Chinese EV giant’s 31-joint humanoid robot could soon greet you at the car dealership
Chinese automaker BYD has unveiled the design of its first self-developed humanoid robot, marking a...
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Monolithos launches long-term memory system for robots and embodied AI
Monolithos has launched a public alpha of Robot Brain, a long-term memory and experience system designed to enable robots and embodied AI systems to retain information from previous tasks and make it available during future operations.
Robotics & Automation News2 min read
Deep Robotics Tests DR02 Humanoids in Hangzhou Traffic and Tourist Areas
Insider Brief Deep Robotics has deployed a group of its DR02 humanoid robots in China’s Hangzhou’s Xihu District to test whether the machines can assist with real traffic conditions rather than controlled environments.
The AI Insider4 min read
Robbyant and AFDE partner to expand embodied AI and robotics across Middle East
Robbyant, an embodied AI company within Ant Group, and the Arab Federation for Digital Economy (AFDE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the deployment, localization and commercialization of embodied AI and robotic solutions in the United Arab Emirates and the wider GCC…
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Faraday Future plans US robot factory as it expands beyond electric vehicles
Faraday Future is planning to bring a robotics factory online in the United States by the end of 2026 as the electric vehicle company accelerates its expansion into humanoid and other embodied AI robots.
Robotics & Automation News4 min read
RoboTech event expands focus on real-world robot applications
RoboTech 2026 is expanding its focus on real-world robot applications as organizers CCID Media and RX China join forces for this year’s event in Shenzhen.
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FMC³ Robotics, Vector, and PEM Motion plan embodied AI joint venture
At the recent Humanoid Robots Summit 2026 in Stuttgart, Vector Informatik, PEM Motion, and FMC³ Robotics signed a memorandum of understanding at Vector’s headquarters to jointly develop a standardized data infrastructure for industrial embodied AI.
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IDC data shows Agibot led global humanoid robot shipments in H1 2026
Global humanoid robot shipments approached 25,000 units in the first half of 2026, up 432.1 percent year on year, according to the latest market data from International Data Corporation (IDC).
Robotics & Automation News2 min read
Astribot brings its T1 humanoid robot to North America
Astribot, a Shenzhen, China-based physical AI company, showcased its T1 humanoid robot to North America for the first time at IROS 2026, which took place from September 27 to October 1 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Robotics & Automation News4 min read
Agibot and Chimelong launch large-scale embodied AI theme park with more than 300 robots
Agibot and Chimelong Group have launched the first phase of a large-scale embodied AI deployment at Chimelong Spaceship Park, with more than 300 robots integrated into entertainment, education, visitor services and hotel operations.
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RobotPlusPlus raises ‘tens of millions of dollars’ to scale working-at-height robots
RobotPlusPlus (ROBOT++) has closed a Series C round worth “hundreds of millions of RMB (tens of millions of USD)” to accelerate global expansion and embodied AI development. Qianggang Capital Fund led the round, joined by GIG Capital Group, Sealand Innovation, and Juntong Capital.
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Runway moves into robotics with open-weight Praxis-1 AI model
Runway, one of the best-known developers of generative AI video technology, is moving into robotics with Praxis-1, an open-weight AI model designed to use knowledge learned from video to control physical robots.
Robotics & Automation News4 min read
Daimon Robotics launches tactile AI model to give robots a sense of physical interaction
Daimon Robotics has launched Daimon-TWM, a new tactile-grounded world model designed to enable robots to interpret physical interactions such as force, friction, deformation and slippage rather than relying primarily on vision.
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Opinion: What embodied AI must prove before it has its ‘GPT moment’
By Steven Yang, founder and editor, RoboSkin.ai Consider an assembly robot that encounters resistance while inserting a component. The camera suggests correct alignment, but the contact could indicate a small positioning error, a tight fit or an obstruction.
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