Tesla's Q3 2025 update confirms 'first generation production lines' for its humanoid robot are being installed, while CEO Elon Musk teased a 'quite remarkable' Optimus V3 unveiling for Q1 2026.
Researchers from MIT's Improbable AI Lab have developed SoftMimic, a reinforcement learning framework that trains humanoids to be compliant and safely absorb collisions, rather than rigidly tracking motions.
Chinese startup Noetix Robotics has unveiled Bumi, a 94 cm bipedal robot priced under $1,370, aiming to bring humanoid machines into education and home settings.
Shanghai-based AheadForm has released new footage of its Origin M1 robot, placing its ultra-realistic face on a mobile neck and torso to create a new platform for human-robot interaction research.
A New York Times report, based on internal documents, outlines Amazon's strategy to automate three-quarters of its operations, avoiding the need to hire over 600,000 workers. This provides new context for the company's aggressive R&D in humanoid robotics.