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DEEP Robotics' DR02 humanoid demonstrates upgraded payload capacity and dynamic locomotion, carrying heavier loads while maintaining agile movement. The robot can navigate challenging terrain, handle industrial tasks, and perform highly dynamic motions, highlighting its growing potential for real-world industrial applications.

[Bloomberg @business]

"This is the power of AI today."

Xpeng President Brian Gu says the EV maker expects to deliver its first flying cars to customers in China by the end of 2026 https://t.co/pYJ99bkcjH

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Xynova's Flex 2 is a 23-DOF bionic robotic hand that combines tendon-driven and direct-drive actuation. Weighing just 400g, it can close its fist twice per second while achieving 0.05N force-control accuracy!

[Polymarket @Polymarket]

JUST IN: ChatGPT officially becomes the fastest app to reach 1 billion global monthly active users.

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NVIDIA announces the first open humanoid robot reference design built for robotics research.

The NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot combines the @UnitreeRobotics H2 humanoid robot, @SharpaRobotics Wave five-fingered hands for dexterous manipulation, Jetson Thor onboard compute, and Isaac GR00T open software and models, giving researchers a full-stack platform from data capture to model deployment.

Read the #NVIDIAGTC Taipei announcement: https://t.co/ZsT3qQKucb

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Noble Machines’ Moby robot hauling a 50 lb crate highlights how advanced whole-body control (WBC) enables stable, adaptive movement under heavy payloads.

The WBC system continuously manages payload shifts, contact forces, and center-of-mass changes in real time, creating a strong physical foundation for the robot’s learning stack and enabling cleaner, more reliable data-driven learning.

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Claude Opus 4.8 is now available for Max subscribers on Perplexity and Computer.
The model brings improved reasoning, coding, and long-context performance, expanding access to one of Anthropic’s most advanced AI systems

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NEW: Atlas moves with incredible grace for a 198-pound humanoid robot.

Its lower-body fluidity is especially impressive, with smooth toe-lead steps and remarkably natural balance/control during movement.

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I’m excited to announce that Figure has signed a commercial agreement with Catalyst Brands, the operator of JCPenney, Aéropostale, and Brooks Brothers

We’ll work to deploy humanoid robots at scale, starting with initial deployment in Reno, NV

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Wang Xingxing, CEO of Unitree Robotics, said whoever builds the first true Generalized Robotics Foundation Model deserves a Nobel Prize.
He added that Unitree is also working toward that goal, though he believes the probability of success is currently below 50%.

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UBTECH Robotics is the only pure-play humanoid robotics company listed in Hong Kong, valued at ~$7.2B.
In 2025, it generated ~$120.7M from humanoid robots as deployments scaled in industry.
Walker C1 shows its push from factories into real-world commercial humanoid use.

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We just wrapped what began as an 8-hour challenge - and it ran for 200 hours without a failure

Shoutout to the team for the hardcore engineering behind F.03 and the robust Helix models powering it

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Boston Dynamics’s Atlas has demonstrated lifting and carrying a 50-pound mini-fridge after training for millions of simulated hours in a virtual environment. Instead of relying only on hand grasping, Atlas uses a full-body control policy, engaging its arms, torso, and legs to stabilize and maneuver heavy objects more efficiently

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Voice‑driven, real‑time arbitrary action generation😁
Using external voice commands, G1 is directly controlled to generate a wide range of actions in real time.
This video was recorded in a single take, with on‑site audio recording.
Because the actions are autonomously generated by AI in real time, there may be slight latency, and the smoothness of the movements may be somewhat reduced.

[Coin Bureau @coinbureau]

Nobody is paying enough attention to what is happening at Figure AI right now.

Its humanoid robots are now working 70 hours straight livestream, sorting packages at around 2.6 seconds each.

That is reportedly FASTER than the average human worker (3secs).

They have now sorted over 88,000 packages with no human assistance, no teleoperation, and no cloud.

The company says it will NOT STOP the stream until a robot physically breaks.

The labor market is about to be redefined.

[Min Choi @minchoi]

Holy smokes... humanoid robot stopped moving like a robot.

Boston Dynamics' Atlas is now moving like a gymnast.

We are cooked 🤯

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South Korean robotics company Wirobotics has raised approximately $68 million in Series B funding to scale its WIM wearable robots and accelerate development of its ALLEX humanoid platform. The company aims to begin commercializing ALLEX by late 2027, marking a major step in South Korea’s growing humanoid robotics industry

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We're now on Day 4 of nonstop autonomous operations with F.03 humanoid robots running 24/7 until failure https://t.co/8rwx3c4Uf3

[ChatGPT @ChatGPTapp]

A preview for Pro users: a new personal finance experience in ChatGPT.

Pro users in the U.S. can securely connect financial accounts, see where their money is going, and ask questions based on the information they choose to connect.

Your full financial picture, now in ChatGPT.

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In Wuhu, robotic traffic police are now directing vehicles at busy intersections from mobile platforms, while elevated rail transit moves overhead. The deployment offers a glimpse of how China is integrating robotics and smart transportation into everyday urban life. The future is arriving fast.