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…
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.
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.
Michelle Sun’s discussion with Scott Walter maps the tradeoffs in tendon driven robot hands, from wrist friction and wear to control at contact.
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.
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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Figure says its Helix 2.5 humanoid policy completed three household chores in unfamiliar Bay Area homes, scoring 56% success across 420 attempts.
UBTECH says its Liuzhou plant can make 10,000 robots annually, using humanoids, cobots and automated logistics across production and testing.
XPeng says its Iron humanoid was built on an 80% autonomous manufacturing system, ahead of planned mass production and deliveries in 2027.
