Physical work is roughly half of the world’s economy, and the built world is, as Jensen Huang likes to say, a “brownfield” made for people, not for bespoke machines. That single observation explains why the next general-purpose computer may not sit on a desk. It will walk into a factory, open a door, turn a…
With contributions from long time CTO of Boston Dynamics, former Lead Designer of 1x and Leading Open Source experts as well as representatives representatives from supply side and customer side, we are presenting a unique deep dive into the Humanoid Robot market. Analysts, suppliers, investors, customers, researchers and people interested in the humanoid robot space…
While hands are the real key to humanoid robot productivity, Tesla Optimus gen3 is still under wraps, likely because of non workable hands and several other humanoid vendors are struggling to deliver humanoids with dexterous and reliable hands. This vacuum has given birth to a handful (pun intended) of startups focusing only on the hands….
Global robotics company WIRobotics recently unveiled the upper body of its first general‑purpose humanoid robot, ALLEX, at the Robot Innovation Hub on the campus of Korea University of Technology and Education. The name means “ALL‑EXperience.” Beyond visual recognition, it responds to physical stimuli like force, contact and impact in the real world. This new robot…
Unitree has unveiled the R1, an ultra‑lightweight humanoid robot weighing about 25 kg and priced at approximately $5,900. The R1 combines high degrees of freedom with advanced custom actuators, promising a blend of agility and strength for research, education and entertainment applications. One of the headline features of the R1 is its user‑customisable finish. Unitree emphasises…
Morgan Stanley’s new “Global Humanoid Model” puts a $4.7 trillion annual revenue target on humanoid-robot hardware by 2050—roughly twice the 2024 sales of the top twenty carmakers. Add software, data and services and the addressable market reaches $5 trillion. The bank also foresees more than one billion humanoids on duty worldwide, creating a labour force…
Technology observers believe that this half-marathon may accelerate innovation in robotics more than any lab trial ever could. Chinese humanoid robots showcased both impressive strength and critical weaknesses: Tiangong Ultra reached a world-leading top speed of around 12 km/h, while smaller robots exposed their struggles with overheating and balance. Described as a “technological stress test”…
Favorite AI model hub Hugging Face acquires a favorite open source humanoid robot company Pollen Robotics. With this news, Embodied AI has for the first time a credible open source starting point in competition with closed source companies from China and USA. Hugging Face, the collaborative AI platform known for democratizing access to machine learning…
From TED to Tomorrow: A Glimpse Into the Future of Work, Science, and Symbiosis As humanoid robots like NEO begin to appear in everyday environments, we’re witnessing more than just a technological leap—we’re watching the start of a new relationship between humans and machines. During a live TED demonstration, the speaker showed how NEO performs…
NEO Gamma, the humanoid robot from 1X Technologies, is gearing up for its first TED Talk — and the comment section is already buzzing. From “Wen IPO?” to “Stage fright is scared of Neo,” the hype is real. When 1X teased that NEO GAMMA would take the TED stage, fans and followers wasted no time…
