Humanoid News From the US

Published on
August 16, 2026
Figure CEO Brett Adcock Claims Humanoids Are Already Delivering ROI Amid Severe Labor Shortages
In a recent podcast appearance, Figure founder Brett Adcock pushed back against humanoid hype, arguing that the true bottleneck is onboard intelligence, not hardware manufacturing, and claiming early customers are already seeing a real-world return on investment.
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Published on
August 15, 2026
LG to Unveil Next-Gen Humanoid Built on NVIDIA Isaac GR00T in Early 2027
LG has formalized a strategic partnership with NVIDIA to co-develop a bipedal humanoid robot, deploy wheel-based systems in U.S. factories, and build next-generation AI infrastructure.
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August 15, 2026
San Mateo County Moves to Regulate Humanoid Robots, Threatening Teleoperation Business Models
A new resolution in San Mateo County aims to mandate on-site human supervision, automation impact fees, and strict fire safety requirements for commercial humanoids, setting a high regulatory bar for physical AI startups.
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August 5, 2026
Persona AI Humanoids Touch Down in Korea Following Successful Teleoperated Welding Demo
With Gen 3 deliveries slated for the end of the year, Persona AI has begun early integration work in South Korea, building on recent momentum from its teleoperated welding demonstrations in Houston.
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Published on
August 4, 2026
Beyond the Viral Demo: Sunday Robotics Claims 99.1% Zero-Shot Success in Laundry Folding with ACT-2
Sunday Robotics has unveiled ACT-2, a new foundation model that achieves unprecedented reliability in unstructured home environments, establishing laundry folding as the company’s first fully generalized "Solve."
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Published on
August 4, 2026
Stepping Up: Figure 03 Achieves Autonomous Ladder Climbing, Reigniting the Bipedal Debate
Figure CEO Brett Adcock has revealed footage of the Figure 03 autonomously climbing a ladder, a milestone he used to declare wheeled robots an "utter dead end."
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August 4, 2026
Tau Robotics Launches $30 Hour Humanoid Cleaning Service Amidst FCC Ban Turmoil
The San Francisco-based startup is deploying custom Unitree G1 humanoids for domestic chores, blending AI and human teleoperation. But heavy reliance on Chinese hardware raises immediate regulatory questions.
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Published on
July 30, 2026
Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini Robotics 2, Bringing Whole-Body Intelligence and Multi-Robot Teams to Physical AI
DeepMind’s latest robotics framework debuts three new models, expanding vision-language-action capabilities from isolated tabletop manipulation to full-body humanoid control, high-DoF tactile dexterity, and multi-agent coordination.
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Published on
July 30, 2026
1X CEO Bernt Børnich Predicts "Hard Takeoff" in 3 Years, Details NEO Platform and Data Strategy
In a new interview, 1X CEO Bernt Børnich outlines a rapidly approaching "hard takeoff" for embodied AI, an open ecosystem for the NEO humanoid, and the company’s video-driven data pyramid.
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Published on
July 30, 2026
The FCC Bans Foreign Humanoids: Unpacking the Sweeping New Restrictions on Robotic Devices
The U.S. government has officially banned the importation of new foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, including humanoids and quadrupeds, setting up a geopolitical clash over the physical AI supply chain.
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Published on
July 28, 2026
The Imminent Embodied AI Ban: FCC to Target Chinese Humanoids
The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to direct the FCC to ban new imports of Chinese humanoid robots, quadrupeds, and connected power inverters in a sweeping move to protect the U.S. AI buildout.
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Published on
July 26, 2026
Highline Commerce Taps Ultra Robotics to Automate 30% of Fulfillment in Brooklyn Hub
Y Combinator-backed Ultra Robotics has deployed its stationary "Operator" robots on the live production floor of Highline Commerce, handling pick, pack, and scan operations in a major step for real-world e-commerce automation.
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