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- 🗓️ 2026-10-22 · ✍️ RoboterminalEka's Robot Picks 1,500 Things an Hour. Its Gripper Is Rated for About 139 Days of That.
- 🗓️ 2026-10-21 · ✍️ RoboterminalSchaeffler Will Buy Thousands of Humanoids From Its Actuator Customers. Its €400 Million Order Book Doesn't Count Those Deals.
- 🗓️ 2026-10-19 · ✍️ RoboterminalFifteen Humanoids Are Loading Car Parts at 98%. The Number That Decides Their Future Is 15 Seconds.
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What changed, and what is the evidence.
Oct 18, 2026 · Post · posted
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Humanoids are starting to look more like delivery workers. In warehouses and on delivery routes, hands alone aren't enough. People brace bulky packages against their torso or slide them along an arm to keep them stable and free a hand for… |
Mecka AI just raised a $60M Series B led by Sequoia. NVIDIA, Microsoft M12, Qualcomm, and Samsung also participated, along with angels including Tony Xu, Frank Slootman, and former Tesla Optimus lead Milan Kovac. Total funding now exceeds… |
Researchers at UC San Diego used Unitree G1 humanoids in live surgery trials on pigs. One procedure involved gallbladder removal with a human surgeon assisting the robot. Another demonstrated two humanoid robots working together during… |