# What is true on Actuation?

> Markdown twin of https://roboterminal.app/topics/actuation · https://roboterminal.app/topics/actuation.md

## On this layer

- org — [Unitree Robotics](https://roboterminal.app/companies/unitree) (26)
- org — [Tesla](https://roboterminal.app/companies/tesla) (25)
- org — [Figure](https://roboterminal.app/companies/figure) (23)
- org — [Agility](https://roboterminal.app/companies/agility) (22)
- org — [NVIDIA](https://roboterminal.app/companies/nvidia) (17)
- org — [Boston Dynamics](https://roboterminal.app/companies/boston-dynamics) (15)
- org — [1x](https://roboterminal.app/companies/1x) (10)
- org — [BMW](https://roboterminal.app/companies/bmw) (9)
- org — [Google DeepMind](https://roboterminal.app/companies/google) (8)
- org — [SoftBank](https://roboterminal.app/companies/softbank) (7)
- org — Agibot (6)
- regulator — [Fcc](https://roboterminal.app/companies/fcc) (6)
- org — Harmonic Drive (6)
- org — [Apptronik](https://roboterminal.app/companies/apptronik) (5)
- org — Nabtesco (5)
- org — OpenAI (5)
- org — Schaeffler (5)
- org — XPeng (5)
- org — GXO (4)
- org — Pollen Robotics (4)
- org — Sanctuary AI (4)
- org — [Skild AI](https://roboterminal.app/companies/skild) (4)
- org — UBTECH (4)
- org — Amazon (3)
- org — Booster Robotics (3)
- org — Engineered Arts (3)
- org — [Hugging Face](https://roboterminal.app/companies/hugging-face) (3)
- org — Hyundai (3)
- org — LimX Dynamics (3)
- org — tokens processed (3)
- org — Zhipu (3)
- org — 1X Robotics (2)
- org — AI chip inference cluster (2)
- org — Ambarella (2)
- org — Anthropic (2)
- org — Asimov (2)
- org — assembly time (2)
- org — Axis Robotics (2)
- org — Carnegie Mellon (2)
- org — Clone Robotics (2)
- org — CubeMars (2)
- org — Deep Robotics (2)
- org — dollars (2)
- org — DYNA Robotics (2)
- org — DynaRobotics (2)
- org — FieldAI (2)
- org — [Fourier Intelligence](https://roboterminal.app/companies/fourier) (2)
- org — General Motors (2)
- org — Generalist AI (2)
- org — Harmonic Drive LLC (2)
- org — Harmonic Drive Systems (2)
- org — HHMI Janelia (2)
- org — LG (2)
- org — Lightwheel (2)
- org — Lingyi iTech (2)
- org — Mercado Libre (2)
- org — Noble Machines (2)
- org — Nox Metals (2)
- org — Panasonic (2)
- org — [Physical Intelligence](https://roboterminal.app/companies/pi) (2)
- plant — plant-spartanburg (2)
- org — QuEra (2)
- org — Robotera (2)
- org — Robotis (2)
- org — Standard Bots (2)
- org — Toyota (2)
- org — UnitreeRobotics (2)
- org — Universal Robots (2)
- org — X-Humanoid (2)
- org — Xynova (2)
- org — 3D inkjet printing (1)
- org — actuation cost (1)
- org — Actuator BOM contribution (1)
- org — adaptation time for new robot embodiments (1)
- org — ADLINK (1)
- org — Advanced Micro Devices Inc (1)
- org — Aeva Technologies Inc (1)
- org — Agency Tool (1)
- org — AGIBOT's production (1)
- org — AGIBOTofficial (1)
- org — AGILINKai (1)
- plant — agility-robotics-robofab-facility (1)
- org — AI spending by a large consulting firm. (1)
- org — Alloy Robotics (1)
- org — Alloy Robotics funding (1)
- org — AllSpice.io (1)
- org — Amara Raja Energy & Mobility (1)
- org — Ambarella Inc (1)
- org — Amphenol (1)
- org — Anduril (1)
- org — Annual cost of software access. (1)
- org — Ant (1)
- org — Applied Intuition (1)
- org — Aramco (1)
- org — Archetype AI (1)
- org — Atlas deployment target for 2028. (1)
- org — Atlas performance (1)
- org — Atlas robot (1)
- org — ATOMS (1)
- org — AUKI (1)
- plant — austin,-texas (1)
- org — AVENCO (1)
- org — AVITA (1)
- org — Avnet (1)
- org — AXIS ROBOTICS Inc. (1)
- org — Bajaj Auto (1)
- org — Balaji Amines (1)
- org — Bank of America (1)
- org — Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (1)
- org — Bharat Bijlee (1)
- org — Bharat Forge (1)
- org — BHW Technologies, Ltd. (1)
- plant — bmw-factory (1)
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- org — Bosch (1)
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- org — CATL (1)
- org — Cedarware Corp (1)
- org — CELUS (1)
