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Humanoid robots
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21 October 2026
Schaeffler opens 'humanoids making humanoids' factory in Taicang
On about 7,500 m², six humanoids at five stations stage, join, inspect and pack joint modules and actuators, backed by a digital twin and a training centre; humanoid robotics orders have risen to some €400 million.
AGCO and Agility Robotics plan a Digit humanoid pilot in Hesston, Kansas
The farm-machinery maker will explore Digit for repetitive and hazardous manufacturing tasks at its Hesston plant.
KAIST humanoid pushes 35 kg and lifts 20 kg
KAIST's Humanoid v0.9 pushed 35 kg objects and lifted 20 kg in a new demonstration.
HAF-VLA: Hierarchical Action Flow Framework for Humanoid Vision-Language-Action Control
Humanoid robots hold great promise as general-purpose agents in human-centered environments, yet adapting generalist vision-language-action (VLA) policies to real-world humanoid loco-manipulation remains challenging.
OmniInteract: Towards Unified Whole-Body Interaction Control for Dual Humanoids
Physical interaction is a key capability for humanoid collaboration, requiring coordinated whole-body motion and precise contact.
20 October 2026
KAIST Humanoid v0.9 moves 35 kg objects
Using onboard vision, KAIST's humanoid pushes objects of up to 35 kg and lifts up to 20 kg, moving its work from locomotion to handling.
Faraday Future launches $2,490 humanoid and $299 mini
The FF Nova developer humanoid and a $299 mini model for students come with robotics training and AI tools, with phased availability.
Humanoid SRL: Augmenting Humanoids with Supernumerary Limbs for Coordinated Loco-Manipulation
Humanoid robots are envisioned to perform diverse human-level tasks through their anthropomorphic morphology.
SWAP: Test-Time Steerable Humanoid Whole-Body Collision Avoidance
Humanoid robots operating in human-centric environments must coordinate the entire body to traverse tight, cluttered spaces while maintaining balance.
19 October 2026
OpenAI is building a humanoid robot
Sam Altman says building the 'brain' is harder than building the body.
UCLA's $400 phone-powered humanoid
PhoneBot uses an old smartphone for its brain and eyes in an open-source platform for makers.
Chinese robotics firms race on components and data
At Beijing's Humanoid Robot Data Training Center, robots practise grasping tasks to build training data.
CoEvolve: self-evolving code policies for humanoids
Policies grow from skills to multi-robot strategies.
Humanoid robotics summit.
Humanoid builders and researchers.
15 humanoids join an auto-parts line
At Zhaofeng's Hangzhou plant, robots load hub bearings with a 98% success rate.
PingpongDuo: humanoid table-tennis doubles
Two humanoids alternate strikes with coordinated, safe repositioning.
18 October 2026
Galbot PASSAGE teaches humanoid navigation
The system used 100 hours of human motion data across 1,500 virtual environments to teach a Unitree G1 humanoid to navigate obstacles.
Korea clears 20-humanoid factory test
It is Korea's first such test, with humanoids working alongside people at chip, car, shipbuilding and logistics sites.
Learns general-purpose humanoid control policies from human data.
A latent world-action model for humanoid robots.
The 25th international conference on humanoid robots.