Humanoid robot news: all the top stories, updated every single weekday.
Latest episodes
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12 min
You can now vibe code a robot: Standard Bots CEO Evan Beard
What if you could program an industrial robot just by talking to it?That's what Standard Bots is making possible with a new generation of AI-powered robot training tools. In this e…
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32 min
The future of humanoid robots isn't JUST human: Haomiao Huang, Matter Venture Partners
The future of humanoid robots might not look human at all. In fact, the "humanoid robots" of the future could have wheels instead of legs, four arms instead of two, or even look mo…
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28 min
1000 robots, 1 factory: Hexagon preps for robot fleets at Schaeffler
Schaeffler plans to put at least 1,000 of Hexagon's Aeon humanoids to work across its global factory network by 2032. In an industry where most deployments are still counted in sin…
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30 min
General Robotics: AI agents for vastly faster robot training
What if deploying a new robot didn't take weeks or months ... but hours?Ashish Kapoor, founder and CEO of General Robotics and former head of Microsoft's Robotics and Autonomous Sy…
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3 min
New hands for Atlas: fewer fingers, more power
Boston Dynamics just unveiled new hands for its Atlas humanoid robot: four fingers, 13 degrees of freedom, and no pinky.That's a deliberate choice. 1X, Tesla and Genesis AI are bui…
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26 min
Humanoids + humans: Agility Robotics CEO on new Digit 5
Agility Robotics is launching Digit 5, its newest humanoid robot. Digit 5 is designed to work in close proximity with humans without the physical safety barriers that have traditio…
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28 min
RobotStrategy CEO: humanoid robots a $10 trillion industry
Humanoid robots could become one of the largest technology markets in history, potentially worth tens of trillions of dollars.In this episode of Humanoid Daily, I talk with Andrew…
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29 min
The next billion-dollar home robot might not be a humanoid
Are humanoid robots really the future of the home, or are we looking at consumer robotics the wrong way?In this episode of Humanoid Daily, John Koetsier talks with Amber Atherton,…
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19 min
Made in America robots: 3X more expensive than China?
Making humanoid robots in America will cost 3X more than robots from China, according to a new report by OpenMind.In this episode, John Koetsier talks with Jan Liphardt, founder an…
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7 min
What did we learn from the robot games?
The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games showed just how fast humanoid robotics is improving ... and how far it still has to go.In this episode of Humanoid Daily, I look past the headli…
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32 min
Humanoid robots: 4Ps that will determine who wins
Humanoid robotics is in the middle of a massive investment boom—but where is the real opportunity, and where is the hype?Welcome to Humanoid Daily #17, a long-form HD in which I ch…
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6 min
Hello $1688 humanoid robot!
$1,688 humanoid robot made in San Francisco, humanoids pitched for US border patrol, robot traffic cops in China, and a massive surge of venture capital into physical AI.Humanoid D…
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5 min
Fighting robots, "Superman" robot, robo-barista record, LG + NVIDIA have a robot baby: HD15
Humanoid robots are getting faster, stranger, and a lot more entertaining.Today in Humanoid Daily #15:🤖 The Humanoid Games pushes robots beyond lab demos🦸 Unitree teases a new “Sup…
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7 min
Over 2000 robots in this year's Humanoid Games!
The humanoid robot games are getting serious.Here's what we're covering in Humanoid Daily #14:Beijing prepares for the second World Humanoid Robot Games with 666 teams, 2,056 robot…
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7 min
China's humanoid robot lead is misleading. Here's why
China is totally dominating the humanoid robot shipment race, sure.In the first half of 2026, global humanoid robot shipments reached roughly 19,100 units, up 272% year over year.…
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23 min
Agility Robotics: Digit v5 is coming soon
Exciting news from Agility Robotics:- Digit v5 is coming in 2026- Digit will be the first humanoid working "out of the cage"- 20-hour humanoids ... they'll be able to work for 20 h…
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6 min
DeepSeek + Unitree, robot centaurs, Zoox, Avatar, and more in Humanoid Daily #11
DeepSeek is investing about $21 million in Unitree, but the bigger story is the strategic partnership behind the deal. To oversimplify: DeepSeek will be the brains; Unitree will be…
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6 min
Humanoid Daily #10: BYD's humanoid robot, India's robot, UK goes farming, and Unitree's $7.4 billion
Humanoid robots are moving from demonstrations toward real production, and the global race is becoming increasingly geopolitical.In Humanoid Daily #10, John Koetsier covers BYD’s u…
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6 min
Beijing hits back at USA robot ban: Humanoid Daily #9
Everything you need to know about humanoid robots today, including:- Beijing hits back at the U.S. robot ban- China’s commanding humanoid patent lead- Unitree launches its IPO proc…
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6 min
The $30 humanoid robot cleaner is here: Humanoid Daily #8
You can now book a humanoid robot cleaner for just $30 ... but there is a catch.In this episode of Humanoid Daily, we look at Tau Robotics’ new cleaning service and why supervised…