Robotics China orders 10,000 humanoids into real jobs by year-end
China's MIIT and SASAC ordered state-owned firms to put 10,000 humanoids into routine operation across 100-plus real scenarios by the end of 2026.
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Robotics China's MIIT and SASAC ordered state-owned firms to put 10,000 humanoids into routine operation across 100-plus real scenarios by the end of 2026.
Robotics Boston Dynamics has committed its entire 2026 Atlas run to parent Hyundai and Google DeepMind, with no units for outside buyers until 2027 — as a Korean union moves to block them.
Robotics AGIBOT says its 15,000th robot has rolled off the line, capping a production ramp that went from 1,000 to 15,000 units in roughly a year.
Robotics New IFR figures show US industrial-robot installations up 11% to 38,000 units, with the fastest growth in food plants — while America's total still trails China's volume by an order of magnitude.
Robotics Geekplus says 436 of its autonomous mobile robots now run in-plant logistics across multiple Toyota factories in Japan, with labor shortages and trucking rules driving the rollout.
Robotics Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's 「Project Synapse」 spinout Mind Robotics closed a $400M Series B at $3.4B led by Kleiner Perkins, with VW Group and Salesforce Ventures participating — total funding now >$1B, training inside Rivian's Normal, IL plant.
Robotics A wheeled humanoid built by UK startup Humanoid and powered by Nvidia's physical-AI stack just did tote-handling at Siemens' Erlangen electronics plant — 60 moves per hour, over 8 hours uninterrupted, 90%+ pick-and-place success.