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FollowFR3 Duo: two Franka arms to show a robot a movement, then check what it has learned
Franka Robotics is offering this laboratory system in early access. It can be used both to show a movement to the robot and to check what the robot has learned from it.
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In Chicago, residents accuse Coco and Serve delivery robots of recording their hands and faces
Chicago residents have sued Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics over the alleged illegal collection of biometric data, Futurism reports, citing the Associated Press. Both companies contest the claims.
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Unitree G1 humanoid catches itself on a ladder, a move absent from its human lessons, team says
According to a post by the RoboHub account on X, a team at ETH Zurich has developed a single control policy that lets a Unitree G1 humanoid walk, climb and crawl.
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Universal Robots announces a 40.7 kg arm that carries up to 17.5 kg and moves its tool at 5 m/s
Universal Robots places this arm in its g-Series range and aims it at industrial production, with sensors and cameras plugged in directly at the end of the arm.
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Japanese industrial robot specialist Yaskawa plans to sell a humanoid within one to two years
Japanese manufacturer Yaskawa Electric is preparing to enter the humanoid robot market using technology from the start-up Tokyo Robotics, according to the Korean site Robot Newspaper (로봇신문), citing the Nikkei.
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Tesla says it has started Optimus production at Fremont, first deliveries planned for late 2027
In its latest quarterly report, Tesla says it has started initial production of its humanoid at its US plant, Robot Newspaper reports, citing Business Insider and the Wall Street Journal.
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Japanese brand United Arrows dresses humanoids in light grey to match the metal
Japanese fashion brand United Arrows and GMO AI&Robotics, a company in the GMO Internet group, have developed clothing made for humanoid robots, according to the Korean website Robot Newspaper.
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Collaborative robots: China's FAIRINO raises about 1 billion yuan, led by Meituan
Chinese collaborative robot maker FAIRINO has closed two funding rounds, Series C+ and Series D, according to the Korean site 로봇신문 (Robot Newspaper).
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Digit 5 humanoid promises 90 minutes of work for 9 minutes of charging with Nyobolt batteries
US company Agility Robotics has announced a partnership with Britain's Nyobolt, which will supply the ultra-fast-charging batteries for its Digit 5 humanoid, according to the Korean site Robot Newspaper.
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A house frame in one day, says Promise Robotics: D.R. Horton signs up for more than 1250 homes
The Canadian start-up, which makes parts of houses using robots, has signed a multi-year contract with the largest home builder in the United States, according to the Korean site Robot Newspaper (로봇신문), citing The Robot Report.
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Climbing robots: US Navy raises its Gecko Robotics contract ceiling by a factor of 4
The Pittsburgh start-up's climbing robots will be used to check the condition of ships and submarines in the US fleet, according to the South Korean newspaper Robot Newspaper.
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In China, a humanoid stops cars at a drink-driving checkpoint: two drivers caught on day one
Police in Shaoxing have posted humanoid robots at a junction in Shangyu district. On the first day, two drivers were caught breaking the law.
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In Greece, 8 robots remove defective peaches: the hardest part was not the AI but the gripper
Switzerland's Stäubli has supplied Agrophoenix's Greek plant with a vision and artificial intelligence inspection system designed by Dutch start-up QING, Korean site Robot Newspaper (로봇신문) reports.
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Kodama raises 7 million dollars to remotely drive the machines that drag logs out of the forest
US start-up Kodama Systems, based in Sonora, California, has raised new funds to deploy its remotely operated skidders in forests in the south-east of the United States, Korean site Robot Newspaper reports.
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Franka puts its two robotic arms on a mobile base so researchers can share their data
Franka Robotics presents on its official page a prototype that pairs two robotic arms with a base able to move in any direction.
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At NVIDIA's show, the wheeled humanoid TM Xplore I took orders and served coasters
Techman Robot, a maker of collaborative robots, has shown its TM Xplore I humanoid platform at NVIDIA's GTC 2026 conference, according to its official page.
