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Forget Laundry. This VC Wants a Robot That Does Her Skincare

Forget Laundry. This VC Wants a Robot That Does Her Skincare

Today in Humanoid Daily: venture capitalist Amber Atherton of Patron on why "enchanted objects" might just beat humanoids to the home, and what that means for the next Roomba. Also: there's so many jobs for robots to do that we have not even considered ...
Sep 9, 2026
Sam Altman: OpenAI will 'definitely' build a humanoid ... and he thinks the body is the easy part

Sam Altman: OpenAI will 'definitely' build a humanoid ... and he thinks the body is the easy part

OpenAI's CEO confirmed he's making a humanoid. Then he made a pretty big claim about what's the hardest part. The company's own job listings, however, say something a bit different.
Sep 3, 2026
Sanctuary AI built a humanoid. Its best industrial worker so far is a pair of hands.

Sanctuary AI built a humanoid. Its best industrial worker so far is a pair of hands.

Wire harnesses are the last stubbornly manual job in a car plant. Wires flop, and industrial robots usually want parts that hold their shape. Sanctuary AI just claimed that task at a 99.5%-plus success rate, with no humanoid involved: just its Physical AI running arms and hands on someone else's production line. 
Aug 29, 2026
America just banned foreign robots. Building them locally costs 3X more

America just banned foreign robots. Building them locally costs 3X more

The FCC added foreign-produced advanced robots to its Covered List in July. New data from OpenMind suggests the biggest US weakness isn’t AI, chips, or software ... but the physical supply chain. And, ecosystem density.

Aug 27, 2026
Digit v5 is getting OUT OF THE CAGE: chat with Agility Robotic's CBO Daniel Diez

Digit v5 is getting OUT OF THE CAGE: chat with Agility Robotic's CBO Daniel Diez

Digit V5 is coming in December. With it: 20-hour workdays, swappable end effectors, and the biggest new feature, no more cages. Digit will be safe to work cooperatively with humans, Agility Robotics' chief business officer Daniel Diez told me.
Aug 11, 2026