Today, we’re launching the Hand Tracker – a living index of “plug‑in” humanoid hands with specs, availability, videos and vendor links. It helps teams pick the right end‑effector fast and compare DOF, actuation, weight, sensing and quick‑change wrists in one place. Why now? Manipulation and dexterity is the gate to real work. Our 2026 Humanoid…
Unitree has unveiled its newest humanoid, the H2, standing about 1.8 meters tall and weighing roughly 70 kilograms. In the launch video released in October 2025, the robot performs a mix of dance moves, boxing routines, and even a runway walk beside a human model. With a smooth synthetic face and fluid body control, the…
“Hands are the hardest part of the hardest challenge – a game you can never fully complete.” Rob Knight Rob Knight has spent two decades obsessing over robots, humanoids and robot hands. In this wide‑ranging video call with Humanoid.guide he explains why dexterous manipulation is the bottleneck for humanoids, how tendons still beat tiny gearboxes,…
Figure 03 is Figure AI’s third-generation humanoid robot — and the first they explicitly frame for home environments while preparing for mass production. The company positions it as the hardware platform for Helix, its generalist Vision-Language-Action (VLA) intelligence system, designed to bring human-level reasoning and motor control into daily life. What’s new in Figure 03…
Physical work is roughly half of the world’s economy, and the built world is, as Jensen Huang likes to say, a “brownfield” made for people, not for bespoke machines. That single observation explains why the next general-purpose computer may not sit on a desk. It will walk into a factory, open a door, turn a…
With contributions from long time CTO of Boston Dynamics, former Lead Designer of 1x and Leading Open Source experts as well as representatives representatives from supply side and customer side, we are presenting a unique deep dive into the Humanoid Robot market. Analysts, suppliers, investors, customers, researchers and people interested in the humanoid robot space…
While hands are the real key to humanoid robot productivity, Tesla Optimus gen3 is still under wraps, likely because of non workable hands and several other humanoid vendors are struggling to deliver humanoids with dexterous and reliable hands. This vacuum has given birth to a handful (pun intended) of startups focusing only on the hands….
Global robotics company WIRobotics recently unveiled the upper body of its first general‑purpose humanoid robot, ALLEX, at the Robot Innovation Hub on the campus of Korea University of Technology and Education. The name means “ALL‑EXperience.” Beyond visual recognition, it responds to physical stimuli like force, contact and impact in the real world. This new robot…
Unitree has unveiled the R1, an ultra‑lightweight humanoid robot weighing about 25 kg and priced at approximately $5,900. The R1 combines high degrees of freedom with advanced custom actuators, promising a blend of agility and strength for research, education and entertainment applications. One of the headline features of the R1 is its user‑customisable finish. Unitree emphasises…
Dive into the humanoid market Get ready to decorate your wall with the most comprehensive—and visually stunning- overview of humanoid robots yet. Humanoid.guide is proud to launch its brand-new Q2 2025 Humanoid Robot Wall Poster, spotlighting the top 42 humanoid robots on Earth. This poster is your definitive guide to the pioneers shaping our robotic…
