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iCode bringing Unitree R1 EDU robots to 16 campuses for youth innovation program keeps the company at #1 with score unchanged at 80 in hot tier.
📰Chinese Robotics Giant UBTech Unveils Mass-Produced Ultra-Bionic Humanoids: Companions for the Home — and Perhaps Much Morequasa.io📰iCode Bringing Unitree R1 EDU Humanoid Robots to 16 Campuses for New Youth Innovation Programeinnews.com📰iCode Bringing Unitree R1 EDU Humanoid Robots to 16 Campuses for New Youth Innovation Programeinpresswire.com📰How time series databases unlock real-time data for roboticstherobotreport.com📰US moves to ban 'Made in China' humanoid robots from military useinterestingengineering.com
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Humanoid held #2 (was #2) in the hot tier on coverage of "Humanoids loading crates and robot dogs sniffing out gas leaks".
📰Humanoids loading crates and robot dogs sniffing out gas leaksnews.siemens.com📰Humanoid Robots in Japan Perform Traditional Dance, Hold Conversationjapannews.yomiuri.co.jp📰CHINA’S HUMANOID ROBOTS 🤖 Photos show humanoid robots inside the Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics in China on Thursday. The major Chinese state-backed facility focuses on general-purpose humanoid robot prototypes, scaled manuffacebook.com📰Holiday Robotics raises $105M for its FRIDAY wheeled humanoidtherobotreport.com📰UK Robot Maker Humanoid Valued at $1.35 billionaibusiness.com
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Neura Robotics held #3 (was #4) in the hot tier on coverage of "NEURA Robotics establishes NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen to train physical AI".
📰NEURA Robotics establishes NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen to train physical AItherobotreport.com📰UK Humanoid Startup Raises $152M as Bosch and Schaeffler Back Wheels Over Legstechtimes.com📰New Unicorn: UK Robotics Startup Humanoid Raises €133 Million at €1.1 Billion Valuation - trendingtopics.eutrendingtopics.eu📰Humanoid Raises $152 Million At $1.35 Billion Valuation: Europe’s Newest Robot Unicornforbes.com
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Agility Robotics held #4 (was #5) in the hot tier on coverage of "On a Thursday afternoon, about 70 people gathered around a nearly six-foot-tall humanoid r".
📰On a Thursday afternoon, about 70 people gathered around a nearly six-foot-tall humanoid robot outside an unassuming office building. Employees, executives, and board members of Agility Robotics, along with local officials, had come to christen the humanolinkedin.com📰US moves to ban 'Made in China' humanoid robots from military useinterestingengineering.com📰Elon Musk spelled out how hard it will be to design Optimus, scale up manufacturingbusinessinsider.com📰China's Unitree says 'GPT moment' for robots remains years awayasia.nikkei.com📰The robotics circle is no longer pretendingeu.36kr.com
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NVIDIA held #5 (was #6) in the hot tier on coverage of "Humanoids loading crates and robot dogs sniffing out gas leaks".
📰Humanoids loading crates and robot dogs sniffing out gas leaksnews.siemens.com📰AMD chips power the AI brain inside humanoid war robots headed for the battlefieldcryptobriefing.com📰What's Next for Humanoids After This Week's Cage Match and Cowboying?spectrum.ieee.org📰Video Friday: An Italian Humanoid Comes to Lifeaol.com📰UK Humanoid Startup Raises $152M as Bosch and Schaeffler Back Wheels Over Legstechtimes.com
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TeslaUSA
Tesla dropped 3 to #6 in the hot tier on coverage of "Chinese Robotics Giant UBTech Unveils Mass-Produced Ultra-Bionic Humanoids: Companions for".
📰Chinese Robotics Giant UBTech Unveils Mass-Produced Ultra-Bionic Humanoids: Companions for the Home — and Perhaps Much Morequasa.io📰Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Future Is Optimus, Not Carsautoweek.com📰US moves to ban 'Made in China' humanoid robots from military useinterestingengineering.com📰Humanoid Robot Cerebellum Market to Surge at 24.0% CAGR, Anticipated to Reach USD 402 Million by 2032openpr.com📰Tesla Says Optimus Is the First Robot That Learns by Watchingpymnts.com
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DEEP RoboticsChina
DEEP Robotics climbed 13 spots to #7 and moved into the hot tier after closing a $69M Series C.
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Pudu RoboticsChina
Pudu Robotics fell to #8 (down 1) with steady score of 54 in hot tier as AGIBOT's new humanoid launch at WAIC 2026 boosted sector activity.
📰Matrix Robotics Showcases MATRIX-3 at WAIC 2026, Announces WAVE Physical World Foundation Model Upgrade and Launches Global Partner Programmacaubusiness.com📰AGIBOT unveils new humanoid alongside other robots at WAIC 2026interestingengineering.com📰AGIBOT unveils four new robots at WAIC 2026 as it expands industrial embodied AI portfolioroboticsandautomationnews.com
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Mind Robotics held #9 (was #8) in the hot tier on coverage of "WAIC 2026 | Mech-Mind Robotics Debut Multi".
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UBTECH RoboticsChina
UBTECH Robotics climbed 5 spots to #10 (score +6 to 52) after launching the mass-produced UWORLD U1 ultra-bionic humanoid robot series.
📰Chinese Robotics Giant UBTech Unveils Mass-Produced Ultra-Bionic Humanoids: Companions for the Home — and Perhaps Much Morequasa.io📰Humanoid Robot Cerebellum Market to Surge at 24.0% CAGR, Anticipated to Reach USD 402 Million by 2032openpr.com📰TIME cover features Unitree founder CEO and giant mecha robot, heralding China's 'big robot moment'globaltimes.cn📰China Just Built a Robot That Wants to Be Your Friend. Here’s What You Need to Know About UWORLD U1openthemagazine.com📰BrainCo demos thought-controlled robots at WAIC 2026technode.com
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