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At CEATEC, China's Luna humanoid dances for over 4 minutes and Japan's N targets the car industry
CEATEC 2026 and Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026 were held together at Makuhari Messe, near Tokyo. Chinese and Japanese manufacturers showed off their humanoid robots, Mynavi News TECH+ reports.
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Sharpa D01 robot can feel the brush of a feather through its electronic skin, according to its maker
Manufacturer Sharpa presents the D01 as a robot with dexterous hands that can be operated remotely, designed for complex real-world tasks.
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Dyson promises a robot vacuum that hunts stains with UV and goes over them up to 15 times
On its official page, Dyson presents a robot vacuum and mop that looks for stains with a camera and artificial intelligence, then checks its work under ultraviolet light.
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1X prices its NEO humanoid robot at 20,000 USD, with an 842 Wh battery
1X's official product pages give NEO's purchase price, subscription rate, battery and ingress protection rating. Humanoid.guide repeats the same weight and payload figures.
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A backflip for Jensen Huang, and the 399 dollar Microduck robot nears twenty thousand pre-orders
Nvidia's chief executive had Hugging Face's robot perform on stage at the GTC conference in Berlin, and pre-orders climbed straight away, South Korean site AI Times reports.
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Chinese robot exports: Europe takes more than half, cleaning accounts for 70%
According to Chinese customs data compiled by the specialist outlet 機器人前瞻 and relayed by 36Kr Japan, cleaning robots are driving China's exports, while surgical robots are growing sharply.
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A hiking exoskeleton to try in store at Haglöfs: 2.58 kg and 6 to 7 hours of battery life
Chinese start-up ULS Robotics has launched VIATRIX X, a consumer exoskeleton for walking and hiking, 36Kr Japan reports.
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The Lymow One Plus robot mower runs on tracks and promises to handle slopes of up to 100%
On its official page, Lymow presents an autonomous mower that finds its position by satellite and camera, and avoids obstacles in the garden.
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Listed at 2,499 dollars, Zeroth's M1 robot walks at 0.05 m/s but reaches 0.6 m/s on wheels
On its official page, Zeroth presents M1 as “embodied intelligence” for the home that sees, listens, remembers and acts.
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Dyson gives its robot vacuum Reuleaux triangle pads to reach into corners
Dyson's robot vacuums and mops floors in a single pass, and its docking station empties the robot and cleans its pads, according to the manufacturer's official page.
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According to Dreame, this robot vacuum washes its pads at 75 °C and climbs thresholds up to 40 mm
Designed by Dreame, this robot vacuum cleans and mops floors, and its dock handles much of the upkeep, according to the brand's product page.
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Roomba Duo: the iRobot prototype that carries a small robot and drops it where it cannot go itself
The Roomba Duo is a two-part vacuum and mop, a large robot and a small companion, shown by iRobot as a prototype at the IFA 2026 show in Berlin.
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MAiRA, a voice-controlled robot arm that NEURA presents as the first “cognitive” robot on the market
NEURA Robotics presents MAiRA as the world's first commercially available cognitive robot, which it says can perceive, learn and adapt like a human.
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Fallen face down, the small ROBOTIS OP2 humanoid gets back up on its own in 2.8 seconds, according to its maker
The ROBOTIS OP2 is a miniature humanoid whose maker, ROBOTIS, opens up both the hardware and the software.
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Claiming a valuation of one billion yuan, a robot dog start-up is at a standstill eight months after its creation
According to an article signed “影子备忘录”, the Chinese start-up 无境动力, which makes industrial robot dogs, stopped operating in October and its employees have taken their case to labour arbitration.
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Physical Intelligence rents out its robot “brain”, but clients must hand over their data
Physical Intelligence is offering a beta online service that lets other companies train and run its model to control their robots, TMTPost, a Chinese outlet, reports.
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Unitree's biped R1 robot stands 1.23 m tall and runs for about 1 h, according to the manufacturer
Unitree Robotics' product pages give the R1's standing dimensions and an approximate battery life. The site 钛媒体 TMTPost describes it as a biped robot.
