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FDA Approves Neuralink’s Study Merging Minds with Machines

November 2, 2025November 25, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Tesla Optimus + Neuralink

Elon Musk’s Neuralink is working on a mind-controlled robotic arm as it ramps up production of its brain computer interfaces.

The Pacific Island Nation Creating a Digital Twin as It Faces Existential Crisis

November 2, 2025November 25, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Illustration of a Digital Twin of a Small Pacific Island

Tuvalu aims to become the first digital nation as it faces an existential crisis as rising sea levels threaten its survival.

China’s Konka-1: World’s ‘Lightest Full Humanoid’?

May 25, 2026November 23, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Konka-1 Humanoid Robot Screengrab

China calls the Konka-1 the “world’s lightest complete humanoid robot.”

Astribot Autonomously Makes Coffee with Physical Intelligence’s New AI Training Model

November 2, 2025November 21, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Illustration of autonomous coffee making by a humanoid robot

The Astribot S1 humanoid robot can make coffee autonomously with training from Physical Intelligence’s buzzy AI model that helps robots see, understand, and act.

Zhenya AKA The Plumber: Russia’s Emotionally Intelligent Humanoid Robot

November 2, 2025November 20, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Illustration of The Plumber humanoid robot

Zhenya, nicknamed The Plumber, is a Russian humanoid robot that reportedly analyze and respond to human emotions in real-time.

Omniverse Blueprint: NVIDIA’s Next-Gen Digital Twins Accelerate Design 1,200x

November 2, 2025November 19, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Illustration of concept of next-generation digital twin technology

NVIDIA says its next-generation digital twin technology can speed up product design by up to 1,200 times, cutting timelines from weeks or months down to seconds.

Figure 02 Autonomous Fleet Showcased Ahead of BMW Plant Deployment

November 2, 2025November 19, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Autonomous Fleet of Figure 02 AI-Powered Humanoid Robots at BMW Spartanburg

Figure AI says it’s ready to send millions of its humanoid robots into the world.

Fully Automated Logistics at BYD with UBTECH’s Walker S1 Humanoid Robot

November 1, 2025November 18, 2024 by Mike Kalil
UBTECH Walker S1 Industrial Humanoid Robot Logistics Automation System

A leading Chinese robotics firm says its full-stack logistics system is replacing material handlers, forklift operators, warehouse workers, and even supervisors.

‘New Buildings Launching Every 90 Days’: Figure’s New Campus for Producing Humanoids

May 5, 2026November 17, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Silicon Valley Humanoid Robotics Manufacturing Concept

Founded just two years ago, Figure AI is aggressively expanding its operations as it seeks to dominate the emerging humanoid robotics market.

Will China Put the First Humanoid Robot on the Moon?

November 1, 2025November 15, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Illustration of concept of Chinese humanoid robot with 4 wheels on the south pole of the moon

China is apparently planning to send a humanoid robot to the moon as part of its Chang’e-8 lunar mission.

NVIDIA Aims to Accelerate Humanoid Robot Mass Production with Jetson Thor Computers, Softbank Partnership

May 4, 2026November 15, 2024 by Mike Kalil
NVIDIA humanoids illustration

NVIDIA is going all in on humanoids. They want to normalize autonomous robots in everyday life, at the office, in …

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