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Top 25 Countries Ranked For Robots And Physical AI: Report

Which countries are best at physical AI and advanced robotics. According to a new report, it's China, and not by a small margin.

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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8 Experts Weigh In On The FCC Foreign Robot Ban: Good Or Bad?

Will the FCC foreign robot ban help the American robotic industry or hurt it? And, will it explode domestic robot prices up 3X? 8 experts weigh in ...

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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Humanoid Robot Shipments Up 300%: Up To 30,000 So Far In 2026

More, more, more: humanoid robot shipments are growing fast, according to three different sources. But there's some nuance as to where all those humanoids are going ...

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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The Humanoid Robot Games Events Are A Market Map

What do the events at the World Humanoid Games tell us about the state of humanoid robots? Plenty ... including a market map of where they'll be commercialized first.

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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BHP Rides High On Strong Demand For Copper And Iron Ore

Strong demand for copper and steady demand for iron ore underpinned a 30% profit increase by the world's biggest mining company, BHP

ByTim Treadgold,

Contributor

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Excavators, Meet AI: Gravis Nabs $200 Million From SoftBank To Give Construction Equipment Brains

Hello, largest series-A in construction equipment ever. Gravis Robotics is putting AI brains in heavy construction equipment.

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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Digit V5: First Humanoid Robot Out Of The Cage?

Today, humanoid robots work in separate cages: a major limiting factor. Agility Robotics says Digit v5 will work cooperatively and safely with humans.

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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Who Will Run The Factory Of The Future?

As smart factories transform manufacturing, the real challenge is building the workforce to run them through training, opportunity, AI, and talent pipelines.

ByEthan Karp,

Contributor

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Manufacturing's Next Competitive Edge Is The System Not The Product

For decades, manufacturers have competed by building better products. Today, the real advantage lies how they source, build, secure, and staff in an unpredictable world.

ByLisa Caldwell,

Contributor

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America’s AI Trade War Moves Beyond Chips To Robots

Washington just opened a new front in the AI trade war, targeting Chinese humanoid robots and the power systems feeding America’s data centers.

ByRon Schmelzer,

Contributor

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Humanoid Robot Patents: China Most, U.S. Best?

China has a massive quantity lead in humanoid robot patents. USA has a quality edge. But is it enough?

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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Beehive Pushes 3D-Printed Drone Jet Engines Into Full Production

Beehive Industries is scaling 3D-printed jet engine production to 8,000 units a year with Air Force funding, 30 new printers, machine shops, and a $70M Ohio expansion.

ByCarolyn Schwaar,

Contributor

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Fashion CFOs Are Turning Sustainability Into A P&L Issue

As sustainability costs rise, fashion CFOs and supplier finance leaders are tying climate, materials and factory investments to margin and resilience.

ByBrooke Roberts-Islam,

Senior Contributor

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America Wants A Manufacturing Comeback. Which One Will It Get?

Manufacturing has multiple futures: automated, AI-enabled and more resilient. The winners will be those that build the people and career paths to run them.

ByEthan Karp,

Contributor

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Humanoid Raises $152 Million At $1.35 Billion Valuation: Europe’s Newest Robot Unicorn

Europe has a new unicorn. It's the humanoid robot company Humanoid, which just raised a $152M series A

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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We Just Had The First Humanoid Robot Strike Ever

Hyundai wants to use its Boston Dynamics Atlas robots in car-making factories. Workers aren't so sure ... and the union is taking action.

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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The 4 Layers Of Brain Behind One Of Europe’s Leading Humanoid Robots

I spent an hour with Humanoid's Sotirios Stasinopoulos in the company's UK headquarters. In spite of huge competition, their humanoid robot strategy looks impressive.

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor