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Humanoids
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Flexiv previews 7-DOF tactile arm and modular humanoid at ICRA
Flexiv will preview two unreleased robotic platforms at ICRA 2026 in Vienna, including a 7-DOF force-controlled arm with whole-body touch sensing and a modular humanoid system combining dual arms, vision, and an autonomous mobile base. The systems represent the company's push into high-dexterity man...
Humanoid signs Bosch and Schaeffler deals to scale wheeled robot production
Humanoid has signed manufacturing and deployment agreements with Bosch and Schaeffler to scale production of its wheeled bimanual manipulator for European industrial markets. The deals position the 2-year-old startup to deploy a four-digit number of robots across Schaeffler facilities by 2032, while...
ISO's home robot safety standard revision ignores user input
The International Standards Organization is finalizing an update to ISO 13482, the 12-year-old safety standard for personal care robots, as humanoid robots move from labs into homes. South Korean researcher Jae-Seong Lee argues the revision acknowledges bidirectional human-robot interaction risks bu...
Unitree launches GD01 mecha suit at $650K, function unclear
Chinese robotics firm Unitree has unveiled the GD01, a piloted mecha suit that walks bipedally or quadrupedally at human walking pace. Priced at $650K, the 1,100-lb platform appears to be a first-generation prototype with exposed wiring, no visible controls, and no disclosed capabilities beyond basi...
Mind Robotics raises $400M two months after $500M round
Mind Robotics, the industrial robotics spinoff from Rivian, has closed a $400M round led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing total funding to over $1B since its 2025 formation. The company is developing robots with "human-like skills" to automate factory operations — a gap Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe believes e...
Genesis AI unveils GENE-26.5 model with human-scale robotic hands
Genesis AI has launched its first foundational model, GENE-26.5, alongside human-scale robotic hands developed with China's Wuji Tech. The hands perform complex manipulation tasks including cooking, piano playing, and lab work — trained on human video data and teleoperation collected via a lightweig...
UniPwn exploit allows remote takeover of Unitree robot fleets
Security researchers disclosed UniPwn, a critical Bluetooth Low Energy vulnerability in Unitree's Go2, B2, G1, and H1 robots that enables root-level takeover via hardcoded encryption keys. The exploit is wormable — infected robots can autonomously scan for and compromise other Unitree units in range...
Galbot raises $300M at $3B valuation, deploys humanoid robots at scale
Galbot closed a $300M funding round in December 2024, reaching a $3B valuation and $800M in total capital raised. The company has deployed humanoid robots in live operations with CATL, Bosch, Toyota, and Hyundai, secured orders for thousands of units, and launched autonomous retail stores in over 30...
Figure raises $1B+ at $39B valuation to scale humanoid manufacturing
Figure AI closed a $1B+ Series C led by Parkway Venture Capital at a $39B valuation — 15x its prior round. The funding will expand production capacity at BotQ, Figure's in-house factory designed to manufacture 12,000 humanoid robots annually, and enhance Helix, the company's vision-language-action A...
