Boston Dynamics IPO faces delay with Atlas not yet at scale
A senior Hyundai executive says a Boston Dynamics IPO is unlikely next year, with Atlas not yet at scale and the robotics business unprofitable.
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Spirit AI targets 2027 breakthrough in humanoid robot brains
Spirit AI says robot brain software could handle broad spoken commands by mid 2027, but useful household humanoids remain at least eight years away.
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Welcome, Nova!
Nova is a Japanese wheeled humanoid robot created by ugo, Inc. for industrial work in factories, warehouses, and logistics environments. It combines a mobile base with dual seven degree of freedom arms, a four degree of freedom waist, and 22 degrees of freedom across the system. At 162 centimetres tall and 90 kilograms, Nova is…
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Reward AI unveils OM-1 model trained on human demonstrations
Reward AI says OM-1 learns robot tasks from human demonstrations captured by a hand worn device, but no paper, open model or benchmark data is public.
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Tesla’s Texas Optimus factory steel frame nears completion
Drone footage shows Tesla’s Texas Optimus plant nearing a complete steel frame ahead of a planned 2027 start, though its output targets remain unproven.
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Tesla and Figure choices sharpen humanoid hand design debate
Michelle Sun’s discussion with Scott Walter maps the tradeoffs in tendon driven robot hands, from wrist friction and wear to control at contact.
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1X targets 50,000 NEO humanoid robot shipments in 2027
1X is building annual capacity for 110,000 robots as it targets 50,000 NEO shipments in 2027, with safety and quality serving as key production gates.
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Boston Dynamics spins out Dynamic Creatures for robot entertainment
Boston Dynamics is spinning out Dynamic Creatures to build mobile, interactive robot characters for theme parks, hotels, casinos, retail and events.
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Kinetic Blocks Opens Free Catalogue of 27 Open Robotics Datasets
News · Training dataKinetic Blocks · 16 September 2026 Open robotics datasets, in one place, no account needed Kinetic Blocks has opened a public catalogue of open robotics datasets. It is live today at kineticblocks.com/open-data, and it needs no login. 27Datasets indexed ~19,000 hFootage, as stated 0Files hosted by Kinetic Blocks Humanoid GuideNews deskSource: Kinetic…
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Figure unveils Helix 2.5 after tests in 30 unseen homes
Figure says its Helix 2.5 humanoid policy completed three household chores in unfamiliar Bay Area homes, scoring 56% success across 420 attempts.
