Big Tech 11 min
Tesla Cuts Optimus Chip Memory to Scale Robot Production
Tesla cut AI5 chip RAM to 96GB and AI6 to 144GB after memory supply limits blocked Optimus robot production, with 1 million units per year targeted.
Jordan Hale1 days ago
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Humanoid Robots
30 articlesPhysical AI hits the factory floor in 2026
The humanoid robot industry passed a critical threshold in 2026: commercial deployment at scale. Figure AI's Jim robot completed 101,391 factory tasks in 81 hours. BMW deployed Aeon humanoids at its Leipzig plant. China's AGIBot shipped 10,000 units in 90 days. The race is no longer about capability demos but production cost, reliability, and who controls the training data that makes robots actually useful.
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Big Tech 10 min
Boston Dynamics Builds Atlas a 13-DOF Factory-Ready Hand
Boston Dynamics' Atlas gains a 13-DOF four-finger hand with dense tactile sensors, built for Hyundai's 25,000-unit factory deployment.
Jordan Hale2 days ago
Big Tech 12 min
Tesla Cuts AI5 Chip Memory to Unlock Optimus Scale
Tesla cut AI5 memory 50% to 72GB and AI6 by 33% to 144GB, prioritizing Optimus production volume over raw compute performance in any individual unit.
Jordan Hale4 days ago
Big Tech 13 min
Humanoid Robot Shipments Break 25,000 as China Dominates
Humanoid robots shipped 25,000 units in H1 this year, up 432%, with Chinese vendors supplying 95% of global production, as Agibot leads with 8,600 units.
Jordan Hale4 days ago
Big Tech 11 min
Tesla Raises 30 Billion to Scale Optimus and Cybercab
Tesla secures $30 billion in credit lines from Citibank and Wells Fargo to fund mass production of Optimus robots and Cybercab robotaxis beginning in 2027.
Jordan Hale5 days ago
M&A 11 min
AMD Bets $8.2B on Physical AI with World Labs Buyout
AMD acquires Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion in an all-stock deal targeting spatial intelligence for robotics and physical AI systems.
Jordan Hale5 days ago
Big Tech 11 min
Reward AI OM-1 Cuts Robot Teleoperation Training Data
Reward AI's OM-1 learns from human wrist sensors only, then runs zero-shot across industrial arms and humanoids, cutting robot data collection costs.
Jordan HaleSep 15, 2026
Product Launch 11 min
UBTECH Launches $16,500 Humanoid Robot for Consumers
UBTECH begins shipping its UWORLD U1 on Sept. 16 at $16,500, the first mass-market humanoid robot to reach consumers with 13,361 pre-orders.
Jordan HaleSep 15, 2026
Big Tech 12 min
BYD Launches Xiao Di Humanoid to Challenge Tesla Optimus
BYD's Xiao Di robot debuted in Zhengzhou showrooms, bringing 31 degrees of freedom and a US sales ban to China's intensifying humanoid race.
Jordan HaleAug 10, 2026
Funding 13 min
Unitree Launches China's First Humanoid Robot IPO at $9B
Unitree prices its Shanghai IPO at 150.8 yuan per share, valuing China's first humanoid robot maker at $9 billion to raise $904 million.
Jordan HaleAug 9, 2026
Funding 13 min
Unitree Raises 904 Million in First Humanoid Robot IPO
Unitree's 904 million dollar IPO gives China its first publicly listed humanoid robot maker at a 9 billion dollar valuation, subscriptions open August 10.
Jordan HaleAug 9, 2026
Product Launch 12 min
BYD Launches Xiao Di Humanoid as US Bans Chinese Robots
BYD unveiled Xiao Di, its first humanoid robot, as a US FCC ban blocks Chinese robots from American markets, escalating the robotics tech war.
Jordan HaleAug 9, 2026
Funding 11 min
Unitree Raises $9B IPO Backed by DeepSeek and Tencent
Unitree Robotics prices its $9 billion Shanghai IPO with DeepSeek and Tencent as backers, as the only profitable humanoid maker enters public markets.
Jordan HaleAug 8, 2026
Funding 13 min
Unitree Beats Western Robot Makers in $9B Shanghai IPO
Unitree priced its Shanghai IPO at $9 billion, 45% above forecast, becoming the first profitable humanoid robot maker to trade publicly.
