robot stands 165 cm tall and has 31 body degrees of freedom (excluding end effectors). It is offered in three versions: Lite, EDU, and Super. Its hardware supports modular disassembly and assembly and is compatible with multiple types of end effectors and external devices. The SDK interfaces are fully open, and it supports cloud APIs, OTA updates, and local deployment of large models.
Why it matters: The manufacturer has released its own humanoid robot body and provided the price, degree-of-freedom configuration, and scope of SDK openness, which can be used to assess its suitability as a research and development platform.
Figure AI has released the battery for its Figure 03 (F.03) humanoid robot, developed and produced in-house at its BotQ factory. Energy density is 94% higher than F.01, 2.3 kWh supports 5 hours of peak operation, 2 kW fast charging is supported, and cost is 78% lower than F.02.
The W280, a 2-tonne-class full-scale five-seat passenger eVTOL independently developed by Qifei Aviation Technology (WEFLY), completed its first flight at Shengze Lake in Suzhou, officially entering the flight-test verification phase. The aircraft uses a compound-wing configuration and an all-composite fuselage, with a domestic content rate of 95%, a maximum takeoff weight of 2.8 tonnes, a maximum range of 280 km, a maximum speed of 280 km/h, and noise below 50 decibels.
TeknTrash Robotics announced on June 28 that it has open-sourced the source code for POD (Point of Disposal), its smart bin technology, on GitHub under the MIT License.
Rokid announced a partnership with Alipay to launch a smart glasses payment solution called Look-and-Pay, using Rokid Glasses as the platform. Users say 'Leqi, pay 10 yuan,' the glasses recognize the Alipay payment code, and a confirmation phrase completes the payment, with payment information displayed directly on the glasses' screen.
On June 11, Estun Cobot officially launched its second-generation humanoid robot, Codroid 02, at the 2025 Intelligent Robot Development Conference. It stands 170 cm tall, weighs 70 kg, has a single-arm payload of 5 kg, and has 31 degrees of freedom across its body (excluding dexterous hands), with all core components independently developed in-house.
D-Robotics, under Horizon Robotics-W (9660.HK), announced the completion of a $100 million Series A funding round, with participation from more than 10 investment institutions including Hillhouse Venture Capital, 5Y Capital, and Linear Capital. CEO Wang Cong previously headed Horizon's AIoT and robotics business unit.
Why it matters: It outlines D-Robotics' background as a spin-off from Horizon Robotics, the funding participants, and its product lineup, helping readers understand its position in the embodied intelligence ecosystem.
Wandercraft showcased its prototype Personal Exoskeleton, a self-balancing exoskeleton robot for people with walking disabilities, at NVIDIA GTC 2025; it is currently in clinical trials. Test wearer Caroline Laubach walked independently with the device for two hours at the venue, the first time in three years since her injury that she has walked freely in a public space. The company worked with NVIDIA and AWS to complete billions of steps of training in simulation to improve walking safety and stability.
Wandercraft publicly demonstrated its Personal Exoskeleton prototype for the first time at the 2024 Paralympic Torch Relay, with trained pilot Thibault Simon, who has quadriplegia, operating it to walk while carrying the torch. The exoskeleton is self-balancing, has 12 degrees of freedom and 12 motors, and lets users walk without assistive devices. The device is still in late-stage development, with clinical trials in the United States upcoming and commercialization targeted for the coming years.
The Sainade iLoabot-M autonomous loading and unloading robot has recently rolled off its Shanghai factory line and entered service, with loading and unloading efficiency of up to 1,800 boxes per hour. The robot uses machine vision, AI perception, autonomous driving and other technologies, and has four major features including autonomous navigation planning and an autonomous delivery platform. In January 2024 it was selected for the Recommended Catalog of 2023 Shanghai Intelligent Robot Benchmark Enterprises and Application Scenarios. Sainade was founded in 2012; CEO Li Hua said the company began research and development on the project in 2019 and is preparing to establish overseas companies and R&D centers to expand its market.
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Wandercraft held an invitation-only event in New York on December 13 to unveil its self-stabilizing Personal Exoskeleton for everyday personal use. Once approved, it is expected to become the first hands-free walking exoskeleton on the market, helping people with mobility impairments walk without canes at home and in the community. The product is based on the company's Atalante X rehabilitation exoskeleton technology, already used in rehabilitation hospitals in Europe, the US, and Brazil. Experts note that 4-6 hours per week of exoskeleton-assisted walking can improve health.