Chinese humanoid robot firms are shipping more units and iterating faster than US competitors, building an early lead in the emerging bipedal robotics market.

After years of putting AI, cameras, and sensors into your pocket, Honor is giving all of that technology a body. On March 1 at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, the Chinese smartphone maker will unveil its first humanoid robot – becoming the first major phone brand to step into bipedal robotics. And the more you look…

Unitree, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab presented humanoid robots at China’s Spring Festival gala, highlighting Beijing’s strategic push in the sector.

Humanoid robot developer Apptronik has raised $935 million in a Series A extension, reaching a valuation above $5 billion with backing from Google and Mercedes-Benz.

Fauna Robotics has introduced Sprout, a 29 degree of freedom humanoid developer platform powered by NVIDIA compute, targeting safer and smaller robotics research.

Chinese humanoid robot makers used Lunar New Year performances to showcase mobility, dexterity, and interaction as they court customers, investors, and partners.

AgiBot showcased humanoid robots training Kung fu at the Shaolin Temple, highlighting balance, motion learning, and whole body control relevant to real world deployments.

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Tesla plans to stop Model S and X assembly at Fremont and retool the site to build Optimus humanoid robots, signaling a major manufacturing pivot with regional impacts.

Figure AI detailed the Helix 02 humanoid platform with full body autonomy and fine finger control, as Tesla restated Optimus stance against Chinese competitors.