Launch Figure AI Figure AI has released a crowdsourced tool to train its humanoid robots, letting outside contributors help teach machines physical tasks. Humanoid Robot Company Figure Reveals Crowdsourced Robot Training Tool · ARC Advisory
Launch Figure AI Figure AI's Figure 03 humanoid robot demonstrated autonomous ladder climbing, expanding the machine's repertoire beyond ground-level tasks. Figure 03 Humanoid Robot Climbs Ladder Autonomously in New Demo · TechRepublic
Launch Figure AI · AMD — Eric Trump Figure AI, backed by Eric Trump, is securing AMD chips for its humanoid robots and pivoting toward military applications. This Eric Trump-Backed Startup Just Got AMD's Chips for Its Humanoid Robots— Now It's Building Military V · Benzinga
Funding Asteria · Figure AI · BMW Asteria backs Figure AI with a $1 million investment as the roboticist ramps up manufacturing partnerships with BMW. Asteria invests $1 million in Figure AI, BMW robot supplier · International Business Times
Research TrendForce · AheadForm · Noetix Robotics · UBTECH As humanoid robots move from lab to factory, China pursues scale while the US bets everything on AI smarts to differentiate. Humanoid Robots Part 1: The US-China Divide and Who Controls the Supply Chain · TrendForce
Opinion Figure AI · Sunday Robotics · Weave Robotics · 1X — Ayanna Howard, Tony Zhao, Kaan Dogrusoz Silicon Valley's billion-dollar robotics startups are betting laundry folding is the gateway task to get humanoid robots into American homes. Why billion-dollar robotics startups are obsessed with folding laundry · Business Insider
Opinion Fourier · AgiBot · LimX Dynamics · Pudu Robotics A LexisNexis patent analysis finds Chinese companies dominating humanoid robotics innovation with six of the top ten spots, though American firms produce higher-quality patents. China holds six of top 10 humanoid robot spots; US leads in quality · Interesting Engineering
Other Figure AI · Lucid Figure AI hires Lucid's head of global logistics as the humanoid robot company builds out its operational infrastructure. Lucid’s Head of Global Logistics Leaves for Humanoid Robot Maker Figure · eletric-vehicles.com
Other Federal Communications Commission · Unitree · AGIBOT · Tesla — Brendan Carr, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump The FCC banned imports of foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, a move targeting China's dominance in a market it controls at eighty-five percent. U.S. bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security · PBS