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China: World’s first full-stack humanoid robot open-sourced, draws global developers

Beijing-based startup RoboParty has open-sourced its flagship bipedal humanoid, Roboto Origin, just months after ...
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The Humanoid Robots Are Coming, This Time for Real

On September 25, 2025, Google DeepMind quietly released Gemini Robotics 1.5. To the casual observer, it may have seemed like ...

Xiaomi-Backed RoboParty Launches ORIGIN: World’s First-Tier Full-Stack Open-Source Bipedal Humanoid Robot, Forging Embodied Infrastructure

In January 2026, RoboParty launched ROBOTO ORIGIN’s full-stack open-source on GitHub alongside a global developer co-creation ...

Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

Despite huge technical progress, these robots are still clumsy at handling everyday tasks in homes or hospitals or other ...
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Unitree targets 20,000 humanoid robots with fourfold capacity expansion plan

The Chinese robotics company plans to ramp up its humanoid production fourfold this year, after shipping 5,000 robots in 2025 ...

A Former Russian Jewelry Magnate’s Humanoid Robot Startup Is In Talks To Raise $200 Million

The deal hasn’t closed and a valuation hasn’t been set for the round, the sources said. Humanoid founder Artem Sokolov, is ...

Toyota contracts seven Agility humanoid robots for Canadian factory

After a year-long pilot project, Toyota’s Canadian manufacturing subsidiary has contracted seven humanoid robots to work in a plant building RAV4 SUVs under a robots-as-a-service deal.

Makeblock mBot2 Rover Robotics Kit Features Encoders for Accurate Motor Control

Makeblock mBot2 Rover Kit features anodized aluminum parts, for STEM and more realistic engineering practice. Ages 8+ and 12+ tiers ...

Get a grip: Robotics firms struggle to develop hands

Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.