Emergingby GlyphAgility unveils Digit 5, built for safe work near people
The fifth-generation Digit targets cooperatively safe work at scale.
agilityrobotics.com
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Sep 2026
Aug 2026
Unitree lists on the Shanghai STAR Market
It became the first humanoid robotics stock on China's A-share market.
law.asia
Jun 2026
Agility Robotics agrees to go public via merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI
The deal sets a $2.5 billion pre-money equity value.
agilityrobotics.com
Apr 2026
Physical Intelligence shows pi0.7, which does tasks it was never taught
The company called it an early step toward a general-purpose robot brain.
techcrunch.com
Mar 2026
Unitree files for a Shanghai STAR Market IPO
Unitree sought to raise about $610 million for research and development.
restofworld.org
Feb 2026
Agility signs robots-as-a-service agreement with Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
The robots-as-a-service deal puts Digit to work for Toyota in Ontario.
agilityrobotics.com
Jan 2026
Boston Dynamics unveils the product version of Atlas at CES 2026
Production starts at once, with 2026 fleets committed to Hyundai and Google DeepMind.
bostondynamics.com
Nov 2025
Agility's Digit moves more than 100,000 totes in commercial work
Agility cited the count as proof of return on investment for customers.
agilityrobotics.com
Figure 02 robots helped produce 30,000 cars at BMW
Figure reported results from an 11 month deployment at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg.
figure.ai
Oct 2025
1X opens pre-orders for the NEO home humanoid at $20,000
NEO will learn some chores through remote teleoperation by 1X staff.
engadget.com
Figure introduces Figure 03, its third humanoid
Figure says the robot is designed for Helix, the home and production at scale.
figure.ai
Aug 2025
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor robot computer becomes available
Blackwell-based developer kit and modules for running robot AI models on board.
nvidianews.nvidia.com
Jun 2025
NVIDIA releases GR00T N1.5 open humanoid model
An improved open foundation model for generalist humanoid robots.
research.nvidia.com
Apr 2025
Physical Intelligence publishes pi0.5 with open-world generalization
The model cleaned kitchens and bedrooms in homes it had never seen.
arxiv.org
Mar 2025
NVIDIA releases Isaac GR00T N1, an open humanoid foundation model
NVIDIA pitched it as the first open, customizable foundation model for humanoid reasoning and skills.
nvidianews.nvidia.com
Figure opens BotQ, a factory for humanoid robots
The first line is designed to build up to 12,000 humanoids a year.
figure.ai
Google DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics models
Models built on Gemini 2.0 let robots perform tasks they were not trained on.
theverge.com
Feb 2025
Figure introduces Helix, a vision-language-action model for humanoids
Helix gives full upper-body control of a humanoid from camera input and language.
figure.ai
Dec 2024
Apptronik partners with Google DeepMind on humanoid AI
The partnership pairs Google DeepMind robotics AI with Apptronik humanoid hardware.
apptronik.com
Oct 2024
Physical Intelligence publishes the pi0 general robot policy
A flow matching model built on a vision-language model controls several robot types.
arxiv.org
Tesla shows Optimus humanoids at its We, Robot event
Optimus robots appeared at the robotaxi launch event and served drinks to guests.
theverge.com
Aug 2024
Unitree shows a production version of its G1 humanoid at $16,000
Unitree revealed a production-ready G1 priced at $16,000.
theverge.com
Jun 2024
GXO signs multi-year robots-as-a-service deal for Agility's Digit
The multi-year agreement begins deploying Digit in GXO logistics operations after a pilot.
agilityrobotics.com
Apr 2024
Boston Dynamics retires hydraulic Atlas and unveils an electric Atlas
The new Atlas is fully electric and designed for real-world industrial work.
bostondynamics.com
Mar 2024
Apptronik signs commercial agreement with Mercedes-Benz
The deal will pilot Apollo humanoids in Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facilities.
apptronik.com