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Boston Dynamics Publishes Atlas Training Playbook: GPU-Parallelized Reinforcement Learning Enables 100-Pound Loads in Weeks
Boston Dynamics engineers detail the five-step reinforcement learning pipeline that taught Atlas to lift over 100 pounds using whole-body control — from animation to factory floor in weeks.
Japan Airlines Begins Two-Year Humanoid Robot Trial at Haneda Airport to Address Ground Handling Labor Shortage
JAL and GMO AI & Robotics deploy Unitree G1 humanoids at Haneda for baggage loading and cabin cleaning, running through 2028.
Humanoid and Schaeffler Sign Binding Deal to Deploy a Four-Digit Fleet of Wheeled Humanoid Robots Across Global Factories by 2032
A May 13 deal pairs a Robot-as-a-Service deployment running through 2032 with a five-year actuator supply agreement that makes Schaeffler the preferred supplier for more than half of Humanoid's joint actuators.
Unitree Debuts the GD01, a Giant Transformable Mecha Robot That Carries Human Pilots and Switches Between Bipedal and Quadrupedal Modes
Unitree unveils the GD01, a large manned mecha that transforms between bipedal and quadrupedal modes, carries pilots in a torso cockpit, and is priced around $650,000.
Figure AI Says Its BotQ Factory Now Builds One Humanoid Per Hour, a 24x Ramp in Under 120 Days
Figure AI reports its California BotQ line scaled from one Figure 03 per day to one per hour in under 120 days, shipping over 350 robots with 80% first-pass yield.
Meta Buys Assured Robot Intelligence, Doubling Down on an Android-Style Play for Humanoid Robots
Meta acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence on May 1, 2026, folding cofounders Lerrel Pinto and Xiaolong Wang into Superintelligence Labs as it tries to become the operating-system layer for the humanoid race.
At Hannover Messe 2026, Humanoids Move From Stage Demos to Real Production Lines, Wired Into SAP and NVIDIA's Stack
NVIDIA and SAP turned the German trade fair into a roll call of humanoids running real logistics and assembly tasks inside factories — HMND 01 at Siemens, AEON at BMW Leipzig — wired into enterprise software through SAP's Joule agent layer.
Physical Intelligence Unveils π0.7, a Steerable Robot Foundation Model That Learns New Tasks From Language Coaching
Physical Intelligence released π0.7, a generalist robot model that lifts air fryer task success from 5 to 95 percent through plain-language coaching and matches specialist RL models on laundry, espresso, and box assembly.
Honor's Lightning Robot Wins Beijing Half Marathon in 50 Minutes, Turning a Spectacle Into a Benchmark
Honor's humanoid Lightning robot finished Beijing's half marathon in 50:26, beating the human world record and underscoring how quickly China's bipedal robotics field is improving.
STMicroelectronics Bets on Humanoid Robots and Physical AI to Modernize Its Legacy Fabs
STMicroelectronics is pairing a new Nvidia physical-AI partnership with plans to deploy more than 100 humanoid robots across its manufacturing footprint and retrain workers for higher-value roles.
Beijing's Humanoid Robot Half Marathon Returns With Over 300 Machines and a New Autonomous Navigation Division
The second Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon on April 19 will field over 300 robots from 100-plus teams, up from 20 in 2025, with a new autonomous navigation category.
Hyundai Targets 30,000 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.