This Week in Androids — May 16–23, 2026
Figure 03 ran a 200+ hour autonomous package sorting marathon. Unitree humanoids started real paid work at Tokyo airport. A new robotics ETF hit Nasdaq. And deployment numbers keep rising fast.
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Tesla’s Optimus Gen 3 working factory floors, Figure AI’s 03 sorting 250K packages nonstop, Boston Dynamics’ Electric Atlas crushing agility records, Agility Robotics’ Digit delivering in warehouses, 1X’s NEO in homes, Unitree’s G1 going viral, Apptronik’s Apollo in factories, Sanctuary AI’s Phoenix bringing real intelligence, XPENG’s Iron from China…The revolution isn’t coming — it’s deploying now. One-stop command center for specs, live deployments, funding intel, Robot Finder, and the definitive 27-year index? This is — where the future gets tracked in real time. @figure@Tesla_Optimus@TheHumanoidHub@nvidia@UnitreeRobotics@neo
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This Week in Androids — May 16–23, 2026
Figure 03 ran a 200+ hour autonomous package sorting marathon. Unitree humanoids started real paid work at Tokyo airport. A new robotics ETF hit Nasdaq. And deployment numbers keep rising fast.
Here’s what mattered this week ↓
Other notes this week: • UK startup Humanoid signed a binding deal with Schaeffler to put humanoids on German production lines. • Strong momentum continues across Figure, Tesla Optimus, Agility, Unitree, and others.