MWC Shanghai opened with HONOR humanoids Flash and Vita Boy, while GSMA tied carrier robotics plans, including AgiBot RaaS work, to 5G-Advanced networks.

NVIDIA’s Halos for Robotics safety stack will be used by Agility Robotics as part of Digit’s human detection and safety systems.

Pandaily reports Star Dynasty humanoids are sorting parcels at SF Express sites after cumulative funding passed RMB 4 billion, with China Post tests also reported.

Hyperscale Data expects to assemble the first 30 Agibot supplied OPR-R2 robots in Michigan in the third quarter of 2026 for data center robotics work.

Jack Technology will use Siemens software as it develops AI enabled apparel manufacturing applications, including humanoid robots for sewing workshops.

TradingKey’s 2026 robotics watch list puts Tesla Optimus and Nvidia’s Unitree work at the center, while several production claims need confirmation.

A Boston Robotics Summit report says current humanoids can perform narrow tasks but often still rely on teleoperation or scripted chores when shown publicly.

A Forbes survey of 18 humanoid robot companies shows a market splitting between factory pilots, Chinese volume claims, and riskier home robots.

China is assigning four part, 29 digit IDs to humanoid robots, creating a lifecycle record for manufacturers, sellers, service firms and recyclers.

Forbes cites 1X, Figure AI and others as evidence that US humanoid builders are using vertical integration to reduce China supply chain exposure.