26 Jun 2026
Exit Stage Left: Can China’s Robots Find a Real Job?
Whether it’s Arnold Schwarzenegger being crushed by a hydraulic press in The Terminator or HAL 9000’s haunting elegy in 2001: A Space Odyssey , the fatal vulnerabilities of famous robots are a familiar trope in popular culture. But at a FamilyMart in Beijing, a machine struggles with a more unlikely foe: a bag of potato chips.
26 Jun 2026
India's robotics funding doubles in H1 FY26, but experts say it's too early to celebrate
Agility Robotics' warehouse robot Digit performs manoeuvres at the company's office in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File) (AP Photo/Matt Freed) Summary India's robotics sector continues to lag its global peers. In 2025, Indian robotics startups raised less than 1% of the capital secured by US robotics startups and about 2% of that raised in China, according to Tracxn.
26 Jun 2026
Forget the score, MWC Shanghai's humanoid robot penalty shootout put embodied AI to the test · TechNode
One of the biggest crowd-pullers at MWC Shanghai 2026 was a fully autonomous humanoid robot penalty shootout, rather than a smartphone launch or an AI keynote.
25 Jun 2026
US: Agility goes public as demand grows for next-generation Digit humanoids
Digit v5 is designed to be the world’s first AI-enabled cooperatively safe humanoid robot. Agility/YouTube Agility Robotics is set to go public through a $2.5 billion SPAC deal, becoming the first pure-play humanoid robotics company listed in the United States.
25 Jun 2026
US firm to deploy humanoid robot teaching assistant in New York schools
Schools in the US are set to introduce a humanoid robot into classrooms as part of a pilot program aimed at enhancing student engagement and AI-assisted learning.
25 Jun 2026
Amid Amazon's Robot Surge, Proteus Charts a New Path Forward
The robots glide across the floor, sometimes pausing to spin a quarter turn or two before resuming their route. They come close to each other but never collide. It's not choreographed – they're adapting on the fly – but the movement does have the feel of a ballet. If ballet dancers were mechanized platforms on wheels, that is. Flat-topped and low to the ground, like oversized bathroom scales…
25 Jun 2026
The Inevitable Electrification of Labor? — CleanTechnica Field Trip
CleanTechnica was invited on a media tour through China hosted by iMpactPR. They specialize in connecting Chinese companies with the outside world, and we were excited to dive deep into all of the innovation and manufacturing happening in China with them.
25 Jun 2026
South Korea's Growing Role in Humanoid Robot Development
South Korea is emerging as a leading supplier of parts and technology for robots, according to Goldman Sachs Research . The country is well positioned in part because of its strong ecosystem for auto-part supplies.
25 Jun 2026
Amazon-Backed Agility Robotics Goes Public in Quest to Scale Humanoids
Although the adoption of humanoid robots within supply chains remains few and far between, one developer is hoping to jumpstart the technology’s expansion by going public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, merger. Agility Robotics will merge with publicly traded special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corp XI, valuing the combined firm at $2.5 billion. With the…
