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Month: November 2025

Mentee Boasts V3 Humanoid’s Real-World Autonomy Ahead of Production Scale-Up

November 26, 2025November 25, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Mentee Robotics humanoid work autonomously in logistics

Israeli startup Mentee Robotics just shared an uncut 18-minute video with two of its flagship humanoid robots working together as autonomous warehouse workers.

Kyber Labs’ Super-Fast Robot Hand Grabs Attention

November 25, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Kyber Labs hand senses feather

The New York startup Kyber Labs is taking a novel approach to replicating the five-fingered capabilities of human hands.

Google’s Robotics Revival Looks Big, But Haven’t We Seen This Before?

November 24, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Google Revives Robotics Push

Google, riding high on buzz surrounding its latest AI model, is pushing hard into robotics as it hopes to leapfrog Big Tech rivals like OpenAI, Meta, and Amazon in the shift toward embodied artificial intelligence.

Unitree, AgiBot, MagicLab Robots Showcase Athletic Feats

November 24, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Unitree G1 and MagicBot Z1 humanoid robots athletic capabilities

China’s humanoid robot scene just detonated with a wave of breakthroughs: record-setting endurance, basketball court agility, arrow-dodging bots, and now a new full-sized humanoid robot claiming superhuman power.

‘Skull-Cracking Force’: Lawsuit Claims Figure AI Hid Extreme Robot Dangers in Push for Home Market

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Figure 02 humanoid robot testifies in court

Figure AI’s former lead product safety engineer accuses the Silicon Valley humanoid robotics startup of ignoring the danger its humanoid robots pose in its rush to the consumer market.

Is the PHYBOT M1 the World’s Most Powerful Humanoid Robot?

November 24, 2025November 21, 2025 by Mike Kalil
PHYBOT M1 humanoid robot

A new Chinese humanoid robot just burst onto the scene doing a full airborne backflip, which its developers say is made possible with its unprecedented power.

Russian Humanoid Robot Towers Over Putin in High-Stakes Debut

November 20, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Russian humanoid robot meets Vladimir Putin in November 2025

A new Russian humanoid robot just faced President Vladimir Putin in a televised encounter made even more charged by a recent onstage flop in Moscow.

Meet Memo, the Humanoid Helper for Homes from Sunday Robotics

November 19, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Sunday Robotics' Memo home humanoid robot

Days after emerging from stealth, the buzzy Silicon Valley startup Sunday Robotics has unveiled its autonomous humanoid helper for homes.

Germany’s Agile Robots Enters Humanoid Race with Industrial Biped

November 19, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Agile ONE, the first humanoid robot from Germany's Agile Robots

Agile Robots, a German industrial automation leader with thousands of global deployments, is throwing itself into the humanoid race.

Boston Dynamics: ‘Thousands’ of Atlas Humanoids Deployed by 2035

November 20, 2025November 19, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Boston Dynamics humanoid robot

Boston Dynamics just made an uncharacteristically bold prediction about the future of its flagship humanoid robot.

1HMX Launches NX1 Platform, Calls It ‘Vital’ for Humanoid Robots and VR

November 22, 2025November 18, 2025 by Mike Kalil
1HXM's Nexus N1 full-body immersive platform

1HMX has opened preorders for its new full-body human-machine interface designed to bring Ready Player One and Real Steel closer to reality.

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