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China shipped over 40,000 humanoid robots in H1 2026, capturing 97% of global shipments. Unitree's IPO surged 629% as the US shipped just 450 units in all of 2025.

China shipped 97% of global humanoid robots in H1 2026. Unitree's IPO surged 629%. A robot broke Bolt's 100m record. The US shipped just 450 units in 2025.

Boston University surgeons demonstrate that a surgical robot can remove the caudate lobe of the liver safely, offering less pain and faster recovery for cancer patients.

Researchers use simple rules of curved folds and shell structures to create multistable forms that snap into place and move under magnetic control alone.

Built in 3 months, Unitree's humanoid hits 12.66 m/s and a 2m standing jump. The $905M IPO lands Wednesday as robotics goes public.

Engineers create lightweight robots and flying devices that generate thrust from acoustic cavities without any motors or onboard electronics.

Researchers create reusable tiny machine whose propulsion and carrying sections join by DNA links and perform targeted chemical tasks such as drug production at chosen sites.

Teams of robot miners will explore unknown terrains

Dyna-2 demonstrates that scaling first-person recordings of everyday human tasks produces predictable gains in robot performance across embodiments without robot data in pre-training.

China showcased a brain-controlled robot and the world's first AI agent smartphone at WAIC 2026, advancing brain-computer interface and AI technologies.