Jordan HaleAug 8, 2026
Funding 12 min
Unitree Raises $904M in China's First Humanoid Robot IPO
Unitree's $904M Shanghai STAR Market offering becomes the first mainland IPO for humanoid robots as net profit surges 674% and US sanctions loom.
Jordan HaleAug 8, 2026
Big Tech 11 min
Unitree Raises $904 Million in China's First Robot IPO
Unitree priced its Shanghai STAR Market IPO at 150.8 yuan per share to raise $904 million, becoming the first mainland-listed humanoid robot maker.
Jordan HaleAug 8, 2026
Funding 11 min
Unitree Raises $904M IPO with DeepSeek Robot Brain Deal
Unitree prices Shanghai STAR Market shares at $9B valuation as DeepSeek locks in $20.8M stake and joint humanoid AI model development pact.
Jordan HaleAug 7, 2026
Big Tech 14 min
BYD Xiao Di Launches Humanoid While Tesla Optimus Stalls
BYD's Xiao Di debuts in Zhengzhou at 1.61m tall, translating 12 languages, while Tesla Optimus pushes consumer availability to late 2027.
Jordan HaleAug 7, 2026
Funding 14 min
Unitree Raises $904M as China's First Humanoid IPO
Unitree Robotics prices its STAR Market IPO at $904M, making it China's first mainland humanoid robot maker to go public with 60% gross margins.
Jordan HaleAug 7, 2026
Funding 12 min
Unitree Raises $904M IPO as DeepSeek Joins Robot Push
Unitree priced China's first humanoid robot IPO at $904M on August 6, while DeepSeek invested $20.8M to jointly develop AI models for robots.
Jordan HaleAug 7, 2026
Funding 11 min
Unitree IPO Beats FCC Ban With $7B Shanghai Listing
Unitree Robotics starts Shanghai IPO book-building August 5, raising $620M at a $7.4B target valuation despite a July FCC ban blocking US hardware sales.
Jordan HaleAug 6, 2026
Product Launch 13 min
BYD Launches Xiao Di Robot as U.S. Blocks Chinese Imports
BYD Xiao Di debuts as a 1.61m service humanoid at Di Space showrooms, arriving just as U.S. FCC bans Chinese robot imports over security risks.
Jordan HaleAug 6, 2026
Big Tech 12 min
Unitree Launches Shanghai IPO Amid US Robot Sanctions
Unitree's Shanghai IPO targets $6.2B two days after US sanctions, claiming 5,500 humanoid units shipped and 32.4% global market share.
Jordan HaleAug 6, 2026
Product Launch 11 min
BYD Launches Xiao Di Humanoid to Rival Tesla Optimus
BYD's Xiao Di, a 1.61m humanoid with 31 degrees of freedom, enters 50 Chinese showrooms as BYD competes with Tesla Optimus in the service robot market.
Jordan HaleAug 6, 2026
Product Launch 12 min
BYD Reveals Xiao Di Humanoid to Beat Tesla Optimus
BYD's Xiao Di humanoid robot debuted at its Zhengzhou Di Space showroom in early August, as US regulators blocked Chinese robots from the American market.
Jordan HaleAug 5, 2026
Product Launch 12 min
BYD Launches Xiao Di Humanoid Robot in Its Showrooms
BYD's Xiao Di humanoid stands 1.61 meters tall, translates six languages in real time, and will staff every BYD Di Space showroom worldwide.
Jordan HaleAug 5, 2026
Funding 12 min
Unitree Signals Humanoid Profitability With $623M IPO
Unitree opens $623M IPO book-building on August 5, the first profitable humanoid robot maker to list. US bans won't stop the Shanghai market.
Jordan HaleAug 5, 2026
Big Tech 13 min
BYD Xiao Di Launches as US Blocks Chinese Humanoid Robots
BYD debuts Xiao Di humanoid in China as FCC approves import ban on Chinese AI robots, cutting off the world's largest EV maker from the US market.
Jordan HaleAug 5, 2026
Product Launch 11 min
BYD Launches Humanoid Robot Overtaking Tesla Optimus
BYD's first humanoid robot debuts at Di Space showrooms in August, putting the world's largest EV maker in direct competition with Tesla Optimus.
Jordan HaleAug 4, 2026
Funding 12 min
Unitree IPO Beats Figure AI to Public Humanoid Market
Unitree opens STAR Market book-building August 5 at a 42 billion yuan valuation with audited profit, the first humanoid robot maker to list publicly.
Jordan HaleAug 4, 2026