China humanoid robots gain ground as BYD and Unitree advance
BYD confirmed humanoid robot development, Unitree cleared its STAR Market review, and other Chinese builders posted funding, product, and pilot updates.
BYD confirmed humanoid robot development, Unitree cleared its STAR Market review, and other Chinese builders posted funding, product, and pilot updates.
Nvidia says its LG Group partnership covers humanoid robots, motor and mechanical systems, plus future data centers, giving the work broader industrial scope.
UBTECH has opened preorders for its home focused UWORLD U1 humanoid robot, shifting industrial humanoid know-how toward consumer companionship at home.
Hanwha Ocean plans a shipyard pilot for a humanoid robot from AeiROBOT, starting in simulation before testing transport, navigation and tool use on site.
PuduFM 1.0 is an embodied AI foundation model from Pudu Robotics that centers on physical intuition and gives robots a shared cognitive system for acting in the real world. It combines movement planning and task execution inside one continuous decision loop, so navigation and manipulation are handled together rather than as separate stages. The model…
AICO 2 is a mobile humanoid style robot from Flexiv Robotics built for practical industrial work where movement and two arm manipulation matter more than legged locomotion. It combines a wheeled base with two seven axis arms, giving 14 degrees of freedom overall, and it is designed to operate safely around people. The machine stands…
Modular is a wheeled humanoid robot built for practical automation in factories, warehouses, and commercial environments. At 172 cm tall and 70 kg, it combines a human scale upper body with a stable rolling base, giving it efficient movement on smooth indoor floors and a payload capacity of 16 kg. The robot coordinates 30 degrees…
MICO is a humanoid system from Flexiv Robotics built around two seven axis arms and a force control architecture that prioritizes contact rich manipulation over flashy mobility. It stands 150 centimeters tall, weighs 79 kilograms, and is designed for industrial manufacturing, logistics, and research environments where careful handling matters. Its overall Humanoid Guide score is…
ICRA 2026 Vienna – with humanoid.guide humanoid.guide Field Report ICRA · Vienna 2026 ICRA 2026 Vienna with humanoid.guide on the floor The 43rd IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation brought more than 8,000 roboticists to Vienna under the banner “Robots for all” – and we walked the floor with a camera and a microphone,…
BYD has formally confirmed humanoid robot work, with an executive saying the company could eventually use its dealer network if the products reach homes.