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At the 2026 AGIBOT Partner Conference, the Shanghai-based robotics leader announced five new robotic platforms and eight foundational AI models, declaring a shift from technical demos to scalable industrial productivity.
The Shape of Scale: New Figure Production Data Hints at Exponential Ramp-Up
A chart from CEO Brett Adcock reveals a dramatic surge in humanoid manufacturing at Figure's BotQ facility, though exact volume remains a subject of intense speculation.
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Physical Intelligence has released π0.7, a new foundation model demonstrating "emergent" abilities to combine skills and adapt to new robot hardware without task-specific training.
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Figure CEO Brett Adcock has demonstrated 'Vulcan,' a new neural network controller that allows the Figure 03 to maintain balance and autonomously navigate to a repair bay even after losing up to three lower-body actuators.
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German retail giant Rossmann has launched a year-long pilot program using the UBTECH Walker S2 humanoid robot to automate repetitive warehouse tasks, marking a significant expansion of UBTECH's industrial footprint into Europe.
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Skild AI has acquired Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business, formerly Fetch Robotics, to integrate fleet management with its "omni-bodied" foundation model.
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After a year of distancing itself from third-party performance at the Beijing Humanoid Robot Marathon, Unitree officially enters the race with a fine-tuned H1 aiming for a sub-60-minute half-marathon.