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AI robots combine artificial intelligence and robotics to perform tasks, learn from experience, and work safely alongside people.

China’s Humanoid Robot Makers Are Chasing IPOs, Factory Scale, and Cage Fights

June 15, 2026June 13, 2026 by Mike Kalil
EngineAI T800 humanoid robot fights after getting its head knocked off in a cage match

EngineAI is just one of many well-funded humanoid makers accelerating toward an IPO as Beijing gets serious about integrating humanlike machines into the workforce.

ROBOTIS Teaches AI Sapiens Humanoid K-Pop Dance with Smartphone Video

June 11, 2026 by Mike Kalil
ROBOTIS AI Sapien humanoid robot performs CORTIS' REDRED dance challenge

South Korea’s ROBOTIS says it taught its open-source humanoid robot to dance like a K-Pop star using just smartphone footage.

NEURA’s $1.4B Funding Round Has a China-Sized Backstory

June 11, 2026 by Mike Kalil
NEURA Robotics announces largest full-stack fundraising round in history

NEURA Robotics looks like Germany’s next great robotics champion, but its $1.4 billion funding round may also be a bet on something outside Germany.

Amazon’s LadderMan Framework Teaches Humanoids to Work in High-Up Spaces

June 9, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Unitree G1 humanoid robot climbs ladder

Amazon researchers are teaching humanoid robots to climb ladders they’ve never seen before at human speed and then do work without falling.

Can UBTECH Push Lifelike Robots Out of the Uncanny Valley?

June 10, 2026June 8, 2026 by Mike Kalil
UBTECH U1 lifelike androids

China’s UBTECH Robotics is reporting strong early demand for its new line of ultra-realistic robot companions.

Popular MoCap Actress Makes Six Humanoid Robots Follow Her Every Move

June 7, 2026 by Mike Kalil
MoCap actress controls 6 humanoid robots with her body

The same tech long used to animate human movement is now scaling to power armies of humanoid robots.

Unitree’s Rise Increases Likelihood of US Chinese Robot Ban

June 6, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Will USA Ban Unitree Robots?

Chinese robotics leader Unitree is heading into what looks like a blockbuster summer, but it comes with growing risks that could stall its momentum.

NVIDIA Picked Unitree First. But Which US Humanoid Company Is Next?

June 3, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Unitree H2 Plus robot teleoperation

Which US robotics company is working with NVIDIA on humanoid research platforms?

The Weird Reality of China’s Robot Maid Invasion

May 30, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Astribot T1 humanoid robot in a kitchen

In China, an army of humanoid robots is rolling into households. They’re attempting what everyone else so far has failed to do.

The Startup Trading Free Cleaning for In-Home Video Data

May 29, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Shift

Shift, the new startup that’s offering to clean NYC apartments for free in exchange for in-home video data to train robots, is based in Germany, where it would face much tougher legal barriers.

Astribot’s T1 Brings Humanoid Robotics Down to Used-Car Money

May 27, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Astribot T1 humanoid robot using a drill

Shenzhen-based Astribot just launched one of China’s cheapest humanoid robots yet.

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