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Every AI News story tagged with both Artificial Intelligence and Humanoid Robots — the two topics side by side, updated as new articles publish.
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XPeng's robotics unit raised over $900 million from IDG Capital, Tencent and Alibaba at a $6.3 billion valuation, the largest single-round raise yet in China's humanoid robot industry.
Read more →At Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games, a robot called Tiangong Ultra ran the 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, edging out Usain Bolt's 9.58-second world record, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Read more →Chinese robotics maker Unitree unveiled an experimental humanoid, Superman, claiming a 2-meter jump and a sprint speed that would top Usain Bolt's peak pace — figures the company has not independently verified.
Read more →Unitree Robotics priced its Shanghai STAR Market IPO at roughly $9 billion, with retail demand oversubscribed more than 8,000-fold ahead of its August 19 trading debut.
Read more →Chinese robotics maker AgiBot shipped more humanoid robots than rival Unitree in the first half of 2026, a new market report found, as both firms race toward competing IPOs.
Read more →Shenzhen humanoid-robot maker LimX Dynamics closed a nearly $200 million pre-IPO round on July 14, valuing it at about $2.1 billion as it pushes toward a stock listing.
Read more →Teleoperated humanoid robots completed two live surgeries in a UC San Diego trial, a Nature study shows — a preclinical step toward cheaper, more portable alternatives to today's surgical robots.
Read more →China's top humanoid robot maker received China Securities Regulatory Commission clearance on July 2 to list on Shanghai's STAR Market, aiming to raise 4.2 billion yuan to fund AI model development and new products.
Read more →Humanoid robots — machines built to move and work like humans — have left the research lab and entered the factory floor. Here's what they are, how they work, and what to expect next.
Read more →Figure AI's third-generation humanoid robot started a complex parts-sequencing role at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg on June 30, advancing well beyond its predecessor's sheet-metal handling work in 2025.
Read more →Agility Robotics, maker of the Digit humanoid robot, has entered a SPAC merger valuing the company at $2.5 billion — one of the first major public listings for a commercial humanoid robotics firm.
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