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From X to San Francisco: Devang Adhyaru Brings Humanoid Hub Together

Ahead of the October 15–16 Humanoid Hub Conference, Devang Adhyaru discusses bringing robotics offline, the promise of robot hands, and the road to useful home humanoids.

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Aether AI Unveils CRIS-0, a Robot AI System That Checks Its Own Actions

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Tesla Patent Application Details Flexible Touch Sensors for Robot Hands

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Mecka Raises $60M Series B to Expand Robot Training Data and Deployment
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Humanoids Daily covers the fast-moving world of humanoid robots — from research labs to factory floors. We report on the companies, technologies, and breakthroughs shaping the next generation of intelligent machines.

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Agility's Investor Day: Digit 5 Launches at a $150,000 Bill of Materials, and Its $300M Order Unlocks Skill by Skill
At its Analyst & Investor Day, Agility put Digit 5's launch bill of materials at about $150,000, above Digit 4's, for RaaS product margins near 50% until production reaches 1,000 units a year. Executives said the $300 million, 1,000-robot order releases robots in tranches as Digit 5 proves specific use cases, described general availability as end of 2027 and early 2028, and said the leased fleet will be funded with debt.
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Deep Robotics Tests IP66-Rated DR02 on Traffic Duty in the Rain
A new video shows DR02 testing traffic reminders and pedestrian interaction in Hangzhou, highlighting the humanoid’s claimed all-weather protection.
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Our Latest Newsletter: The Minerva Interview, Atlas Hands and More
Our October 6 briefing brings together our Minerva interview, Atlas’s new hands, Galbot pricing and more. Read the edition and subscribe for free.
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Minerva Emerges From Stealth With $10M for Humanoids Built for Dangerous Work
The startup is developing Roger for hazardous energy and public safety work. CEO Sandor Felber explains why a human operator remains central to its approach.
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Meta Job Listing Explicitly References Its Humanoid Robot Hardware
A Redmond engineering role describes failure analysis, assembly improvements and ongoing support for Meta’s humanoid hardware, adding detail to its previously reported robotics program.
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Donut Robotics Secures ¥300 Million Charm Care Alliance for Eldercare Humanoids
Charm Care will invest ¥300 million in Donut Robotics as the companies trial cinnamon in a nursing home and develop future nurse-call support.
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Agility Hosts Analyst & Investor Day Today, With Digit 5 and Scaling Plans in Focus
Agility will outline its technology and business plans in a webcast beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET, ahead of its proposed public listing.
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Agility CEO Peggy Johnson Joins Project Meridian, Bringing Humanoid Logistics Expertise to Defense Study
Johnson will advise MITRE’s future-warfare study in an individual capacity, highlighting humanoid logistics applications. Project Meridian’s co-directors include Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey.
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Kawasaki Plans Noetra-Powered Kaleido Rollout Around 2030, With Autonomy Expanding in Stages
Kaleido is the first planned adopter of Noetra’s physical AI, Nikkei reports. Kawasaki envisions initial patrol and transport tasks, with remote control and AI giving way to broader autonomy.
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Panasonic Targets Humanoid Robot Production by 2029, Citing Battery Safety
Panasonic plans humanoids for factories and warehouses, with a new AI and robotics R&D division leading development and battery safety presented as a potential advantage.
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GPT-6 Astra Leads SuperCLUE’s Robot-Brain Benchmark, With a Wide Planning Advantage
GPT-6 Astra scores highest among ten models in SuperCLUE’s September evaluation, with a 21.42-point lead in interaction and planning over Gemini-3.8-Flash.
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RoboParty Unveils RP1 Humanoid at IROS, Plans Broader Open-Source Release in Q4
RoboParty’s RP1 debuted with balance-recovery demonstrations at IROS. The developer-focused humanoid builds on ROBOTO ORIGIN, with broader hardware and software releases planned for Q4.
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Leading robotics companies are still private.BOT gives you exposure to them.

From X to San Francisco: Devang Adhyaru Brings Humanoid Hub Together

Aether AI Unveils CRIS-0, a Robot AI System That Checks Its Own Actions

Tesla Patent Application Details Flexible Touch Sensors for Robot Hands

UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen Expand Humanoid Robot Partnership Into Factory Logistics

REK Adds Swords to Humanoid Robot Fights With “Deathmatch”

More headlines

Faraday Future’s “Built in USA” Robot Plan Starts With Assembly—and Sourced Hardware

Mecka Raises $60M Series B to Expand Robot Training Data and Deployment

Nvidia Has Discussed Another $1 Billion Investment in Figure, The Information Reports

Boston Dynamics Names Former Amazon AI Leader Rohit Prasad as CEO

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Tracking the Rise of Humanoid Robotics

Agility's Investor Day: Digit 5 Launches at a $150,000 Bill of Materials, and Its $300M Order Unlocks Skill by Skill

Deep Robotics Tests IP66-Rated DR02 on Traffic Duty in the Rain

Our Latest Newsletter: The Minerva Interview, Atlas Hands and More

Minerva Emerges From Stealth With $10M for Humanoids Built for Dangerous Work

Meta Job Listing Explicitly References Its Humanoid Robot Hardware

Donut Robotics Secures ¥300 Million Charm Care Alliance for Eldercare Humanoids

Agility Hosts Analyst & Investor Day Today, With Digit 5 and Scaling Plans in Focus

Agility CEO Peggy Johnson Joins Project Meridian, Bringing Humanoid Logistics Expertise to Defense Study

Kawasaki Plans Noetra-Powered Kaleido Rollout Around 2030, With Autonomy Expanding in Stages

Panasonic Targets Humanoid Robot Production by 2029, Citing Battery Safety

GPT-6 Astra Leads SuperCLUE’s Robot-Brain Benchmark, With a Wide Planning Advantage

RoboParty Unveils RP1 Humanoid at IROS, Plans Broader Open-Source Release in Q4