09 Jun 2026
Robot Climbs 6,200-Meter Chimborazo Volcano Peak, Next Stop Everest
Another significant event has occurred in the world of technology. A humanoid robot named Pemba successfully climbed the peak of the Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador, conquering the mountain at an altitude of 6,200 meters. This was reported by “ Mir24.tv ”.
09 Jun 2026
Standard Bots Raises $200M to Boost US Robot Manufacturing
Key Takeaways The $200 million Series C investment elevates Standard Bots to a $1 billion valuation. Funding will directly scale the company’s 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Glen Cove, New York. Standard Bots aims to command 10% of all new industrial robot deployments in the United States by next year.
09 Jun 2026
Standard Bots raises $200M to expand U.S. manufacturing footprint
Standard Bots offers robot arms with payloads ranging from 7 to 30 kg. | Source: Standard Bots
08 Jun 2026
Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
I've come to an industrial space in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco expecting to see a menacing humanoid robot solider doing something combat-like: the future of land-based warfare, perhaps. Instead, the black shiny faceless Phantom robot is engaged in "free play", manipulating a bunch of coloured kids blocks.
08 Jun 2026
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Humanoid robots are great, but they need buyers too
A Lingyi iTech factory in Beijing is ramping up production of humanoid robots for various startups. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
08 Jun 2026
China's NEO Brain Chip Beats Neuralink to First Commercial BCI Sale
China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved NEO — a coin-sized invasive brain-computer interface from Neuracle Technology and Tsinghua University researchers — for commercial use beyond clinical trials, making it the world's first invasive BCI cleared for sale, according to MIT Technology Review, Scientific American, and People's Daily reporting on the March 2026 decision…
08 Jun 2026
How China's Unitree Will Dominate Global Robotics
We are witnessing the birth of another Chinese hardware giant. Three years ago, Unitree was a quadruped company. By last year, they parlayed quadruped dominance into creating and leading the humanoid market. This year, their G1 humanoids are finally entering into viable deployments, and three new designs are on the way, including their most-direct Western humanoid competitor.
08 Jun 2026
China: 100 humanoid robot to take over household chores in free trial
A robot doing backflips is impressive. A robot finding your socks, folding them, and putting them away is much harder. A Chinese robotics company has begun placing its humanoid robots inside real homes, marking a significant step in the race to develop machines capable of performing everyday household tasks.
08 Jun 2026
Meta (META) Shows Early Signs of GenAI Monetization, UBS Says
While investors continue to question the payoff from Big Tech spending, UBS sees one tech firm showing early signs of monetization. On June 4, UBS analyst Stephen Ju reiterated a Buy rating and $865.00 price target on Meta Platforms Inc.