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Mesmer, the Engineered Arts humanoid that gives 27 degrees of freedom to its head alone
On its official page, Engineered Arts presents Mesmer as a life-size humanoid able to hold a conversation, offered to businesses on request for a quote.
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Roborock's Saros 10R removes its own mop pads to keep your rugs dry
The Saros 10R is a robot that vacuums and mops floors, made by Roborock, which presents it on its official page as the slimmest of its models.
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With AMD, Generative Bionics plans a 5,000 square metre “data factory” for its humanoids
The Genoa-based manufacturer announced this week its plan for a “data factory” for physical AI, with AMD as partner for the computing infrastructure, The Robot Report reports.
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SwitchBot's Kata Friends greets you when you come home, and takes photos at random
In the privacy policy for Kata Friends, SwitchBot describes a home device with a camera and microphone that recognises faces and takes photos on its own.
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Isaac 0 folds laundry at home, with a human assisting remotely if needed
Start-up Weave Robotics presents Isaac 0 as a stationary robot that folds laundry at home. It has already shipped in small numbers in California.
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Dash, the robot that introduces children to coding and gets an apology when it hits a wall
Built by Wonder Workshop, Dash is a small programmable robot used to introduce children aged 5 to 14 to coding and robotics.
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Pudu says its D7 semi-humanoid swaps its own batteries to work 24 hours a day
Chinese company Pudu Robotics presents the PUDU D7 as a semi-humanoid robot for factories and warehouses.
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Walking after 48 hours of training, according to its maker: meet the HMND 01 humanoid
Humanoid presents the HMND 01 Alpha Bipedal on its official page. It is a two-legged humanoid robot that also exists in a wheeled version.
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Booster, REEM-C, OP2 or G1 EDU: what you actually buy with a research humanoid
Booster, PAL Robotics, ROBOTIS and Unitree's EDU versions sell platforms to be programmed, for laboratories and schools, rather than turnkey robots. Price, battery life, software, warranty and the only independent test we found: what the pages read on 23 October 2026 say.
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China's Zhiyuan, which claims 5,100 robots delivered in 2025, has joined 47 funding rounds
On 20 October, the Chinese robot maker took part in the funding round of chip start-up 芯际无限, 财能圈 reports in an article published by TMTPost.
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G1 humanoid copies a painting, run by GPT-6 according to Unitree's founder, and shares gain 20%
Unitree showed the demonstration at a physical AI conference in Hangzhou, and its shares then jumped on the Bourse, reports the Chinese site 快科技 MyDrivers.
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In a staged video, Unitree's H2-X humanoid lifts the front of a car and jumps 4 metres
In an official video, Chinese manufacturer Unitree shows a “guardian” version of its H2-X humanoid, without saying whether it acts alone or is remotely piloted, Korean site AI Times reports.
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A macaron robot that moves its ears: in Tokyo, novices build Robokko from a kit
In Shibuya, a project introducing "physical AI" began with a workshop where everyone assembled a small robot from a kit, reports the Japanese site Robotstart, whose journalist built one too.
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Unveiled the day before, Unitree's "kung-fu" humanoid H2-X botches its flip and loses a leg
At an Unitree conference for its partners on 22 October, a robot failed its kung-fu demonstration in front of the audience, according to the Chinese site Kuai Keji (MyDrivers).
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In Tokyo, aibo, Pepper and RoBoHoN return to the stage to dance together
The “Chomoro” festival will bring together robots from several Japanese manufacturers on 7 and 8 November in the Takeshiba district of Tokyo.
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Unitree's Go1, a robot dog at 2,700 dollars that walks beside you rather than behind
On its official page, Unitree Robotics presents the Go1 as a four-legged companion robot for the general public, able to follow its owner.
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95% success reported on rat tails: the M1 blood-draw robot becomes a medical device
Chinese company Aixam says its M1 robot, which can draw blood on its own, has been registered as a medical device and will go on sale.
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