29 May 2026
From heavy machinery to embodied AI: How Zvalley is building the operating layer for industrial robotics
Incubated by Zoomlion, a construction machinery and equipment manufacturer, Zvalley is bringing robotics, AI agents, and industrial data together through RobotOps, a platform designed to move embodied intelligence from the lab to the factory floor.
29 May 2026
Retail technology innovation of the week Catalyst Brands connects with humanoid robotics firm Figure
Retail Technology Innovation of the Week is a series brought to you by RTIH, highlighting stand out deployments, launches, and initiatives by retailers and tech suppliers. Every week, we showcase forward thinking tech plays that have impressed our Editor and the Retail Technology Innovations Report judging panel, building up to the publication of the 2026 report later this year.
28 May 2026
Humanoid robots strut their stuff as trade show comes to Japan
TechnologyHonda, others exhibit new tech in industry expected to grow rapidlyGMO AI & Robotics' G1 robot at the Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)RYOKO SHIMONOYAMay 29, 2026 07:04...
28 May 2026
The $6 Billion Chinese Startup Trying to Build Hands for Every Robot
If you could buy a humanoid robot for less than a smartphone, would you? Would you buy several robots to handle cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and even your job? This is the pitch being made by Zhou Yong, the 40-year-old founder and chief technology officer of LinkerBot, one of China’s leading manufacturers of dexterous humanoid hands.
28 May 2026
NVIDIA validates sim-trained robots in real-world environments
Robots trained entirely in simulation are beginning to perform more reliably in the real world, according to a series of new robotics research papers presented by NVIDIA at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
28 May 2026
Hugging Face Launches $2,500 DIY Humanoid Robot
As a general rule, technology is becoming more accessible as time goes by. Computers, smartphones, and high-speed internet, for instance, were once considered luxury items. Today, billions of people around the globe have access to these technologies. Now, if only robotics would follow suit.
28 May 2026
XPEV (1Q26 Trans): Humanoid robot to begin mass production by year-end
Below is Dolphin Research's $XPeng(XPEV.US) Q1 2026 earnings call Trans. For our take on the print, see ' XPeng: Inflection Point In Sight — Can the Eastern Tesla Story Dance On? '
28 May 2026
China's XMAN-L1 humanoid robot with 42 degree of freedom unveiled
KEENON Robotics has officially unveiled the XMAN-L1, a compact humanoid robot designed for interactive service applications. Standing 4.4 feet (136 cm) tall, the robot combines lightweight construction with advanced mobility and AI-powered communication capabilities. The company says the humanoid is aimed at customer engagement, guidance, and light entertainment scenarios as part of its broader…
28 May 2026
Jensen Huang Just Said $40 Trillion. Here Are 5 Physical AI Stocks Wall Street Is Quietly Loading Up On Before the Rest of the Market Catches On
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has called humanoid robots and labor automation a $40 trillion total addressable market, and on the Animal Spirits podcast, Derek Yan argued physical AI is "potentially bigger" than EVs or smartphones, with Waymo serving as live proof the underlying autonomy stack already works in the wild. Capital is rotating into this trade now, before the broader market has priced it…