- org — Cerebras (1)
- org — CGNX (1)
- org — CHERY (1)
- regulator — china’s-ministry-of-industry-and-information-technology (1)
- org — civilian robot (1)
- org — Cognex Corp (1)
- org — component placement rate (1)
- org — Contact CI (1)
- org — Cooley LLP (1)
- org — corrections collected (1)
- org — Cost of the GR-1 humanoid (1)
- org — crowns (1)
- org — CRWV (1)
- org — current humanoid BOM (1)
- org — Cycle time for completing a plug insertion. (1)
- org — cycle time for the insertion task (1)
- org — Cyient DLM (1)
- org — Dandy (1)
- org — Degrees of Freedom for UBTECH (1)
- org — Degrees of Freedom for XPeng (1)
- plant — detroit (1)
- org — development timeline of Moby. (1)
- org — development timeline reduction. (1)
- org — Dexmate (1)
- org — dextrous hands cost (1)
- plant — dilovası,-kocaeli (1)
- org — Disney Research (1)
- org — Divgi TorqTransfer Systems (1)
- org — Dobot (1)
- org — Dojo Five (1)
- org — domestic AI chip inference cluster (1)
- org — Drones owned by the Pentagon (1)
- org — dual-arm payload (1)
- plant — dubai-museum-of-the-future (1)
- org — Eccentric Machines (1)
- org — electric vehicle makers building humanoids (1)
- org — ELECTROMATE (1)
- org — Embodied AI model (1)
- regulator — europe (1)
- org — examples for adapting to new robotic embodiments. (1)
- org — Exide Industries (1)
- org — Festo (1)
- org — Fetch Robotics (1)
- org — FEV Consulting (1)
- org — Fictiv (1)
- org — Figure_robot (1)
- org — Figure03 features a cooking and organizing function. (1)
- org — filtered simulation episodes (1)
- org — Finite State (1)
- org — Flash (1)
- org — Flint (1)
- org — Ford Motor Company (1)
- org — Forerunner K2 humanoid (1)
- org — Fraunhofer (1)
- plant — fremont (1)
- org — funding for the humanoid company (1)
- org — Galbot (1)
- org — Gearbox cost contribution (1)
- org — GeneralistAI (1)
- plant — georgia (1)
- plant — giga-texas (1)
- plant — glen-cove (1)
- org — global cell capacity (1)
- org — global precision reducers (1)
- org — Global rollout target by 2029-2030. (1)
- org — global shipments of humanoid robots (1)
- org — GMI (1)
- org — gold medals won at the World Humanoid Robot Games (1)
- org — GoldmanSachs (1)
- org — Greaves Cotton (1)
- org — Green Hills Software (1)
- plant — group-plant-leipzig (1)
- regulator — guangxi-regional-government (1)
- org — Gujarat Fluorochemicals (1)
- org — Gwaihir Robotics (1)
- org — Halodi Robotics (1)
- plant — hams-hall-plant (1)
- org — hand durability past a few thousand grasp cycles. (1)
- org — hardware design (1)
- org — Harmonic Drive AG (1)
- org — Harmonic Drive System (1)
- org — Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. (1)
- org — HBL Power Systems (1)
- org — HELLA India (1)
- org — Hero MotoCorp (1)
- plant — herzogenaurach (1)
- org — Hexagon AB (1)
- org — Hexagon Robotics (1)
- org — Himadri Speciality Chemical (1)
- regulator — hkex (1)
- plant — hmgma-georgia-plant (1)
- org — Honda (1)
- plant — hotaka (1)
- org — human correction data (1)
- org — humanoid production (1)
- org — Humanoid robots (1)
- org — humanoid robots in sewing industry (1)
- org — Humanoid robots procurement (1)
- org — Hyundai Glovis (1)
- org — Hyundai Mobis (1)
- org — IAR (1)
- org — igm Robotersysteme AG (1)
- org — igm Robotik Sistemleri A.Ş. (1)
- org — IHMC (1)
- org — Imagimob AB (1)
- org — industrial robots installed in China (1)
- org — industrial robots installed in the US (1)
- org — inference cost reduction (1)
- org — Infineon (1)
- org — Initial price of Lumi's Founder Edition. (1)
- org — insertion trials conducted over 40 minutes (1)
- org — Integration of robotic components. (1)
- org — [Intel](https://roboterminal.app/companies/intel) (1)
- org — Investor Interest (1)
- org — iRobot (1)
- regulator — iso (1)
- org — JBM Auto (1)
- org — Juul Labs Inc. (1)
- org — Kaynes Technology (1)
- org — Kepler (1)
- plant — kia-georgia-plant (1)
- plant — las-vegas-sphere (1)
- org — Leader Harmonious Drive Systems (1)
- org — Leaderdrive (1)
