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Unitree Robotics CEO Wang Xingxing projects the company's new affordable R1 robot will dominate global sales next year, while also confirming a larger, more agile 1.8-meter humanoid is set to launch before the end of the year.

Security researchers and robot owners have identified significant vulnerabilities in Unitree robots, including remote code execution and unapproved data sharing, sparking a debate over the company's security practices and transparency.

The Japanese convenience store giant will partner with robotics firm Telexistence to deploy "Astra," a humanoid robot powered by a Vision-Language-Action AI model, aiming to tackle labor shortages and redefine in-store operations.

In a wide-ranging interview, 1X CEO Bernt Børnich discusses the decade of foundational work behind the NEO humanoid, the surprising social dynamics of robot interaction, and the unglamorous-but-critical challenges—like Wi-Fi—of deploying robots in the real world.

Humanoid robotics firm Persona AI has signed an MOU with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to develop and standardize inspection tasks for its robots in shipyards. The collaboration aims to create a framework for data collection and certification, paving the way for the official use of humanoids in maritime construction and survey.