XPeng’s IRON Gets a Production Makeover Ahead of Mass Manufacturing
XPeng’s IRON humanoid robot has officially walked off the EV maker’s new production line in Guangzhou.
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Japan’s Auto Giants Move into Humanoids as Korea Breaks a Funding Record
Humanoid robots are moving into some of the toughest industrial jobs in the world. The industry is compressing years of development into months as investors throw billions into physical AI.
Figure AI Threatened to Sue Over a Story BMW Now Appears to Support
BMW’s announcement about expanding its partnership with Figure AI confirms the substance of a 2025 Fortune article that Figure founder Brett Adcock threatened to sue over.
Should Boston Dynamics Be Renamed to Seoul Dynamics?
It’s probably safe to start calling Boston Dynamics a South Korean robotics firm going forward.
Sanctuary AI Claims Breakthrough in Wire Harness Assembly Automation
Sanctuary AI says it trained an industrial robot to crush one of the hardest tasks to automate in automotive manufacturing.
Vietnam’s Richest Man Is Betting Big on Humanoid Robots
Vietnam’s humanoid robots are going global. Its richest man is going align on humanlike machines as the nation’s industrial base expands rapidly
US Humanoids Stuck in Promise Mode as Reality Lags Hype
Two of the leading US humanoid robot companies are stalling in plain sight.
Toyota’s CUE7 Basketball Playing Robot is Machine-Level Accurate
Toyota has a crazy new robot basketball player, the result of more than a decade of research and development.
Xiaomi’s Factory Humanoid Robot Hits Production Speed in EV Assembly Trial
Xiaomi says it’s moved its humanoid robot into its already highly automated EV assembly line to take on the remaining tasks that still require human workers.
Humanoid Robots Enter German’s Industrial Workforce Sooner Than Expected
Deutschland’s manufacturing leaders are accelerating into humanoids far sooner than conventional wisdom predicted.
BMW Pilots Hexagon’s AEON Humanoid for EV Assembly
BMW Group has deployed Hexagon AB’s flagship humanoid robots in its Leipzig, Germany plant to help assemble electric vehicles.