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Local News
USA Bans Chinese Humanoid Robots, Targeting Unitree
The Physical Robot Cold War is here
The U.S. government is preparing to extend its technology containment strategy from chips and software into the physical world. According to multiple U.S....
Local News
The $1 Trillion “Robot Elderly Care” Hype
Ask any person over 60 about the future of aging, and you'll likely hear the same hopeful refrain:
"I hope robots will take care of...
Figure AI
Figure AI Hits 1,000 Humanoids — They Now Scale Big on Manufacturing
The Real Race Isn't Who Can Walk — It's Who Can Ship
Figure AI just crossed a quiet but critical threshold: 1,000 Figure 03 humanoid...
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)...
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
Eric Trump-Backed Humanoid Robot Signs a $24M Contract with Pentagon
Major U.S. Defense Contract for Battlefield Humanoid
Foundation Future Industries, a humanoid robot startup with Eric Trump as Chief Strategy Advisor and investor, has secured...
USA
Physical Intelligence Just Created “GPT-3 Moment” for Robot Brains
Physical Intelligence robotics has just changed how robots learn — and the implications for the entire embodied AI industry are enormous.
A Model That Learns...
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...
AI Hardware
Fairland IPO: China’s $150M Pool Robot Files for Hong Kong Listing
The Fairland IPO could make history as Asia's first smart backyard tech listing — and the numbers behind it are more complex than a...
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...
