Leju Launches Kuavo 5 Modular Humanoid After Raising $200M
Shenzhen-based Leju Robot just launched the fifth iteration of its flagship industrial humanoid that can now switch between bipedal and wheeled locomotion.
Month: October 2025
Is 1X’s $20K Humanoid Robot for Home Too Good to Be True?
As advertised, the next-generation NEO basically outperforms and undercuts everything else in its class entering the market.
Unitree G1 Pulls 1.5 Ton Car in Viral Video from BAAI
In new viral footage from China, a compact humanoid robot pulls that’s about 40 times its own weight.
Tesla Optimus Makes East Coast Debut in NYC’s Times Square
Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot just made its East Coast debut in New York City’s Times Square, where it handed out candy as part of an early Halloween celebration.
Are Amazon’s Smart Glasses for Training Humanoids for Deliveries?
Amazon says it’s testing smart glasses for its delivery drivers to make them more efficient, but industry observers suspect a deeper motivation.
Unitree’s Rise Accelerates Development of Hyper-Realistic Humanoids
A few years into the humanoid craze, robots are becoming more refined in their designs, more fluid in their motions, and less reliant on humans in the loop.
Elon Musk Hypes Gen 3 Tesla Optimus as Reveal Pushed into 2026
Elon Musk has once again pushed back the debut of the highly anticipated Gen 3 Tesla Optimus as he hypes the AI-powered humanoid as the key to “universal high income.”
Booster, Noetix Disrupt Humanoid Market with Low-Cost Robots
A few years into the humanoid robotics frenzy, prices are already plummeting.
Is 1X Planning a Compact Neo Humanoid to Rival Unitree’s G1?
1X Technologies is teasing a big announcement for the end of October. I think I figured it out.
Creepy-Cool or Just Creepy? Unitree Debuts Human-Scale H2 Robot
The leading Chinese robotics firm Unitree just launched its new full-sized fake human that looks straight out of the future that Will Smith warned us all about.
Singapore’s Sharpa Starts Mass Producing Viral Dexterous Robotic Hand
The Singaporean startup Sharpa Robotics say its viral dexterous robotic hand has entered mass production.