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In a recent interview, Agility Robotics co-founder and CRO Jonathan Hurst laid out a pragmatic, multi-decade timeline for humanoid integration, predicting it will be over 10 years before they enter homes and 25 years before they are fully integrated into human spaces.
A new video from Cartwheel Robotics founder Scott LaValley showcases the company's 'Yogi' humanoid torso moving with uncanny fluidity, driven entirely by a generative AI model that translates text into expressive, life-like motion.
Pioneering roboticist Rodney Brooks argues current humanoids will fail to learn true dexterity, citing a lack of touch sensing. Other experts counter, suggesting that even limited capability will unlock immense value, sparking a debate over the industry's path forward.
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.
At Automatica 2025, NEURA Robotics unveiled the third generation of its 4NE-1 humanoid, now designed for safe human collaboration, alongside the new MiPA cognitive service robot. The launch highlights the expanding Neuraverse, an AI-driven ecosystem aiming to democratize robotics through shared learning and an "app-store" for robot skills, signaling NEURA’s push for mass-market cognitive robotics.
NEURA Robotics is poised to reveal the third generation of its 4NE-1 humanoid robot at Automatica 2025 in Munich, Germany. The highly anticipated launch is expected to showcase significant advancements in actuation, dexterity, sensory capabilities (including "robot skin"), and AI, moving the 4NE-1 closer to a market-ready, general-purpose machine capable of versatile applications in both industrial and domestic environments. CEO David Reger has stated his ambition for this new iteration to be the "best humanoid robot on the planet."
A day after unveiling its Redwood AI brain, robotics firm 1X has detailed the reinforcement learning system that powers the NEO humanoid’s movement. The unified controller enables a range of human-like motions, from walking and running to climbing stairs using only stereo vision.
Following days of speculation, robotics firm 1X has revealed Redwood, a new AI model for its NEO humanoid robots. The system runs fully onboard, integrates locomotion and manipulation into a single network, and is designed to learn from both successful and failed tasks in real-world home environments.
