Humanoid robot hype report: Week of May 11, 2026

Week of May 11, 2026·2026-W20

Featured companies

The top companies generating buzz this week, with evidence

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Unitree Robotics logo
Unitree RoboticsChina🔥🔥🔥🔥 Hot+2

Unitree Robotics climbed to #2 (up from #3) with a score of 52 after launching UniStore, the world's first app store for humanoid robots with 24 motion apps.

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UBTECH Robotics logo
UBTECH RoboticsChina🔥🔥🔥🔥 Hot0

UBTECH Robotics dropped to #3 after its strategic partnership with Hitachi (China), staying at 50 points in the hot tier.

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NVIDIA logo
NVIDIAUSA🔥🔥🔥🔥 Hot+5

NVIDIA climbed 2 spots to #4 in the hot tier on coverage of "Seoul-based WIRobotics, which develops wearable and humanoid robots and is collaborating w".

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AGIBOT logo
AGIBOTChina🔥🔥🔥🔥 Hot0

AGIBOT dropped to #5 this week despite supplying 143 AI robots for a Michigan data center while its A2 robot debuted at the Met Gala.

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Pudu Robotics logo

The company held its #7 rank and 41-point score for a second week, maintaining its hot tier status.

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Boston Dynamics logo

Hyundai deployed Boston Dynamics' Spot security robot at its Seoul HQ, while Atlas displayed human‑like gymnastic abilities, as the firm rose one spot to #8 on the buzz list.

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Realbotix logo

Realbotix held #10 (was #10) in the hot tier.

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