The government-led manufacturing alliance, comprising Samsung, Hyundai, and LG, aims for humanoid mass production by 2029 through a new R&D partnership with the country’s top university.
A new contender from Beijing claims its electric humanoid generates 530 N·m of torque, aiming to undercut competitors with a $42,000 price tag and proprietary "muscle."
The Chinese humanoid startup, also known as Star Action Era, has closed a massive Series A+ round led by Geely Capital, signaling strong industrial demand with a reported $70 million order book for 2025.
Three months after its Series A raise, OpenMind unveils its flagship hardware: a backpack equipped with NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor designed to make third-party robots autonomous.
Google DeepMind has appointed Aaron Saunders, a 23-year veteran of Boston Dynamics, as VP of Hardware Engineering. The move signals a major push to turn Gemini into a universal operating system for physical AI.