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Inside XPENG’s Bet on IRON: He Xiaopeng on Why the Hardest Path in Humanoid Robotics Is Never Crowded
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Inside XPENG’s Bet on IRON: He Xiaopeng on Why the Hardest Path in Humanoid Robotics Is Never Crowded

In an unusually candid documentary-style essay following the commissioning of XPENG’s humanoid assembly line, CEO He Xiaopeng reflects on six years of failures, why the company avoids stage demos, and how EV intelligence translates to physical AI.

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The Policy Is a Video: How Markov Robotics Runs Dexterous Manipulation on LTX-2.5
Figure AI Reports Rapid Growth for Index, Surpassing 69,000 Weekly Active Users

Figure AI Reports Rapid Growth for Index, Surpassing 69,000 Weekly Active Users

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Dynamic Creatures Emerges From Stealth With Boston Dynamics Backing to Build Expressive Guest-Facing Robots

Dynamic Creatures Emerges From Stealth With Boston Dynamics Backing to Build Expressive Guest-Facing Robots

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From Stadiums to the Front Line: How China and the US Are Preparing Humanoids for Combat

From Stadiums to the Front Line: How China and the US Are Preparing Humanoids for Combat

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XPENG Launches Mass Production of IRON Humanoid

XPENG Launches Mass Production of IRON Humanoid

XPENG has officially launched its automotive-grade assembly line for the IRON humanoid, achieving a world-first autonomous walk-off milestone

Agility's Numbers Are In: $1.8M in Sales, a $138M Loss, and a Backlog Owed to an Insider

Agility's Numbers Are In: $1.8M in Sales, a $138M Loss, and a Backlog Owed to an Insider

Agility Robotics' Form S-4 puts audited numbers behind the humanoid industry's first US listing: $1.78 million in 2025 sales, a $138.1 million net loss, and a going-concern warning. The headline $300 million backlog turns out to be a single contract with a related party, partly paid in warrants — and the competition section names eight rivals without mentioning a single Chinese manufacturer.

Beyond Mechanical Chatbots: Galbot Unveils RoboGesture to Tackle Real-Time Nonverbal Communication

Beyond Mechanical Chatbots: Galbot Unveils RoboGesture to Tackle Real-Time Nonverbal Communication

Galbot and researchers from Tsinghua University introduce RoboGesture, a streaming diffusion-based system that aligns speech with expressive, collision-free humanoid gestures.

AGIBOT Deepens European Push at IFA 2026 with TÜV Rheinland Certification and Tekpoint Retail Alliance

AGIBOT Deepens European Push at IFA 2026 with TÜV Rheinland Certification and Tekpoint Retail Alliance

Hot on the heels of launching its Serbian manufacturing hub, AGIBOT showcased its multi-robot lineup at IFA 2026 in Berlin, securing key safety certifications from TÜV Rheinland and partnering with distributor Tekpoint.

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