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Sep 14, 2026
China's New Factory Builds a Humanoid Every 10 Minutes
robot training data hits a $500M valuation, a Chinese startup accuses OpenAI of copying it, and a shipbuilder buys into robotic touch.
Sep 11, 2026
JD.com Bets Three Million Robots on Physical AI
China's regulators cool the humanoid IPO frenzy, Analog Devices' 1.55 billion dollar chip bet, and a Montreal lab built to make factory robots reliable.
Sep 9, 2026
China Quietly Drafts Humanoid Robots Into Its Military
Europe's newest robot unicorn, a Tokyo "ambulance" for broken humanoids, and the rare-earth magnet that could cap the whole boom.
Sep 7, 2026
Most Humanoid Robots Still Do Not Do Real Work
Korea puts warehouse humanoids on a live line, Wandercraft lands 12 industrial customers, and OpenAI commits to building its own robot.
Sep 4, 2026
Figure Bets $3.5 Billion on Computing for Humanoids
Samsung's factory-floor robots, a $165 million physical-AI raise, and Europe's bid to become a robot superpower.
Sep 2, 2026
Goldman Sachs Bets Carmakers Will Mass-Produce Humanoids
Musk's billion-robot bet, Nyobolt's $1 billion battery valuation, and the founder who wants to pop the humanoid hype.
Aug 31, 2026
A Chinese-Built Humanoid Line Opens on European Soil
Root exploits on a Unitree G1, EXL buys the data layer of physical AI, and Deere invests into the downturn.
Aug 28, 2026
Operator-Free Excavators Start Digging Active US Job Sites
Ex-Meta vision AI for the factory floor, a skill one robot learns and three can run, $90M for human-robot research, and a $399 duck.
Aug 26, 2026
XPeng Raises $900 Million to Ship Humanoids in 2027
Figure pays the crowd to teach its robots, JPMorgan prices robot labor under $10 an hour, and Neura buys its fifth company.