Unitree and Zhiyuan open humanoid robot app stores for creators
Unitree and Zhiyuan are opening robot app platforms for humanoids, though early catalogs still focus more on dance routines than real daily task software.
Unitree and Zhiyuan are opening robot app platforms for humanoids, though early catalogs still focus more on dance routines than real daily task software.
Unitree says it has launched the first humanoid robot motion App Store, a marketplace for downloading and installing robot skills like phone apps online.
MERICS says China produced most of the world’s humanoids in 2025, but cost, dexterity and dependence on Nvidia still limit broad factory deployment today.
The RLDX-1 is a robotics foundation model constructed by RLWRLD, aimed at fostering advanced robotic manipulation and industrial automation. Rather than focusing merely on basic visual understanding, it emphasizes dexterous hand control. The model integrates vision, language, tactile feedback, force sensing, and memory, thereby facilitating robots to accomplish sophisticated real-world tasks with increased precision and…
A Florida Politics column uses IHMC’s Alex, 1X’s Neo and Tesla Optimus to show how humanoid robots are moving closer to homes, workplaces and daily tasks.
Waseda University has published a 50-year retrospective on eight humanoid robots, from WABOT-1 to AIREC, mapping a lineage that still shapes research.
Unitree has launched a dual-arm humanoid robot for upper-body manipulation, combining hand options, onboard compute, and a starting price of 26,900 yuan.
GENE-26.5 is an advanced general-purpose world model developed by Genesis AI with the ability to predict environmental changes over time. Released in May 2026, this foundation model is designed to recognize patterns within large-scale datasets and forecast outcomes in diverse scenarios. By helping AI systems to plan actions and adapt to alterations in conditions, it…
Xpeng says its Iron humanoid robot sits at the center of a wider physical AI strategy, linking robot R&D with cars, autonomy and long term growth plans.
Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, adding a team focused on dexterity and manipulation AI as it builds out its humanoid robotics work inside Meta.