Agility Robotics to go public through a SPAC merger
Agility Robotics announced it will go public through a SPAC merger, raising $465 million as it works to commercialize Digit robots and launch the next-generation Digit 5.
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AGIBOT Innovation Day 2026
AGIBOT's Innovation Day 2026 in Shanghai on 29 October 2026 introduced the Worken output metric, the AHA3 humanoid hardware architecture, the G2 Max industrial robot, Link-U OS 1.0, the GO-3 Preview and the WITA-Omni interaction model.
Unitree lists on the STAR Market
Unitree, the Hangzhou robot maker, listed on Shanghai's STAR Market on 19 August 2026 at 150.80 yuan per share, opening its first trading day 629.44% higher and valuing the company at 444.9 billion yuan.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada contracts seven Digit robots
In February 2026, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada contracted seven Agility Robotics Digit robots under a robots-as-a-service deal, after a year-long pilot, to unload totes of auto parts in a plant building RAV4 SUVs.
Apptronik expands its Series A to $935M
Apptronik reopened its Series A in February 2026, raising the round to $935 million at a reported $5.3 billion valuation, as the humanoid robot maker pushes Apollo into warehouse and industrial work.
Boston Dynamics partners with Google DeepMind on Atlas
Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind announced a partnership at CES 2026 to apply DeepMind's AI foundation models to Boston Dynamics robots, with the humanoid Atlas as the first test case.
XPENG unveils new-generation IRON
At its 2025 AI Day in Guangzhou, XPENG showed a new-generation IRON humanoid robot with 82 degrees of freedom, three Turing AI chips and an all-solid-state battery, and said it targets volume production by the end of 2026.
NVIDIA releases Isaac GR00T N1.6 with the Cosmos open models
On 28 October 2025 NVIDIA released Isaac GR00T N1.6, an open model for humanoid robots that adds a reasoning vision-language model, Cosmos Reason, so vague instructions can be turned into step-by-step action plans.
1X opens pre-orders for the NEO home robot
On 28 October 2025, 1X announced NEO, which it calls the first consumer-ready humanoid robot for the home, priced at US$20,000 for Early Access with 2026 delivery in the US and a US$499 monthly subscription later.
Unitree releases the H2 bionic humanoid
On 20 October 2025 Unitree announced the H2, a bionic humanoid robot with a face, 31 joints, a 180 cm frame and a 70 kg body, shown in a video performing ballet, punches, side kicks and a runway walk.
Figure introduces Figure 03
On 9 October 2025 Figure introduced Figure 03, its third-generation humanoid robot, built around a redesigned body, a new manufacturing process at its BotQ facility, and much lower unit cost.
Unitree releases the R1 humanoid
On 25 July 2025 Unitree released the R1, a roughly 25 kg humanoid robot with 26 joints, priced from 39,900 yuan — well below the 150,000 to 200,000 yuan prices then common for humanoid robots.
NVIDIA announces Isaac GR00T N1
On 18 March 2025 NVIDIA announced Isaac GR00T N1, a humanoid robot foundation model released immediately to robotics developers as the first of a family of customizable pretrained models, alongside open simulation tools.
Google DeepMind introduces Gemini Robotics
On 12 March 2025, Google DeepMind introduced two robotics models built on Gemini 2.0: Gemini Robotics, a vision-language-action model that outputs robot actions, and Gemini Robotics-ER, which focuses on spatial and embodied reasoning.
AgiBot releases GO-1
On 10 March 2025 AgiBot released GO-1, a general-purpose embodied foundation model the company says can run across several of its humanoid robot bodies, learn from human videos and pick up new tasks from a few examples.
Figure unveils Helix
On 20 February 2025, Figure announced Helix, which it described as a vision-language-action model for controlling a humanoid’s entire upper body from natural language, running onboard low-power GPUs, and coordinating two robots on a shared task.
XPENG unveils IRON at AI Day 2024
On 6 November 2024 XPENG showed IRON, a humanoid robot, at its AI Day in Guangzhou, saying it shares technology with the company's AI vehicles and is already doing trial work in its own car factory.
AgiBot releases five commercial humanoids
On 18 August 2024 AgiBot released five commercial humanoid robots in its Yuanzheng and Lingxi families, opened mass production, set out a G1–G5 embodied-intelligence roadmap, and launched open-source and ecosystem programmes.
Figure launches Figure 02
Figure AI released Figure 02, a humanoid robot with redesigned hardware and software, six onboard cameras, an onboard vision-language model and hands that can grasp 25 kg, as it works toward mass production for industrial users.
Unitree introduces the G1 humanoid robot
On 13 May 2024, Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics launched the G1 humanoid robot at a starting price of 99,000 yuan, well below the 150,000–200,000 yuan that China Daily reported for many competing machines.
Boston Dynamics retires hydraulic Atlas and unveils electric Atlas
In April 2024 Boston Dynamics retired its hydraulic Atlas and introduced a fully electric humanoid, promising more strength, dexterity and range of motion, with Hyundai's factories as the first testing ground.