Bipedal robots and the companies building them.https://robotica.dev/https://www.therobotreport.com/the-evolution-of-digit-agility-robotics-journey-from-cassie-to-digit-5/https://www.therobotreport.com/the-evolution-of-digit-agility-robotics-journey-from-cassie-to-digit-5/From Cassie, to five different versions of Digit, Agility Robotics has adapted its technology to fit industrial tasks. (via The Robot Report)Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:45:50 GMThttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/agilitys-new-humanoid-robot-will-stop-squat-to-avoid-harming-human-coworkers/https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/agilitys-new-humanoid-robot-will-stop-squat-to-avoid-harming-human-coworkers/Robots can start working outside physical cages and without safety barriers. (via Ars Technica)Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:33:02 GMThttps://spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-robot-safetyhttps://spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-robot-safetyDespite the recent deluge of videos of humanoid robots doing backflips and kung-fu, the actual pace of progress towards humanoids that can do economically viable jobs at scale has at times seemed a bit plodding. There are some good reasons for this: a humanoid robot needs to be powerful enough to do useful work, safe enough for humans to walk past, and have enough battery life to limit how much… (via IEEE Spectrum)Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:22:30 GMThttps://technode.com/2026/09/15/unitree-g1-plus-humanoid-robot/https://technode.com/2026/09/15/unitree-g1-plus-humanoid-robot/ (via Hacker News)Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:30:16 GMThttps://the-decoder.com/agility-robotics-says-its-new-digit-5-robot-can-work-next-to-people-without-safety-fences/https://the-decoder.com/agility-robotics-says-its-new-digit-5-robot-can-work-next-to-people-without-safety-fences/Agility Robotics has unveiled Digit 5, the next version of its humanoid robot for warehouses and factories. The article Agility Robotics says its new Digit 5 robot can work next to people without safety fences appeared first on The Decoder. (via The Decoder)Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:57:10 GMThttps://www.therobotreport.com/agilitys-digit-5-humanoid-has-new-legs-batteries-safety-upgrades/https://www.therobotreport.com/agilitys-digit-5-humanoid-has-new-legs-batteries-safety-upgrades/The latest version of Digit includes new knees, upgraded batteries, and more comprehensive safety architecture. (via The Robot Report)Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:55:15 GMThttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/founders-cost-cutting-obsession-drove-unitree-lead-in-cheap-humanoid-robots/https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/founders-cost-cutting-obsession-drove-unitree-lead-in-cheap-humanoid-robots/Wang Xingxing micromanaged Unitree to success—will his leadership style scale? (via Ars Technica)Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:38:46 GMThttps://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/ubtech-starts-10000-unit-robot-factoryhttps://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/ubtech-starts-10000-unit-robot-factoryChina has taken a major step toward commercial humanoid robot production after UBTECH began operations... (via Interesting Engineering) Also covered by: Hacker News.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:41:36 GMThttps://github.com/enactic/OpenArmhttps://github.com/enactic/OpenArm (via Hacker News)Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:17:49 GMThttps://interestingengineering.com/innovation/japan-debuts-first-humanoid-robot-ambulancehttps://interestingengineering.com/innovation/japan-debuts-first-humanoid-robot-ambulanceJapanese tech giant GMO Internet Group (GMO Air) has just unveiled what has been dubbed... (via Interesting Engineering)Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:46:05 GMThttps://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/top-7-ai-humanoid-robot-companieshttps://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/top-7-ai-humanoid-robot-companiesHumanoid robots are steadily moving out of research laboratories and into factories, warehouses, customer-service centers,... (via Interesting Engineering)Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:35:38 GMThttps://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/why-building-a-human-like-robotic-hand-is-so-incredibly-difficulthttps://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/why-building-a-human-like-robotic-hand-is-so-incredibly-difficultA humanoid robot can run, jump, dance, and even perform a backflip, yet ask it... (via Interesting Engineering)Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:49:09 GMThttps://techcrunch.com/video/the-robotics-revolution-wont-be-humanoid/https://techcrunch.com/video/the-robotics-revolution-wont-be-humanoid/ (via Hacker News)Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:59:55 GMThttps://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-disaster-response-robotshttps://spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-disaster-response-robotsVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Humanoids Summit Seoul: 22–23 September 2026, SEOUL IROS 2026: 27 September–1 October 2026, PITTSBURGH CoRL 2026: 9–12 November 2026, AUSTIN Enjoy today’s… (via IEEE Spectrum)Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:30:04 GMThttps://techxplore.com/news/2026-09-humanoid-robot-sprint-ai-human.htmlhttps://techxplore.com/news/2026-09-humanoid-robot-sprint-ai-human.htmlHumanoid robots, robotic systems with body shapes and limbs resembling those of humans, could potentially assist people with manual tasks in various real-world settings. So far, however, most of these robots can reliably perform only a limited set of movements. (via TechXplore)Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:10 GMThttps://www.therobotreport.com/agibot-share-plans-scale-humanoids-from-lab-to-real-world-at-robobusiness/https://www.therobotreport.com/agibot-share-plans-scale-humanoids-from-lab-to-real-world-at-robobusiness/AGIBOT plans to give attendees actionable insights on identifying high-value robotics use cases and building sustainable developer ecosystems. (via The Robot Report)Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:43:28 GMThttps://techxplore.com/news/2026-09-ai-vr-video-language-humanoid.htmlhttps://techxplore.com/news/2026-09-ai-vr-video-language-humanoid.htmlHumanoid robots, robotic systems with limbs and body structures that resemble those of humans, could tackle various manual tasks in homes, workspaces and other settings. Yet teaching these robots to reliably perform different humanlike movements is typically challenging and time-consuming. (via TechXplore)Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:40:13 GMThttps://github.com/nff747/auto-rig-webhttps://github.com/nff747/auto-rig-web (via Hacker News)Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:48:55 GMThttps://www.therobotreport.com/ai-cant-outrun-a-humanoids-hardware/https://www.therobotreport.com/ai-cant-outrun-a-humanoids-hardware/The remarkable progress in AI has brought robotics closer to machines capable of determining what they should do. The next major advance may depend on whether their physical systems can execute those decisions efficiently, precisely and safely. (via The Robot Report)Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:03:09 GMThttps://www.reuters.com/world/china/dance-floor-war-china-readies-humanoid-robots-combat-2026-09-07/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/dance-floor-war-china-readies-humanoid-robots-combat-2026-09-07/ (via Hacker News)Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:45:58 GMT