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Humanoid robots in factories and manufacturing: automotive and electronics pilots, production-line tasks, and how they compare with traditional automation.

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Japan made one of the world's first humanoid robots. Now it's buying from China

Japan Airlines, Honda, and Hitachi are deploying Chinese-made humanoid robots to solve a labor crisis. And the country that gave the world ASIMO is now watching its domestic robotics industry scramble to catch up.

Sep 28, 2026

Amazon invests $100M to manufacture robots in Indiana

Amazon is building a $100 million robotics manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana. It's part of a long-running strategic shift from being the world's biggest robot buyer to becoming a major robot maker.

Sep 24, 2026

Tesla third-generation Optimus robot leaked, Saudi Arabia's all-in on humanoid robots, and more ...

In this Humanoid Daily: the Tesla Gen 3 Optimus design leaks, humanoid robots are breaking into mainstream entertainment, and Japan is exploring military support roles for humanoids. Plus, 80% of humanoid robots are being designed for industrial use, while Saudi Arabia could deploy up to 10,000 robots over five years through a major new partnership.

Sep 24, 2026

XPENG will be shipping 1,000 humanoid robots per month by year-end

XPENG held its first Robotics Supply Chain Partner Conference this week, committing to build 1,000 IRON humanoids per month by end of 2026 and to deploying commercially in Q1 2027, backed by a $900M raise and a 110,000 sqm Guangzhou factory.

Sep 23, 2026

Boston Dynamics gives Atlas a factory to learn in

The Robotics Metaplant Application Center in Georgia is where Boston Dynamics trains Atlas humanoids for Hyundai’s assembly lines — and the 25,000-robot deployment target by 2030 just got its engine.

Sep 21, 2026

Hello Digit 5, Foundation goes to war in Ukraine, and a new Chinese factory is pumping out 1 humanoid every 10 minutes

Today in Humanoid Daily: Agility's Digit 5 kills the safety cage, military humanoids are no longer hypothetical, Unitree G1+ gets six big upgrades, Atlas heads to Europe, but the IPO doesn't, the number of the day is 1 humanoid every 10 minutes ... AND ALSO ... today we are launching HumanoidMegaHub out of beta!

Sep 15, 2026

The robot is not the product: the factory of the future

Inside Agile Robots' bet that the factory — not the humanoid — is what you actually sell. And the humanoid is just one part of many components that altogether form the factory of the future.

Sep 8, 2026

Samsung accelerates its humanoid robot program, and China looks at humanoids for war

Today in Humanoid Daily: Samsung races toward a humanoid robot, aiming to launch at CES 2027, China explores robots for war Agility Robotic’s finances go public, humanoids spread into real markets, there's a new robot that draws blood, and the number of the day is 26 million ... as in 26 million humanoids a year.

Sep 7, 2026