PrimeBOT Q1 is a compact personal humanoid robot designed around customization, programmable capabilities, multimodal interaction, and advanced motion. Standing 88 centimeters tall, Q1 features 22 degrees of freedom and supports more than 10 martial-arts movements. Rather than targeting traditional industrial applications, PrimeBOT positions Q1 within the emerging consumer-grade personal robot category. Users can personalize its…
Asimov 2 is a compact humanoid robot from MenloAI built for developers, researchers, and robotics education teams that want a practical physical platform rather than a concept machine. It stands 120 centimeters tall, weighs 38 kilograms, and reaches a top speed of 4 kilometers per hour, with a stated strength of 5 kilograms and runtime…
San Mateo County is considering business permits for humanoid robot use, with revenue aimed at firefighting equipment for lithium ion battery fires.
San Mateo County supervisors approved a resolution requiring permits, kill switches, fire safety planning and job loss tracking for humanoid robots.
Asimov 1 is an open source educational humanoid from MenloAI that brings real robot hardware into the hands of developers, researchers, and robotics students. Standing 120 cm tall and weighing 35 kg, it offers 27 total degrees of freedom in a compact full body format, with a top speed of 3 km per hour, a…
Unitree’s IPO drew huge retail demand, with Bloomberg calculating the retail tranche was 5,526 times subscribed for an offering valued at $9 billion.
AgiBot led global humanoid robot shipments in the first half of 2026, according to SAG data cited by SCMP, as both Chinese vendors prepare listings.
Unitree has priced its Shanghai IPO at a roughly $9 billion valuation, with founder Wang Xingxing estimated by Forbes at $2.4 billion.
St. Clair College says it is the first North American recipient of Unitree’s R1 humanoid, with researchers testing industrial applications on campus this fall.
The FCC added new foreign made humanoid robots to its Covered List, while leaving existing approved models legal in the United States.
