Drone footage shows Tesla’s Texas Optimus plant nearing a complete steel frame ahead of a planned 2027 start, though its output targets remain unproven.

Michelle Sun’s discussion with Scott Walter maps the tradeoffs in tendon driven robot hands, from wrist friction and wear to control at contact.

1X is building annual capacity for 110,000 robots as it targets 50,000 NEO shipments in 2027, with safety and quality serving as key production gates.

Boston Dynamics is spinning out Dynamic Creatures to build mobile, interactive robot characters for theme parks, hotels, casinos, retail and events.

UBTECH says its Liuzhou plant can make 10,000 robots annually, using humanoids, cobots and automated logistics across production and testing.

Agility Robotics says Digit 5 can carry 23 kg, reach 2.2 meters and work 20 hours in 24, with fleet software for existing warehouse systems included.

Project SuperDex combines contact focused simulation, headset teleoperation and data generation, with a claimed zero shot transfer to a real robotic hand.

Munro Live’s full teardown of the Unitree G1 shows planetary actuators, unusual heat pipe cooling, extensive CNC machining and production compromises.

Figure says 86,000 weekly active users are uploading data to its robotics dataset, with a live map visualizing contributions around the world.

T-Rex combines fast tactile feedback with slower visual planning, backed by 50 hours of robot play data that Jim Fan says is available on HuggingFace.