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Month: July 2025

Skild AI Reveals ‘One Brain’ as China’s $22K Answer to Atlas Humanoid Goes to Market

November 2, 2025July 31, 2025 by Mike Kalil
SkildAI Multi-Form Robots

Skild AI, a US startup that reached unicorn status before anyone ever heard of it, says it’s wiring the nervous system for a robot run future.

WAIC 2025: Shanghai Hosts Unprecedented Number of Humanoids

November 2, 2025July 29, 2025 by Mike Kalil
WAIC 2025 Humanoid Robots

WAIC 2025 (World Artificial Intelligence Conference) featured more than 150 fake humans with 60 distinct models, from more than 80 companies.

Robots Learn to Eat Other Robots for Strength

November 2, 2025July 27, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Robot eating robot

Robots are learning to eat other robots to become bigger and stronger with funding from DARPA.

Unitree and Fourier Bring Humanoids to the Masses with Next-Gen Bots

November 6, 2025July 26, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Fourier's GR-3 and Unitree's R1 humanoid robots

Two of China’s leaders in humanoid robotics are unleashing their potentially game-changing next generation machines into the world.

Elon Musk Shares Major Updates on Tesla Optimus Gen 3 Production

November 2, 2025July 24, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Tesla Optimus humanoid robots illustration

After a rough first half of 2025, Elon Musk just shared new details about Tesla’s much anticipated Generation 3 Optimus humanoid robot.

RobotEra Makes World’s Fastest Humanoid Quicker, Stronger, and Smarter

December 27, 2025July 23, 2025 by Mike Kalil
RobotEra L7 humanoid robot

The rising startup RobotEra, maker of the world’s fastest bipedal humanoid robot, is pushing a suite of AI-powered humanoids to market with significant financial backing.

EngineAI Teases Terminator-Inspired Robot Codenamed T-800

November 2, 2025July 22, 2025 by Mike Kalil
EngineAI T-8000 robotic humanoid prototype

With significant financial backing, one of China’s buzziest humanoid robotics firms is drawing inspiration from a cinematic icon for its next-generation machine.

Tesla, Xpeng Humanoids Enter the Real World as Safety Concerns Rise

November 2, 2025July 21, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Xpeng's Iron and Tesla Optimus humanoid robots in service roles

EV makers Tesla and Xpeng are officially sending their AI-powered humanoid robots into the world as yet another scary viral video heightens concerns about the rush smart machines into workplaces and homes.

Ai-Da, the Humanoid Robot Artist, Shakes Sodas with King Charles III Portrait

April 5, 2026July 20, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Ai-Da Humanoid Robot Artist with Portrait of King Charles III

When Ai-Da, the world-famous robot artist, was born, few understood the impact that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence would soon have on arts and culture.

Anduril’s Luckey Speaks at Reindustrialize 2025 in Robotic Form

January 17, 2026July 19, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Palmer Luckey as Robot

Palmer Luckey, the eccentric founder of defense tech unicorn Anduril Industries, appeared at Reindustrialize 2025 through a robotic humanoid avatar.

UBTECH’s Next-Gen Industrial Humanoid Replaces Its Own Battery for 24/7 Service

November 2, 2025July 18, 2025 by Mike Kalil
UBTECH Walker S2 humanoid robot self battery swap

China’s top industrial humanoid robot is now equipped for 24/7 service. It just needs an occasional three-minute break to swap out its own battery.

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