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Industrial Automation

Learn how industrial automation is shaping factories with robots, smart machines, and new ways to boost production.

Agility Robotics Picks a Brutal Day to Make Nasdaq History

November 5, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Nasdaq welcomes Agility

Agility Robotics picked the worst day of the year to enter Nasdaq.

Is NVIDIA Building a Humanoid Reference Platform or Showcasing Its Partners?

October 27, 2026 by Mike Kalil
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang talks about the company's reference humanoid platform at GTC 2026 Berlin

NVIDIA has now introduced two reference humanoids with different bodies, hands, sensors, and control systems. Does that undermine the whole point of creating a reference platform?

Why Is Tesla Mass-Producing Optimus Robots That Aren’t Ready for the Real World?

October 25, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Tesla Optimus humanoid robots

Heading into 2027, Tesla says it’s finally scaling production of Optimus. It’s going to unprecedented lengths to prepare an army of Optimi for the real world.

Unitree’s H2 Goes from Ballet Dancer to Kung Fu Menace

October 21, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Unitree H2-X damages car

Unitree’s robots keep getting more dangerous. The Chinese robotics leader just unleashed a more menacing version of its full-sized humanoid, …

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Meet Neo1: China’s Massive 1.2-Ton Hydraulic Humanoid Robot

October 19, 2026October 16, 2026 by Mike Kalil
NeodraDynamics Neo1 humanoid robot for industry

China’s new massive humanoid robot can lift half a ton, according to NeodraDynamics, the Beijing startup that built the beast named Neo1 that stands 4 meters (13 feet) and weighs 1,200 kg (2,654 lbs).

China’s Defense Giant Norinco Is Training Humanoid Robots for Riot Control

October 14, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Norinco's humanoid robots for riot control

Norinco Group, the Chinese defense manufacturing giant, is training humanoid robots to become next-generation riot control officers as Beijing tightens its grip on public dissent.

Meet Alex, the Humanoid Robot Undergoing US Military Field Testing

October 11, 2026 by Mike Kalil
IHMC's Alex humanoid robot during US Army field testing in September 2026

The US military has officially begun field testing humanoid robots as the race to replace soldiers with machines escalates globally.

Humans Are Fighting Robots. Figure Is Melting Them. Has Robotics Gone Too Far?

October 4, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Real-life Terminators: REK's T800 and Figure 02

Sixty-three years ago, The Twilight Zone imagined a future in which humanoid robots replace human boxers. Desperate for money, an …

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How China Went from Copying Industrial Robots to Dominating the Market

September 27, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Chinese robotics empire

The spotlight is on China’s robotics sector. It’s mostly directed at humanoids, but what if that’s just a distraction?

Humanoid Robot Mega Factories Are Starting to Come Online

September 19, 2026 by Mike Kalil
UBTECH Mega Factory

We’re entering the era of humanoid robot mega factories.

Agility’s SPAC: Can Wall Street Save a Humanoid Robot Pioneer?

September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Agility Digit V5 humanoid robot

As Agility finds itself in its biggest spotlight yet, can it prove that being early still matters? Or will it become a cautionary tale of the physical AI boom?

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