The latest in humanoid robotics news

UC Berkeley researchers unveil VideoMimic, a novel system enabling humanoid robots to learn context-aware skills like stair climbing and sitting from ordinary videos, offering a new path for robot training and drawing comparisons to efforts by Tesla and NVIDIA.

Marking its third anniversary, Figure AI has rapidly moved from a bold idea to a multi-billion dollar company, forging key partnerships and advancing humanoid robot technology. We examine its journey, milestones, and the challenges ahead.

Recent humanoid robotics updates include Figure AI celebrating its 3rd anniversary with a video of its walking robot, Apptronik's Apollo winning a 2025 IEEE RAS Award for Product Innovation, and Foundation Robotics showcasing its Phantom robot performing consumer goods packing tasks.

Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock announced that a Figure humanoid robot completed a 20-hour continuous run of back-to-back shifts at BMW's production facility. This milestone is presented as a significant step in Figure's 2025 goal of deploying autonomous humanoids in real-world applications.

Decentralized Physical AI (DePAI) is an emerging paradigm merging robotics with blockchain and DAOs, aiming to shift control and ownership of intelligent machines from corporations to communities. We explore how it works and its potential to reshape the future of automation.

Tesla showcases new Optimus capabilities, claiming its humanoid robot can now learn complex tasks from human video demonstrations, aiming to accelerate skill acquisition. This comes as the field of robotic reinforcement learning sees rapid advancements from multiple players.

Palo Alto startup K-Scale Labs is making waves by open-sourcing its humanoid robot hardware and software, sparking debate on the best path to general-purpose robots. A look at their strategy, products, and the implications of their open approach.

NVIDIA unveils Isaac GR00T N1.5 and new simulation tools, pushing the boundaries of humanoid robot learning and tackling the 'Physical Turing Test' with synthetic data generation.

Tesla provided updates on its Optimus humanoid robot, detailing ambitious production targets including a future 1,000/month line (still months away), and eventual goals of 100,000/month. CEO Elon Musk also stated the current Gen 2 Optimus is 'far from its final form,' as the company hires data collectors to refine its AI, which uses larger neural nets than its cars. Commercialization is eyed for mid-2026 with a $20k target cost.

Recent Tesla Optimus videos have sparked discussion around robot foot design, specifically the role of articulated and actuated toes in enhancing humanoid agility and efficiency. A closer look reveals different approaches across the industry.