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Unitree Drops Humanoid Robot Price to $3,700

Unitree R1 Robot Is Now Cheaper Than a used Toyota — And It Can Actually Work Unitree Robotics just dropped a bombshell: the R1 series dual-arm humanoid robot, starting at...

Physical Intelligence Seeks $1B Raise at $11B Valuation

The Most Expensive Robotics Research Lab Just Got More Expensive Physical Intelligence (PI), the San Francisco-based embodied AI startup, is reportedly in advanced discussions to...

China Embodied AI Funding: The $4B Boom Where Data Beats Robots

China embodied AI funding has surpassed $4 billion in early 2026 — and the biggest winners aren't the robot makers, they're the companies selling...

China Builds Bodies, America Builds Brains

Two Paths, One Race: Hardware Scale vs. Software Scale While Chinese humanoids danced on those TikTok videos—and performing martial arts—U.S. robotics labs published papers on...

Tesla’s Secret Chinese Supplier Is Going IPO — Betting on a Million-Robot

The Hidden Linchpin in Tesla’s Optimus Supply Chain Steps Into the Light As Elon Musk reignites global hype around his Tesla’s Optimus humanoid—now slated for...

Figure AI $39B Bet: Helix 02 Proves Humanoids Can Work—Not Just Walk

The Kitchen Test: A 4-Minute Video That Changes Everything On January 28, 2026, Figure AI released a 4-minute, unedited video of its Figure Helix 02...

Skild AI Raises $1.4B at $14B Valuation — The “Omni-Bodied” Brain That Runs Any Robot, Anywhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jSM3-2yt2s SoftBank Bets Big on the Operating System for Physical Intelligence Skild AI, the U.S.-based robotics software company, has closed a $1.4 billion Series C round...

USD$180M Robot Sales — But Who’s Buying, and Why?

Is the Humanoid Robot Boom Real or Hype? UBTECH Robotics has booked RMB 1.3 billion ($180 Million USD) in humanoids orders in 2025 — a...

The $40 Billion Robot Nobody Was Talking About — Until Now

The Silent Giant in Humanoid Robotics Just Hit $40 Billion While headlines focus on Tesla’s Optimus and China’s Unitree, the most valuable humanoid robotics company...