Tesla confirms Optimus production, targets late 2027 sales
Tesla says Fremont is producing commercial quality Optimus robots, with customer deliveries targeted for late 2027 and a lengthy production ramp ahead.
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Dream-1 robot API opens at $3/hour, Mete Gultekin reports
Mete Gultekin says Dream Labs has opened Dream-1 API access, citing cross robot control and comparing access models across several robotics AI developers.
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Schaeffler opens Taicang humanoid factory with six robots
Schaeffler’s Taicang facility combines component production and humanoid training, with six robots assigned to tasks on a joint module assembly line.
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SPD robot training pairs virtual practice with real demos
Léo Morillon describes a method that trains dexterous robot policies in simulation before adapting them to real tasks with one to two hours of demonstrations.
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Agility targets nine minute charging for Digit 5 humanoid
Agility Robotics plans to use Nyobolt batteries in Digit 5, targeting 90 minutes of work after nine minutes of charging, with first deliveries due in 2027.
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Robostrategy CEO says Taku robot folds napkins at Din Tai Fung
Andrew Kang told CNBC that Taku is deployed at Din Tai Fung in New York, illustrating an approach to robotics built around narrow commercial service tasks.
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China bets on robotic hands to strengthen humanoid industry
Bloomberg examines China’s push for dexterous robotic hands, backed by manufacturing supply chains and investment, while most designs remain prototypes.
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Ziegler highlights Dexmate Vega as a robot research platform
Robotics commentator Lukas M. Ziegler points to Dexmate’s Vega as a shared research platform, citing its $75,000 price and roughly four week delivery time.
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RoboParty introduces RP1 humanoid as open research platform
A LinkedIn post describes RoboParty’s RP1 as a fully open source humanoid, with hardware, actuator and control access intended for robotics researchers.
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Agility Robotics panel examines robot deployment bottlenecks
Agility Robotics, Moonlake and PrismaX discuss why warehouse robots need realistic simulation, affordable inference and customer control over operational data.
