NEURA’s $1.4B Funding Round Has a China-Sized Backstory
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.
Humanoid Robotics
Bleeding-edge insights on the rise of AI-powered humanoid robots from all over the world.
Amazon’s LadderMan Framework Teaches Humanoids to Work in High-Up Spaces
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?
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
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
Chinese robotics leader Unitree is heading into what looks like a blockbuster summer, but it comes with growing risks that could stall its momentum.
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
NVIDIA Picked Unitree First. But Which US Humanoid Company Is Next?
Which US robotics company is working with NVIDIA on humanoid research platforms?
The Weird Reality of China’s Robot Maid Invasion
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
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
Shenzhen-based Astribot just launched one of China’s cheapest humanoid robots yet.
China’s Latest Humanoids Are Designed to Perform, Pose, and Go Viral
In Shenzhen, LimX Dynamics just launched its interactive humanoid Luna, a feminized version of its flagship Oli. Its tagline is: “Limitless Art, Fluid Motion.”