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Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI is a Vancouver-based startup founded in 2018 developing industrial-grade, general-purpose humanoid robots powered by its proprietary Carbon AI system to tackle real-world labor challenges.

Robotics Firms Race to Prove Their Machines Can Do Real Work

June 24, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Agibot's humanoid robots work on a tablet production assembly line in China for Longcheer Technology

Amid the physical AI gold rush, robotics firms are making bold moves to prove their machines are ready for real-world labor.

Sanctuary AI Claims Breakthrough in Wire Harness Assembly Automation

June 18, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Sanctuary AI wire harness automation

Sanctuary AI says it trained an industrial robot to crush one of the hardest tasks to automate in automotive manufacturing.

Humanoid Robots Are Here: Surgery, Service, and Cage Matches?

November 2, 2025April 4, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Tesla Bot's New Walk and Unitree G1 Trying Surgery

Is the world ready for humanoid robot doctors? What about surgery? Why is the Tesla Optimus itching for a cage match?

Figure 02 Robots Ditch ‘Biden Walk,’ Show Off Improved Gait

November 2, 2025March 25, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Figure 02 Improved Walking Gait

Figure’s new demo shows 10 humanoid robots controlled by a single neural network without any adjustments.

Sanctuary AI Humanoid Gains Advanced Sense of Touch

November 2, 2025February 27, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Sanctuary AI Phoenix with Dexterous Hand

Sanctuary AI has integrated its state-of-the-art tactile sensor tech into its Phoenix general-purpose humanoid robots.

Back to Hydraulics? Clone and Sanctuary AI Boast Next-Gen Fluid-Powered Robots

November 2, 2025December 16, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Next-Generation Hydraulic-Powered Humanoid Robotics by Clone Robotics and Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI and Clone Robotics are boasting the humanlike capabilities of their creations powered by hydraulics.

NVIDIA HOVER: 1 Year of Robot Training in Under an Hour

May 4, 2026November 2, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Humanoid Robotics Training Illustration

Robots can learn a year’s worth of data in under an hour with NVIDIA’s new AI model for accelerating the mass deployment of humanoid robots.

Boston Dynamics’ Electric Atlas Reboot, LimX’s CL-1, 1st Robot with Beating Heart

May 4, 2026August 17, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Atlas by Boston Dynamics

With rapid advancements in humanoid robotics, it’s been a while since we checked in with Boston Dynamics’ iconic robot, Atlas.

Humanoid Robot Summer

May 3, 2026July 8, 2024 by Mike Kalil
RobotEra XBot-L walks the Great Wall of China

The humanoid robotics market is heating up. By all accounts, this is just the beginning.

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