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Call for a US ban on Chinese humanoid robots
Chinese robots should be banned. So says an article in the Daily Signal dated July 22, 2026. The authors propose to include them in the FCC Covered List, a mechanism for equipment that poses a threat to national security. Autumn Dorsey and Josh Revoir refer to humanoids as data collection platforms.
Japan expands pilot projects with humanoid robots in factories and airports
Mitsubishi Motors signed a memorandum with Highlanders, Inc. - a startup from the University of Tokyo that deals with robotics. We are talking about the joint development and production of humanoid robots at the Mitsubishi plant in Kyoto. Intelligent Living writes about this.
Figure and Agility lead the humanoid robot race in 2026
Figure AI and Agility Robotics boast better documented deployment of humanoid robots than Tesla Optimus. Technology.org came to this conclusion after analyzing the real state of affairs in July 2026. The review authors separated operating data published by companies from widely circulated statements about the number of units issued.
Generative Bionics Unveils Humanoid Robot with Full-Body Haptic Sensing
This week, the humanoid Gene.01 will be shown in the United States for the first time. Generative Bionics presented it at the AMD Advancing AI 2026 conference. According to the company, the robot was assembled in six months. It combines full-body haptic perception with physics-based AI.
EngineAI Launches Humanoid Combat League URKL in Shenzhen
The first stage of the Ultimate Robot Knockout Legend tournament from EngineAI has started in Shenzhen. 32 teams entered full-size humanoids into the ring. Organizers call it the world's first free-fighting league for humanoid robots. The show comes first. But this is also a rare chance to test the technology on a common platform.
Meet Mimic Hand M1!
Mimic Hand M1 is a Swiss robotic hand for industrial automation. It weighs only 1.8 kg, but combines the dexterity of a human hand with tangible effort. Price: $18,000. And this is not a laboratory toy, but a tool for real production. On the Humanoid Guide scale, the hand received a score of 7 - a mature and capable level.
Hyundai workers go on strike over introduction of Atlas humanoid robot
Thirty-five thousand workers at the Hyundai complex in Ulsan began a four-hour partial strike on July 20. TechTimes writes about this. The reason is a labor dispute, at the center of which is the humanoid robot Atlas from Boston Dynamics. Although this robot has not yet set foot on the territory of any Hyundai plant in Korea.
AGIBOT unveiled four new robots at WAIC 2026, expanding its industrial embodied AI portfolio
At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 in Shanghai, AGIBOT announced four new robots. The line has been replenished with humanoid models, industrial systems and dexterous manipulators. At the same time, the company talked about growing commercial implementations. Here's what was shown: the humanoid robot AGIBOT A3 Ultra, the educational platform X2 EDU, the industrial robot G2 Max and the dexterous manipulator OmniHand 3 Ultra-M.
Humanoid AI puts HMND 01 on wheels for industry
Humanoid AI has focused almost 90% of its engineering efforts on the wheeled humanoid HMND 01, although the British company also has a bipedal prototype. Forbes visited the London office and spoke with Chief Product Officer Sotirios Stasinopoulos. The choice of wheeled platform is pragmatic.
Samsung is rebuilding robotics teams around humanoid robots
Samsung Electronics is collapsing its robotics teams into a single structure. The company is preparing to merge the disparate units scattered across the Device eXperience Division into a separate organization. Work on humanoid robots with AI is accelerating. The new group will include the Future Robotics Office, Samsung Research's robotics unit and Global Technology Research.
Weeding robot earns students victory in robotics challenge
Cornell University students beat out 95 teams to win the top prize at the Farm Robotics Challenge. Their development is an autonomous robot that destroys weeds with electricity. The invention moves around the vineyard or garden without an operator. It fries weeds with a small shock of electricity, saving labor, energy and preventing crop loss without the use of herbicides.