06 Jul 2026
This humanoid robotics company is going public, but its CEO isn't promising a robot in your home anytime soon
The humanoid robotics market is awash in money right now. Last week, AI2 Robotics, a Shenzhen-based startup that makes wheeled humanoid robots, raised nearly $735 million at a nearly $3 billion valuation. Earlier this year, Apptronik, an Austin-based maker of humanoid robots for manufacturing and logistics, closed a $935 million funding round valuing the company at more than $5.5 billion, backed…
06 Jul 2026
Beyond the World Cup: China’s humanoid robots win at RoboCup 2026
China's humanoid robots are winning world titles. While the world watches the FIFA World Cup, Tsinghua University's THU Huoshen Team defended its title in the Large Division, and Wuhan University's Invictus Team secured the Small Division championship at RoboCup 2026.
06 Jul 2026
Hyundai Uses World Cup Spotlight To Advance Its Robotics Future
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JULY 05: A Hyundai robot performs at half time during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between Brazil and Norway at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 05, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Maddie Meyer - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) FIFA via Getty Images The Hyundai Motor Company used one of the world’s largest sporting stages to showcase its…
06 Jul 2026
Hyundai Motor Brings Atlas Humanoid Robot to FIFA World Cup 2026TM in First-Ever Live Match Environment Robotics Integration
Hyundai Motor integrated Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, into a live FIFA World Cup 2026TM halftime activation, marking the first-ever robotics-powered performance on football's biggest stage.
06 Jul 2026
China wants to solve the hardest problem in robotics – making hands
Human hands – nimble, nerve-filled appendages that are the most flexible part of the human skeleton – are exceptionally complex. Many tasks that most people can do largely without thinking, from tying a pair of shoelaces to buttoning up a shirt, in fact require a complex set of neurological instructions and precise choreography. In thousands of years of human history, no machine has been able to…
05 Jul 2026
Meet the soccer-playing humanoid robot that just delivered the game ball at the Brazil v. Norway FIFA World Cup match
Before Brazil and Norway retook the pitch at New York/New Jersey Stadium for their Round of 16 match on Saturday, something happened at halftime that had never occurred in FIFA World Cup history. A five-foot humanoid robot walked pitchside, performed goal celebrations in the style of Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Matheus Cunha, and Son Heung-min, then turned to the referee and handed over the match…
05 Jul 2026
Humanoid Robot Mass Production Year Established, Institutions Bullish on a Decade-Long Golden Cycle
China's A-share market saw the humanoid robot sector rally against the trend this week, as the industry enters a critical commercialization and delivery phase. 2026 is being established as the pivotal year for transitioning from laboratory prototypes to scaled deliveries, with global shipments expected to surpass 50,000 units. A triple tailwind of policy support, capital inflows, and real demand…
05 Jul 2026
17,625 tablets in 64 hours: China's Agibot completes world's first livestream of humanoid robots inspecting production line with 99% accuracy
China-based robotics company Agibot has completed what Chinese state media described as the world's first livestream of humanoid robots operating across a full tablet production inspection line.
04 Jul 2026
Shenzhen’s Robot Valley emerges as global hub of robotics innovation
Nestled within a 10-kilometer stretch flanked by the Tanglang and Yangtai mountains in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District, China’s “Robot Valley” has rapidly evolved into a global epicenter for robotics innovation, driven by an unparalleled supply chain and deep industry-academia integration.
