Featured
Europe
Europe’s First Billion Dollar Humanoid Startup – Just Raised $152M
A UK-based robotics company just became Europe's first pure-play humanoid unicorn, raising $152 million at a $1.35 billion valuation.
Humanoid (the company, not the category) announced the Series A close...
Local News
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...
USA
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
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...
USA
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...
China
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...
USA
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...
Investment
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...
China
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...
Figure AI
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...
