CEO He Xiaopeng confirms the first "automotive-grade" engineering trial unit of the IRON robot has rolled off the line, signaling a major push toward mass production later this year.
In a major industry shift, Milan Kovac—the engineer who helped birth Tesla’s Optimus—has moved to Boston Dynamics. The hire signals a decisive pivot for Hyundai’s robotics firm as it transitions from viral research to industrial scale.
At the World Economic Forum, Elon Musk detailed a future where humanoid robots outnumber humans, while cautioning that the initial production ramp for Tesla’s Optimus will be "agonizingly slow."
Boston Dynamics sheds its R&D skin at CES 2026, unveiling a production version of the all-electric Atlas designed for "automotive volumes." With 56 degrees of freedom, an "alien" morphology, and a deep Google DeepMind partnership, the company is finally moving from viral videos to the assembly line.
Following a series of conflicting industry reports and bold claims from rival AgiBot, Unitree Robotics has issued a rare official clarification of its 2025 sales data, asserting it shipped over 5,500 'pure' humanoid units.