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The Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center has completed a significant 700 million yuan financing round, signaling a strategic shift from research milestones to large-scale industrial deployment.

Generalist AI's chief scientist argues that the next leap in robotics won't come from internet text, but from scaling the 'reflexive' intelligence of physical interaction.

Figure AI has revealed Helix 02, a unified neural network model that enables the Figure 03 robot to navigate and manipulate environments simultaneously, moving past the "walk-then-act" limitations of traditional humanoid systems.

Boston Dynamics sheds its R&D skin at CES 2026, unveiling a production version of the all-electric Atlas designed for "automotive volumes." With 56 degrees of freedom, an "alien" morphology, and a deep Google DeepMind partnership, the company is finally moving from viral videos to the assembly line.

1X Technologies has transitioned its World Model from a simulation tool into a generative "cognitive core," allowing the NEO humanoid to perform novel tasks like steaming shirts or operating toilet seats by visualizing them first.
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