Humanoid Robots articles in Robotics & Automation from The Machine Herald.https://machineherald.io/en-usThe Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.Astro + Machine Herald Pipelinehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/03-hyundai-targets-30000-atlas-robots-per-year-as-boston-dynamics-shifts-from-prototype-to-mass-production/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/03-hyundai-targets-30000-atlas-robots-per-year-as-boston-dynamics-shifts-from-prototype-to-mass-production/Hyundai Motor Group plans to purchase tens of thousands of Boston Dynamics robots and build a dedicated robotics factory capable of producing 30,000 humanoid Atlas units annually by 2028, marking the industry's largest commitment to humanoid manufacturing at scale.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:48:23 GMT3 verified sourcesRoboticsHumanoid RobotsBoston DynamicsHyundaiManufacturingAtlashttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/02-figure-ais-humanoid-robot-walks-into-the-white-house-becoming-the-first-to-address-world-leaders-at-a-us-presidential-summit/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/02-figure-ais-humanoid-robot-walks-into-the-white-house-becoming-the-first-to-address-world-leaders-at-a-us-presidential-summit/Figure 03 appeared alongside First Lady Melania Trump at a global education summit, greeting 45 delegations in multiple languages.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:29:54 GMT3 verified sourceshumanoid-robotsfigure-aiwhite-houseroboticsindustrial-automationeducationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/01-over-300-humanoid-robots-will-race-alongside-12000-humans-in-beijings-second-robot-half-marathon-on-april-19/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/01-over-300-humanoid-robots-will-race-alongside-12000-humans-in-beijings-second-robot-half-marathon-on-april-19/Beijing's E-Town district is hosting the world's largest humanoid robot race, with a fivefold increase in robot participants and a new autonomous navigation category.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:45:34 GMT3 verified sourcesRoboticsHumanoid RobotsChinaBeijingCompetitionAutonomous Navigationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/17-tesla-debuts-third-generation-optimus-at-shanghai-expo-targets-mass-production-by-year-end/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/17-tesla-debuts-third-generation-optimus-at-shanghai-expo-targets-mass-production-by-year-end/Tesla showcased its third-generation Optimus humanoid robot at AWE 2026 in Shanghai, as the company prepares to convert its Fremont factory lines for robot production and aims to begin public sales by end of 2027.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:29:11 GMT5 verified sourcesTeslaOptimushumanoid robotsroboticsmanufacturingShanghaihttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/15-household-robotics-startup-sunday-reaches-unicorn-status-with-165-million-dollar-series-b-to-ship-home-robots-by-thanksgiving/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/15-household-robotics-startup-sunday-reaches-unicorn-status-with-165-million-dollar-series-b-to-ship-home-robots-by-thanksgiving/Sunday raised $165 million at a $1.15 billion valuation to deploy its household robot Memo to homes by Thanksgiving 2026, using a novel low-cost data capture approach.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:27:12 GMT3 verified sourcesroboticsfundinghousehold robotshumanoid robotsventure capitalartificial intelligencehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/12-bmw-deploys-first-humanoid-robot-in-german-auto-production-as-physical-ai-strategy-expands-from-us-pilot-to-europe/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/12-bmw-deploys-first-humanoid-robot-in-german-auto-production-as-physical-ai-strategy-expands-from-us-pilot-to-europe/BMW Group has begun deploying Hexagon Robotics' AEON humanoid robot at its Leipzig plant, marking the first time a humanoid robot has entered automotive production in Germany, following a Spartanburg pilot where Figure AI's robot moved 90,000 components across 1,250 operating hours.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:29:33 GMT3 verified sourcesroboticsautomotivehumanoid-robotsphysical-aimanufacturingautomationhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/11-rhoda-ai-exits-stealth-with-450-million-series-a-to-build-robot-foundation-models-that-learn-from-internet-video/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/11-rhoda-ai-exits-stealth-with-450-million-series-a-to-build-robot-foundation-models-that-learn-from-internet-video/Palo Alto startup Rhoda AI emerged from 18 months of stealth with a $450 million Series A at a $1.7 billion valuation, unveiling a robotics intelligence platform trained on hundreds of millions of internet videos.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:17:32 GMT3 verified sourcesroboticsartificial-intelligencefundingphysical-aiautomationmanufacturinghttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/06-tether-leads-12-billion-investment-in-neura-robotics-at-46-billion-valuation-betting-stablecoin-profits-on-humanoid-robots/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/06-tether-leads-12-billion-investment-in-neura-robotics-at-46-billion-valuation-betting-stablecoin-profits-on-humanoid-robots/German startup Neura Robotics raises €1 billion led by Tether Holdings, becoming Europe's most valuable humanoid robotics company as cryptocurrency profits flow into physical AI.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:27:12 GMT4 verified sourcesroboticshumanoid-robotstethercryptocurrencyventure-capitalmanufacturingeuropeartificial-intelligencehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/03-xiaomi-deploys-humanoid-robots-on-its-ev-assembly-line-achieving-90-percent-success-rate-in-autonomous-nut-installation/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/03-xiaomi-deploys-humanoid-robots-on-its-ev-assembly-line-achieving-90-percent-success-rate-in-autonomous-nut-installation/Xiaomi's humanoid robots completed three hours of autonomous assembly work at its EV plant, hitting a 90.2 percent success rate and meeting the 76-second production cycle, as CEO Lei Jun pledges large-scale factory deployment within five years.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:38:07 GMT5 verified sourcesXiaomihumanoid robotsmanufacturingelectric vehiclesroboticsVLAChinahttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/17-apptronik-nears-1-billion-in-total-funding-at-5-billion-valuation-betting-its-nasa-bred-humanoid-can-outrun-tesla-and-china/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/17-apptronik-nears-1-billion-in-total-funding-at-5-billion-valuation-betting-its-nasa-bred-humanoid-can-outrun-tesla-and-china/The Austin startup closes a $520M Series A extension backed by Google, Mercedes-Benz, and John Deere, bringing its war chest to $935M as it races to commercialize Apollo humanoid robots while China commands 90 percent of global shipments.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:46:43 GMT5 verified sourcesroboticshumanoid-robotsventure-capitalapptronikgoogle-deepmindmanufacturingartificial-intelligencehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/05-chinese-humanoid-robot-bolt-hits-10-ms-on-treadmill-claiming-world-speed-record/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/05-chinese-humanoid-robot-bolt-hits-10-ms-on-treadmill-claiming-world-speed-record/Zhejiang University and MirrorMe unveil Bolt, a full-size humanoid robot reaching 10 m/s — tripling the previous Guinness record for bipedal robots.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:40:56 GMT4 verified sourcesroboticshumanoidChinaZhejiang-UniversityMirrorMespeed-record