Google DeepMind ships whole-body robot AI to 100+ partners
Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 gives humanoid robots full-body control for the first time, setting a new capability and safety benchmark that will determine which hardware platforms win commercial deployment.
Atlas Takes the World Cup, and Wins a Bigger Bet
Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot performed at the FIFA World Cup 2026 live in front of 80,000 fans, proving production-grade robots can operate in uncontrolled environments, and signaling where the real money is going.
Agility Robotics goes public via $2.5B SPAC, first US humanoid on markets
Agility Robotics' $2.5B SPAC merger with Churchill Capital XI produces $620M in proceeds and reveals a $300M single-customer order for 1,000 Digit v5 robots, positioning the company as America's first publicly listed pure-play humanoid manufacturer.
NVIDIA Sets the Safety Standard for Robots Entering Factory Floors
NVIDIA launches Halos for Robotics, the first ANAB-accredited safety system for autonomous robots, immediately adopted by Agility across Amazon and major logistics operations.
China's humanoid makers flood public markets in synchronized IPO wave
EngineAI, Unitree, and Linkerbot are simultaneously filing for public listings, consolidating China's 90% share of global humanoid robot production into publicly traded capital.
Nasdaq robot company takes service bots to hospitality's biggest show
Richtech Robotics, a publicly traded service robotics firm, is showcasing its ADAM food-service and DUST-E S cleaning robots at HITEC 2026, signaling commercial-scale entry into a labor-starved hospitality sector.
EngineAI opens Shenzhen factory, claims fastest humanoid production yet
EngineAI Robotics launched a 12,000-sqm manufacturing facility in Shenzhen claiming one humanoid robot per 15 minutes, doubling rival Leju's production rate and signaling China's industrial robotics consolidation.
Geekplus wins RBR50 for robot arm that solves warehouse automation's last mile
Geekplus' Robot Arm Picking Station achieved production-ready deployment at Schneider Electric with 99.99% accuracy and zero retraining required, closing the final bottleneck in fully autonomous warehousing.
Mind Robotics hits $3.4B valuation on $1B+ in funding
Mind Robotics, RJ Scaringe's robotics spinout from Rivian, raised $400M at $3.4B valuation, over $1B total in six months, signaling the shift from R&D to factory-floor deployment with a real data advantage.
Kodiak AI, General Dynamics build autonomous counter-UAS truck
Kodiak AI and General Dynamics Land Systems unveiled the Leonidas AGV, a fully autonomous vehicle integrating Epirus microwave counter-UAS tech, targeting U.S. Army procurement while Kodiak raised $100M in new capital.
ROBOTERA hits 1,000-unit quarterly run in live logistics ops
Beijing robotics firm ROBOTERA raised $200M led by SF Group, now running 1,000+ units across 10+ logistics centers with 300% growth, marking the first humanoid robotics company to scale beyond pilots into volume commercial operations.
Agility Robotics lands first automotive humanoid contract outside U.S.
Agility Robotics deployed seven Digit humanoids at Toyota's Ontario plant after a year-long evaluation, marking the first commercial humanoid RaaS deal with a major automaker outside America.
DHL commits to 1,000+ Boston Dynamics robots, signaling volume inflection
DHL Group signed an MOU with Boston Dynamics on May 13, 2025, to deploy over 1,000 Stretch robots globally by 2030, expanding from container unloading into case picking, the largest single logistics operator robot commitment yet announced.
D-Robotics raises $270M Series B as chip layer consolidates
D-Robotics closed a $150M Series B2 round in 20 days, bringing total Series B to $270M. The speed and investor composition signal capital is securing foundational robotics silicon before the market consolidates.