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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...
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...
USA
Cartwheel Robotics Shuts Down — The Harsh Reality Behind the Humanoid Robot
No Website. It's a 404
Cartwheel Robotics—the U.S. humanoid startup founded by ex-Boston Dynamics and Disney engineer Scott LaValley—has ceased operations. Its website now returns...
USA
Musk’s Warning: “The U.S. Will Lose the AI Race—Unless We Build Robots in Space”
Musk’s Unfiltered Take: China’s Edge Isn’t Tech—It’s Infrastructure
In a three-hour podcast with Dwarkesh Patel, Elon Musk delivered a rare admission:
“If the U.S. doesn’t achieve...
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...
AI Hardware
OpenAI’s $300 AI Wearable Could Kill the Smartphone
The End of Screens? OpenAI Targets 50M Units in 2026 with Screenless, Voice-First AI Device
OpenAI is preparing to launch its first consumer hardware product...
