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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
