China's humanoid robot lead is misleading. Here's why
China is totally dominating the humanoid robot shipment race, sure.In the first half of 2026, global humanoid robot shipments reached roughly 19,100 units, up 272% year over year. Chinese companies ac...
11 Aug 6min
Agility Robotics: Digit v5 is coming soon
Exciting news from Agility Robotics:- Digit v5 is coming in 2026- Digit will be the first humanoid working "out of the cage"- 20-hour humanoids ... they'll be able to work for 20 hours- swappable hand...
7 Aug 22min
DeepSeek + Unitree, robot centaurs, Zoox, Avatar, and more in Humanoid Daily #11
DeepSeek is investing about $21 million in Unitree, but the bigger story is the strategic partnership behind the deal. To oversimplify: DeepSeek will be the brains; Unitree will be the brawn.Welcome t...
7 Aug 6min
Humanoid Daily #10: BYD's humanoid robot, India's robot, UK goes farming, and Unitree's $7.4 billion
Humanoid robots are moving from demonstrations toward real production, and the global race is becoming increasingly geopolitical.In Humanoid Daily #10, John Koetsier covers BYD’s upcoming Xiao Di huma...
5 Aug 6min
Beijing hits back at USA robot ban: Humanoid Daily #9
Everything you need to know about humanoid robots today, including:- Beijing hits back at the U.S. robot ban- China’s commanding humanoid patent lead- Unitree launches its IPO process- Humanoid robots...
1 Aug 5min
The $30 humanoid robot cleaner is here: Humanoid Daily #8
You can now book a humanoid robot cleaner for just $30 ... but there is a catch.In this episode of Humanoid Daily, we look at Tau Robotics’ new cleaning service and why supervised robot visits could b...
31 Juli 6min
USA just banned Chinese humanoid robots: Humanoid Daily #7
The United States has effectively closed its market to new Chinese humanoid robots.The FCC has added advanced robotic devices including humanoids and quadrupeds to its Covered List, so new foreign-mad...
29 Juli 6min
Humanoid Daily #6: Do you want to live forever … robotically?
Today in Humanoid Daily ...- Samsung turns smart glasses into robot trainers- Tacta bets on teleoperation to teach robots- Deuce goes to work in a real café- Elsie brings humanoids into the clinical l...
29 Juli 6min
