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Humanoid Robotics

Bleeding-edge insights on the rise of AI-powered humanoid robots from all over the world.

Noble Machines Emerges from Stealth with Very Strong Industrial Humanoid

March 7, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Noble Machines

Silicon Valley’s latest humanoid is exceptionally strong and it’s already doing real factory work.

Japan’s Most Famous Android Builder Just Found His Robot Legs in China

May 5, 2026March 5, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Avita's lifelike humanoid robot and Unitree's G1

The Japanese robotics legend Hiroshi Ishiguro is partnering with the leading Chinese robotics firm Unitree to commercialize his long-running android research.

ASIMOV Starts Preorders for Open-Source Unitree G1 Rival

March 5, 2026March 3, 2026 by Mike Kalil
ASIMOV open-source humanoid robot

The Singapore-based startup ASIMOV has opened preorders for the open-source humanoid robot it’s been building in public for months.

Xiaomi’s Factory Humanoid Robot Hits Production Speed in EV Assembly Trial

March 5, 2026March 2, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Xiaomi's industrial humanoid robot at EV factory

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.

Apple Rival Honor Reveals Humanoid Robot for Consumers at MWC 2026

March 5, 2026March 2, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Honor's humanoid robot prototype and robotic smartphone at MWC 2026

The Chinese Apple rival Honor just unveiled the world’s first robotic smartphone alongside its humanoid robot for the consumer market at MWC 2026.

Humanoid Robots Enter German’s Industrial Workforce Sooner Than Expected

March 1, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Unitree G1 humanoid robots as German factory workers

Deutschland’s manufacturing leaders are accelerating into humanoids far sooner than conventional wisdom predicted.

Meet the Hyper-Realistic Humanoid Robots Creeping into the Mainstream

June 11, 2026February 28, 2026 by Mike Kalil
NOETIX and DroidUp hyper-realistic humanoid robots

As humanoid robots become more physically capable, realism is turning into the new battleground.

BMW Pilots Hexagon’s AEON Humanoid for EV Assembly

March 1, 2026February 27, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Hexagon AB's AEON humanoid robot working for BMW

BMW Group has deployed Hexagon AB’s flagship humanoid robots in its Leipzig, Germany plant to help assemble electric vehicles.

The Robotic Hands That Could Replace Human-Level Fine Assembly at Audi

February 24, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Mimic Robotics hands assembling Audi vehicle

Audi is working with a Mimic Robotics to automate fine motor assembly work that industrial robots have struggled with for decades.

Are Humanoid Robots Ready for the Battlefield?

February 23, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Chinese Humanoid Robots on the Battlefield

AI-generated footage of Chinese humanoid robots preparing for war is going viral across social media, stoking fears that the kind of future the movies warned about is imminent.

Humanoid Robot Clusters Are the New Drone Swarms

February 23, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Unitree robots at Beijing Temple of Heaven

Chinese robotics leader Unitree just shared footage with about 50 of its Kung Fu fighting humanoids doing a synchronized routine at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven.

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