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Feather launches a $30,000 wheeled humanoid for developers, announces $7.6M funding
The startup is betting on simple hardware and an open platform that lets customers choose their own AI.
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The startup is betting on simple hardware and an open platform that lets customers choose their own AI.
Unitree’s Dex5-S promises 22 degrees of freedom and backdrivable joints at human-hand scale. Its launch leaves key specifications and complete-task performance unverified.
PrimeBOT opens Chinese sales of Q1 and T1, with October deliveries planned and a business model built around companionship, customization and future content revenue.
Faraday Future adds nine configurations across five robot models, while its Master Mini documentation points to Booster hardware behind the $9,990 education humanoid.
Formerly known as Under Control Robotics (UCR), Sunnyvale-based Noble Machines has officially launched with a focus on heavy-duty, general-purpose industrial robots that prioritize payload and durability over biomimicry.
Smartphone giant Honor is set to unveil its first humanoid robot at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, signaling a major step in its $10 billion transition into an AI-driven ecosystem company.
By stripping away the legs and the wheels, Weave Robotics is attempting to ship a functional home laundry robot by February 2026—beating mobile competitors to the living room.
Following days of speculation, 1X has officially announced its NEO humanoid robot is available for pre-order as a consumer product, priced at $20,000 or $499/month. The launch confirms the company's strategy to use a "human-in-the-loop" model to train its AI in real-world homes.