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Humanoid Robotics News — Humanoid Industry Updates

Humanoid and bipedal robots, legged locomotion — curated from top sources.

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What is Unitree and why are China’s humanoid robot makers racing to list?

Japan Times Technology·Aug 12, 2026

Unitree said its retail tranche was ​more than 8,000 times oversubscribed, underscoring intense investor enthusiasm in China for humanoid r…

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The 370-billion-dollar race: How integrated design can help humanoid manufacturers succeed in a rapidly growing market

The Robot Report·Aug 11, 2026

The future of humanoid robotics is closer than most people realize. The post The 370-billion-dollar race: How integrated design can help hu…

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RoboStore launches Robo Inc. to help U.S. organizations deploy robots

The Robot Report·Aug 10, 2026

RoboStore, a distributor of Unitree's legged robots, has launched Robo Inc. to serve as a U.S.-based manufacturer and integrator. The post…

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Avatar Robotics raises seed round to address industrial labor constraints

The Robot Report·Aug 7, 2026

Avatar Robotics raised $6.5 million in funding to scale humanoid robots and remote teleoperation across industrial supply chains. The post…

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Video Friday: Drones Go Heavy in DARPA Lift Challenge

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Aug 7, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Humanoids won’t scale on factory floors until costs drop

The Robot Report·Aug 4, 2026

The race to commercialize humanoids is on. What’s left to prove is that humanoid robots can beat the economics of the automation manufactur…

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The Download: US robot restrictions, and ICE’s DNA grab

MIT Technology Review·Aug 4, 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of t…

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What Robotics Companies Think About the U.S. Foreign Robot Ban

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Aug 4, 2026

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “Covered List,” originally published in 2021, identifies communications equipment and serv…

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Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics

MIT Technology Review·Aug 3, 2026

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. H…

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Walden Robotics Partners With Toyota on Practical Humanoids

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Aug 3, 2026

For a while there, it seemed as though robotics as a whole was stuck in a mad rush towards building humanoid robots mostly because it was v…

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Video Friday: Meet Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 31, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body

The Verge AI·Jul 30, 2026

{"#text":"Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics AI model can \"control entire humanoid robots.\" While the previou…

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Experts react to FCC limits on U.S. imports of new humanoid and mobile robots

The Robot Report·Jul 29, 2026

The FCC has banned some foreign humanoids, which industry experts say could help U.S. industry but hinder innovation. The post Experts reac…

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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, power inverters

Japan Times Technology·Jul 29, 2026

The move seeks to protect the U.S. AI build-out from national security threats and reshore key industries slated for explosive growth.

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Robot Finger Feels in Color

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 28, 2026

Imagine running your fingertip over the surface of a U.S. penny. You would feel the ridges of the raised letters and numbers, Abe Lincoln’s…

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How integrated actuators improve humanoid robot joint performance and system integration

The Robot Report·Jul 28, 2026

Humanoid robots have become an important area of research in robotics, attracting attention from universities, research institutions, and t…

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Video Friday: An Italian Humanoid Comes to Life

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 24, 2026

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at…

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Holiday Robotics raises $105M for its FRIDAY wheeled humanoid

The Robot Report·Jul 23, 2026

Holiday's robot features a wheel-based mobile base, an upper body for dexterous manipulation, and hot-swappable batteries. The post Holiday…

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U.K.-based Humanoid secures $152M in Series A funding

The Robot Report·Jul 21, 2026

Humanoid said it has reached a $1.35 billion valuation as it scales its AI-driven industrial robots and expands commercial deployments. The…

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Generative Bionics unveils humanoid robot with full-body tactile sensing

The Robot Report·Jul 21, 2026

Generative Bionics said its Gene.01 humanoid is fully sensorized, helping it quickly anticipate human presence and respond. The post Genera…

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How to avoid the teleoperation trap in robotics development

The Robot Report·Jul 19, 2026

Teleoperation is necessary for training humanoid robots, but reinforcement learning and simulation are still necessary, says Flexion's CEO.…

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Weave Robotics launches Isaac, its first mobile humanoid robot

The Robot Report·Jul 17, 2026

Weave Robotics has listed the features of its Isaac wheeled bimanual manipulator robot for household and office use. The post Weave Robotic…

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Video Friday: Your Robot Surgeon Will See You Now

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 17, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Agility outlines six recommendations for U.S. humanoid robot policies

The Robot Report·Jul 15, 2026

Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility, said the U.S. needs a policy framework that can strengthen what's already working for the humanoid industry.…

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