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Melania Trump Highlights US-Built Humanoid at White House Tech Summit
technology16 days ago

Melania Trump Highlights US-Built Humanoid at White House Tech Summit

Figure AI unveiled its third-gen humanoid robot, Figure 3, beside Melania Trump at a White House summit on technology and children’s education, underscoring rising interest in humanoid robotics. Backed by Nvidia and led by CEO Brett Adcock, the company aims to deploy thousands of robots and is valued at about $39 billion after a $1 billion Series C, with BMW already using its robots. The event follows a string of strong investor momentum and a pending lawsuit from a former head of product safety alleging safety concerns that Figure AI disputes, raising ongoing questions about safety standards in the field.

The Physics Gap Keeping Humanoid Robots From Everyday Dexterity
technology27 days ago

The Physics Gap Keeping Humanoid Robots From Everyday Dexterity

Despite big advances in deep learning, actuation, and multimodal AI, humanoid robots still struggle with basic tasks like stairs and doors because they haven’t mastered physics and force control; experts say progress will come from a tighter integration of hardware (tactile sensing and compliant hands) and learning-based control, rather than purely more data or bigger models.

China's Humanoid Robots Stage a Kung-Fu Comeback at 2026 Spring Festival Gala
technology1 month ago

China's Humanoid Robots Stage a Kung-Fu Comeback at 2026 Spring Festival Gala

Chinese humanoid robots wowed audiences at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala with kung fu, aerial flips and choreographed routines, signaling a rapid year-over-year leap and reinforcing China’s lead in robot deployments and lower production costs. Analysts say the progress is real and potentially economically meaningful for task-focused work, but caution that reliability in unstructured environments and AI model performance will determine long-term impact.