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American Airlines has joined United, Delta, and Southwest in explicitly banning humanoid and animal-like robots from commercial flights, citing the severe fire hazards posed by massive lithium-ion batteries.

Confronting strict FCC import restrictions on foreign robots, top Unitree distributor RoboStore is launching Robo Inc. to focus on domestic assembly, cybersecurity vetting, and practical systems integration.

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.

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.

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.