NeodraDynamics claims 500 kg payload for giant Neo1 humanoid
Beijing startup NeodraDynamics says its four meter Neo1 humanoid combines electric motors and digital hydraulics to handle heavy industrial lifting tasks.
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1X Neo humanoid joins TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 list
TIME recognizes 1X’s $20,000 Neo home humanoid in its Best Inventions of 2026 list, highlighting household tasks and the company’s claimed lifting capacity.
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Tau Robotics humanoids clean homes for $30 an hour, with help
Tau Robotics uses teleoperated Unitree G1 humanoids to clean San Francisco homes, collecting training data while testing the limits of grippers and mobility.
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DexForce targets cheaper humanoid robot training in simulation
Shenzhen startup DexForce says virtual workplace simulations can reduce humanoid training costs, as it raises funding and tests robots on object sorting.
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Faraday Future launches $2,490 FF Nova humanoid for schools
Faraday Future’s small biped targets developers and classrooms, with ROS 2 support, a separate software package and an initial release limited to 100 units.
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PNDbotics Adam humanoid climbs 1 meter box, post claims
Space and Technology says PNDbotics’ full size Adam humanoid can climb onto a 1 meter box by placing one foot, shifting its weight and coordinating its body.
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Nature Will unveils Natura-1 robot model for dexterous hands
Nature Will says its 50 billion parameter Natura-1 model uses human video pretraining and limited robot data to control hands with 20 degrees of freedom.
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Wisconsin Humanoid Robotics targets first steps by May 2027
A UW-Madison student team is beginning fabrication of Sconnie, an aluminum humanoid designed to stand 4 feet tall, with walking targeted for May 2027.
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Google demonstrates Gemini 4 Argon robotics on Apollo humanoid
Google says Gemini 4 Argon turned video of a human playing cornhole into simulation code, then helped Apptronik’s Apollo humanoid land seven straight shots.
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Unitree claims its Superman humanoid can sprint at 28.3 mph
Unitree says its Superman prototype reaches 28.3 mph and performs a 6.5 foot standing vertical jump, putting dynamic humanoid control at the center of its demo.
