Humanoid and Schaeffler expanded their factory deal to at least 1,000 wheeled humanoids, underscoring a larger industrial push into scaled deployments.

Hubei’s humanoid robot industry is preparing traceable IDs that log maintenance, usage and safety data across each robot’s full life cycle in Hubei province.

Figure AI says its Helix-02 humanoid robots can complete autonomous 8-hour factory shifts, a notable claim for long-duration deployment readiness.

Zhejiang Humanoid says Jack Technology ordered 2,000 robots for garment manufacturing, a deal Gasgoo describes as the first mass global apparel deployment.

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.

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.