21 May 2026
Humanoid Taps Bosch For Humanoid Robot Production
What’s not to trust about this guy? Humanoid Robotics European warehouse workers, it may be time to tighten up your resume. The robotics company Humanoid is partnering with Bosch to bring its HMND 01 industrial robots into mass production.
21 May 2026
Embodied AI steps out of the lab but scaling challenges remain
At Singapore’s ATxSummit tech conference, industry leaders noted that while embodied artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of robots is becoming more capable thanks to advances in hardware, simulation and sensors, broader adoption will depend on reliability, safety, cost, data availability and stronger governance standards.
21 May 2026
China's real-life 'transformer' mech is a giant humanoid robot that can switch from bounding on 4 legs to walking on 2
Unitree Unveils: GD01, A Manned Transformable Mecha, from $650,000 - YouTube Watch On Chinese engineers have built a mecha-style robot that can quickly transition from two legs to four while carrying people, resembling the power-loader exoskeletons from Aliens or the utility-style mobile suits from Japanese anime series Gundam SEED.
21 May 2026
Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong visits Shanghai Humanoid Robot Exhibition and Trading Center: media
According to China News, Singapore’s Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Shanghai’s Humanoid Robot Innovation Incubator on May 21, 2026, getting a close look at cutting-edge advances in humanoid robotics and trying out a range of products.
21 May 2026
The Future of Physical AI Isn’t Smarter Robots, It’s Smarter Interfaces
This sponsored article is brought to you by Wetour Robotics . A field technician on a wind turbine, harness clipped, both hands on a wrench, needs to send a command to the diagnostic device hanging at her belt. A logistics worker on a loading dock, gloves on, eyes on the pallet, needs to redirect a connected lift. A person using an assistive mobility device on a crowded street wants to nudge it…
21 May 2026
Tesla Bids Farewell to Model S & X, Eyes Autonomy Future
Tesla and Elon Musk took to X on May 21, 2026, to celebrate the Model S and Model X — two vehicles that didn't just sell well, but fundamentally changed what people believed an electric car could be. The tributes arrive as Tesla wraps up production of both models in Q2 2026, closing a chapter that began with the Model S launch in 2012 and redirecting the factory lines toward something very…
20 May 2026
Robotics Benchmark Stumbles in Moonwalk Test
The Michael Jackson Moonwalk robotics benchmark continues to test the limits of current artificial intelligence and robotics technologies according to recent commentary from The Rundown AI. This entertaining yet technically demanding challenge reveals how far humanoid robots have come in replicating iconic human dance moves while underscoring remaining gaps in balance control and fluid motion…
20 May 2026
Agibot claims 100% success rate in factory deployment as humanoid race shifts to real-world validation
Peng Chen, business development director at Agibot, used the robotics session of the 5th Mobis Mobility Day in Sunnyvale to make a pointed argument: the humanoid robotics industry has moved past prototype competition into a phase where real-world deployment results are the only metric that matters.
20 May 2026
This Robot Trying to Dance Like Michael Jackson But Wiping Out Pathetically in Front of a Crowd Perfectly Illustrates the Industry's Deep-Seated Problem
An amazing video has been making the rounds today. It shows a humanoid robot strides out in front of a crowd, busting moves to Michael Jackson’s 1983 smash hit “Billie Jean.” It starts out impressive enough, with the bot pulling off some deft footwork — but trouble starts when it boogies straight into a large step on the stage, sending it stumbling with jerky, inhuman movements.
