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Chinese humanoid robot startup Galbot has raised more than $300 million, led by China Mobile’s Industrial Investment Fund, at a valuation of $3 billion, bringing its total funding to $800 million (Eudora Wang/DealStreetAsia)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 25, 2025

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Flexion, which is building a complete autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50 million Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures and others, after a seed of more than $7 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 23, 2025

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An in-depth look at the humanoid robotics industry, which currently relies largely on hype to rally interest and investors, as AI fuels the humanoid boom (James Vincent/Harper’s)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 23, 2025

James Vincent / Harper: An in-depth look at the humanoid robotics industry, which currently relies heavily on hype to rally…

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Sources: Apptronik, a Google-backed humanoid robot maker, is raising at least $400 million led by B Capital at a pre-money valuation of $5 billion (The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 15, 2025

The information: Sources: Apptronik, a Google-backed maker of humanoid robots, is raising at least $400 million led by B Capital…

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How building robotic hands adapted to human dexterity remains a major technical obstacle to deploying humanoid robots in factories and for caregiving jobs (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 27, 2025

Wall Street Journal: How the construction of robotic hands adapted to human dexterity remains a major technical obstacle to the…

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The co-founder of Irobot, Rodney Brooks, explains why humanoid robots do not learn dexterity at the level of humans from current methods, how to make them sure for humans, and more (Rodney Brooks)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 28, 2025

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Pitchbook: VCS has invested $ 5 billion + in humanoid robotics startups since the beginning of 2024, like years of regular progress and Genai triggers an investment frenzy (Washington Post)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 7, 2025

Washington Post:: Pitchbook: VCS has invested $ 5 billion + in humanoid robotics startups since the beginning of 2024, while…

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Humanoid Robot Games has highlighted the progress of robotics but also limitations, robots stumbling on each other; A robot ran faster than many amateur humans (Yan Zhuang / New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 18, 2025

Yan Zhuang / New York Times:: Humanoid Robot Games has highlighted the progress of robotics but also limitations, robots stumbling…

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The number of Humanoid Optimus robots that Tesla made this year is in the hundreds, well behind the rhythm necessary to reach Musk’s goal of producing 5K + (information)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 25, 2025

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Houging Face unveils two Open Source Humanoid robots, the full -size Hopejr of $ 3,000 and an office unit from $ 250 to $ 300, which should be shipped by the end of 2025 (Rebecca Szkutak / Techcrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 30, 2025

Rebecca Szkutak / Techcrunch:: An embroidered face reveals two Open Source humanoid robots, the full -size Hopejr of $ 3,000…

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Browsing: humanoid

Chinese humanoid robot startup Galbot has raised more than $300 million, led by China Mobile’s Industrial Investment Fund, at a valuation of $3 billion, bringing its total funding to $800 million (Eudora Wang/DealStreetAsia)

Flexion, which is building a complete autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50 million Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures and others, after a seed of more than $7 million (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

An in-depth look at the humanoid robotics industry, which currently relies largely on hype to rally interest and investors, as AI fuels the humanoid boom (James Vincent/Harper’s)

Sources: Apptronik, a Google-backed humanoid robot maker, is raising at least $400 million led by B Capital at a pre-money valuation of $5 billion (The Information)

How building robotic hands adapted to human dexterity remains a major technical obstacle to deploying humanoid robots in factories and for caregiving jobs (Wall Street Journal)

The co-founder of Irobot, Rodney Brooks, explains why humanoid robots do not learn dexterity at the level of humans from current methods, how to make them sure for humans, and more (Rodney Brooks)

Pitchbook: VCS has invested $ 5 billion + in humanoid robotics startups since the beginning of 2024, like years of regular progress and Genai triggers an investment frenzy (Washington Post)

Humanoid Robot Games has highlighted the progress of robotics but also limitations, robots stumbling on each other; A robot ran faster than many amateur humans (Yan Zhuang / New York Times)

The number of Humanoid Optimus robots that Tesla made this year is in the hundreds, well behind the rhythm necessary to reach Musk’s goal of producing 5K + (information)

Houging Face unveils two Open Source Humanoid robots, the full -size Hopejr of $ 3,000 and an office unit from $ 250 to $ 300, which should be shipped by the end of 2025 (Rebecca Szkutak / Techcrunch)