Launch Japanese manufacturers are adopting NVIDIA's Cosmos foundation model to train robots that can perceive and manipulate the physical world. Japan’s Robotics and Manufacturing Leaders Build on NVIDIA Cosmos to Advance Physical AI Frontier - NVIDIA Newsroom · NVIDIA Newsroom
Launch China's latest humanoid robot claims a 98% success rate assembling EVs and performing factory tasks, though the specifics remain characteristically vague. China’s new humanoid robot offers 98% success rate, handles EV assembly, factory operations - Interesting Engineering · Interesting Engineering
Launch Mitsubishi enters the humanoid-robotics sprint with a plan to manufacture and deploy workers by 2027, betting that factories will soon run on androids rather than people. Mitsubishi joins global robot race, plans to manufacture, deploy humanoid workers in 2027 · Automotive News
Launch A former Tesla roboticist launches a European humanoid startup, threading the needle between Boston Dynamics' ambition and manufacturing's actual needs. Ex-Tesla Optimus scientist unveils European humanoid robot startup · Electrek
Opinion Oren Etzioni argues that while Musk talks, Chinese manufacturers are actually shipping humanoid robots to factories. Etzioni on AI: Elon Musk promised humanoid robots, but China delivered · GeekWire
Other A labor dispute over humanoid robot deployment has forced an auto plant to halt production, marking an inflection point in the industry's collision with automation. The Fight Over Humanoid Robots Has Shut Down a Car Factory for the First Time - WSJ · WSJ
Other A labor dispute over humanoid robots has shut down a South Korean auto plant, raising questions about whether the technology arrives faster than society can absorb it. South Korea’s Humanoid Robot Standoff Brings Car Factory To Grinding Halt - Yahoo · Yahoo
Other BMW is expanding its humanoid robot program beyond manufacturing into warehouse logistics, betting that the same hardware can move packages as well as car parts. BMW elevates its AI humanoid robot strategy to include logistics - cio.com · cio.com
Other Mitsubishi Motors and Highlanders formalize plans to integrate robots into factory work alongside human employees, a bet that collaborative automation rather than replacement will define manufacturing's future. Mitsubishi Motors and Highlanders Sign MOU to Establish a New Industrial Foundation Where Humans and Robots Work Together · mitsubishi-motors.com