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The Humanoid Robot Games events are a market map
The World Humanoid Robot Games opens August 22 with 2,056 robots from 666 teams. The event schedule might just be the most honest document in robotics right now ... because it says out loud which capabilities are solved and which ones still need a human at the controls.
Aug 20, 2026Humanoid games, robots fighting in San Francisco, and bulldozers with brains
Today in HD15: the Humanoid Games get real, Unitree teases a "Superman" robot, humanoid robot baristas break a record, robots fight in San Francisco, and the number of the day is $200 million!
Aug 18, 2026Over 2000 robots in this year's Humanoid Games!
Today in Humanoid Daily: The humanoid games are going to be massive this year. Are robots going to be an energy problem for the future? There's a new robot hand that stretches three and a half times farther than ours. Robot soccer is back, baby. And we have two numbers of the day. One is 18,000, and the second one is 8,000.
My name is John Koetsier, and this is Humanoid Daily for HumanoidMegaHub.com.
China's massive humanoid robot lead is misleading. Here's why
China owns 97% of the humanoid robot market. Here’s why the rest of the world doesn’t need to be worried … yet. Today in Humanoid Daily ...
China dominates humanoid robot shipment, robots are starting to do real work, shipments are not the same as winning ... and the number of the day is actually 2 numbers … 97% and 75%
Beijing hits back at USA robot ban: Humanoid Daily #9
Unsurprisingly, China's not happy about the FCC foreign robot ban. Also, we look at China's humanoid robot patent lead, Unitree's IPO, humanoids in summer camp classrooms, and the number of the day: 73!
Aug 2, 2026The humanoid patent map: China, China, China, but USA has quality
China has the lion's share of patents in the global humanoid robot race, and its lead is increasing. The U.S. is capturing quality though, to some degree.
Aug 1, 2026The FCC just closed the U.S. market to Chinese humanoids. Here's what it actually means
The FCC has effectively blocked new foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robot models from entering the U.S. market unless they receive special approval, creating a major barrier for Chinese leaders such as Unitree and AgiBot. Existing authorized robots can still be sold, but in a fast-moving industry where every new hardware generation matters, losing access to future U.S. authorizations could be a serious long-term disadvantage.
Jul 29, 2026