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A look at Unitree’s growth strategy, which mimics those used by BYD and DJI, and leverages its dominance of quadruped robots to create and lead the humanoid market (SemiAnalysis)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 10, 2026

Semi-Analysis: A look at Unitree’s growth strategy, which mimics those used by BYD and DJI, and leverages its dominance of…

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BlackBerry’s stock is up more than 160% in the past three months as the company’s QNX division positions its automotive software as an operating system for robots (Luke Kawa/Sherwood News)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 30, 2026

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Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they haven’t been trained for, a "early sign" generalization, surprising researchers (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 17, 2026

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they weren’t trained for,…

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STMicro plans to retrain workers and deploy humanoid robots at its former chip factories for repetitive, physically demanding tasks, in a bid to avoid shutdowns (Nathan Vifflin/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 13, 2026

Nathan Vifflin / Reuters: STMicro plans to retrain workers and deploy humanoid robots at its former chip factories for repetitive,…

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Nvidia and ABB team up to integrate ABB’s robot training software with Nvidia’s Omniverse simulation platform to build autonomous robots, which Foxconn is testing (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 9, 2026

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Q&A with Skild AI CEO Deepak Pathak on building a general-purpose brain for robots, standing out among big tech robotics efforts, the path to AGI, and more (Alex Heath/Sources)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 26, 2026

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How logistics and packaging companies are integrating robots into warehouses

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 13, 2026

DHL autonomous robot at work.Source: DHLDHL Group employees walked nearly a half-marathon every day just to classify, select and move…

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Chinese government funding helps traditional Chinese medicine providers adopt AI for drug discovery, clinical diagnostics, acupuncture robots, and more. (Nicole Fan/Rest of the world)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 1, 2026

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Mytra, which builds autonomous robots for warehouses that can move loads of up to 3,000 pounds, raised a $120 million Series C round led by Avenir Growth (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 15, 2026

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Omdia: Global shipments of humanoid robots increased more than 5 times from the previous year in 2025 to around 13,000 units; China accounted for the vast majority, led by AgiBot shipping around 5,168 units (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 9, 2026

Bloomberg: Omdia: Global shipments of humanoid robots increased more than 5 times from the previous year in 2025 to around…

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Browsing: robots

A look at Unitree’s growth strategy, which mimics those used by BYD and DJI, and leverages its dominance of quadruped robots to create and lead the humanoid market (SemiAnalysis)

BlackBerry’s stock is up more than 160% in the past three months as the company’s QNX division positions its automotive software as an operating system for robots (Luke Kawa/Sherwood News)

Physical Intelligence says its new model, π0.7, can direct robots toward tasks they haven’t been trained for, a "early sign" generalization, surprising researchers (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

STMicro plans to retrain workers and deploy humanoid robots at its former chip factories for repetitive, physically demanding tasks, in a bid to avoid shutdowns (Nathan Vifflin/Reuters)

Nvidia and ABB team up to integrate ABB’s robot training software with Nvidia’s Omniverse simulation platform to build autonomous robots, which Foxconn is testing (Financial Times)

Q&A with Skild AI CEO Deepak Pathak on building a general-purpose brain for robots, standing out among big tech robotics efforts, the path to AGI, and more (Alex Heath/Sources)

How logistics and packaging companies are integrating robots into warehouses

Chinese government funding helps traditional Chinese medicine providers adopt AI for drug discovery, clinical diagnostics, acupuncture robots, and more. (Nicole Fan/Rest of the world)

Mytra, which builds autonomous robots for warehouses that can move loads of up to 3,000 pounds, raised a $120 million Series C round led by Avenir Growth (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

Omdia: Global shipments of humanoid robots increased more than 5 times from the previous year in 2025 to around 13,000 units; China accounted for the vast majority, led by AgiBot shipping around 5,168 units (Bloomberg)