- org — Leju (1)
- org — Lightberry (1)
- org — LimX (1)
- org — Longcheer (1)
- org — Mahindra & Mahindra (1)
- org — Mahindra CIE (1)
- org — ManusMeta (1)
- org — market opportunity (1)
- org — market share of Chinese firms in humanoids. (1)
- org — market size for Autonomous AI (1)
- plant — massachusetts (1)
- org — McKinsey (1)
- org — McKinsey & Company (1)
- org — mechanical integration of motors in robotic hands (1)
- org — Menlo Research (1)
- org — Mentee Robotics (1)
- org — Mercedes-Benz (1)
- org — MERPHI (1)
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- org — Microchip Technology (1)
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- org — Microduck price (1)
- org — Microduck specifications (1)
- org — Microduck's cost associated with RAM (1)
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- org — MISUMI (1)
- org — Mitsubishi Electric (1)
- org — Moby deployment in a semiconductor facility. (1)
- org — MorganStanley (1)
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- org — MP Materials (1)
- org — Nabtesco Precision Europe GmbH (1)
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- org — Nucleus (1)
- org — NVIDIARobotics (1)
- org — Ola Electric (1)
- org — Olectra Greentech (1)
- org — Ondas Inc (1)
- org — ONDS (1)
- org — operational stock of industrial robots in China (1)
- org — operational stock of industrial robots in the US (1)
- org — Operational time of an early prototype. (1)
- org — Origami Robotics (1)
- org — OUST (1)
- org — Ouster Inc (1)
- org — Overseas Sales (1)
- plant — palo-alto (1)
- org — Passenger vehicles (4W) (1)
- org — PEAQ (1)
- org — Perceptron AI (1)
- org — perceptroninc (1)
- org — Performance metric for model. (1)
- org — performance of Dyna-2 (1)
- org — performance requirements for humanoid robotic hands (1)
- org — physical AI data delivered (1)
- org — Pink Robotics (1)
- org — precision reduction gears (1)
- org — Predicted deployment of humanoid robots in homes. (1)
- org — previous performance of Dyna-1 (1)
- org — price (1)
- org — price of Microduck (1)
- org — Proactive International PR (1)
- org — production requirements for napkins (1)
- org — Projected cost drop for humanoid robots. (1)
- org — PSYONIC (1)
- org — QNX (1)
- org — Qualcomm (1)
- org — QuEra controller success rate (1)
- org — Real-Time Innovations (RTI) (1)
- org — Red Cat Holdings (1)
- org — reducer production (1)
- org — Reflex Robotics (1)
- org — Regal Rexnord (1)
- org — REK (1)
- org — Renesas (1)
- org — Rheem Manufacturing (1)
- org — RLWRLD (1)
- plant — robofab (1)
- org — RoboSense (1)
- org — RoboStrategy, Inc. (1)
- org — robot capturing work inside the factory. (1)
- org — robot climbing a ladder (1)
- org — robot design (1)
- org — robot handling components and folding storage boxes (1)
- org — robot interaction data from the DROID dataset (1)
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- org — Sansera Engineering (1)
- org — Saronic (1)
- org — Savoir-Faire Linux (1)
- org — Scale AI (1)
- plant — schaeffler-south-carolina (1)
- org — Schaeffler’s agreement with Humanoid (1)
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- org — Solomon (1)
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- org — Sony (1)
- regulator — south-korea-ministry-of-planning-and-budget (1)
- org — SpaceX (1)
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- org — Stellarix (1)
- org — structure cost (1)
- org — sub-10nm logic capacity (1)
- org — success rate for few-shot learning (1)
- org — Success rate of AI-controlled trials. (1)
- org — success rate of the post-trained policy. (1)
- org — success rate of the wire insertion task (1)
- org — supply chain gap in UxV and robotics components (1)
- org — Suzhou Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd. (1)
- org — Symbotic Inc (1)
- org — Synopsys (1)
- org — Syrma SGS Technology (1)
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- org — tasks available in RoboLab. (1)
- org — tasks from the Humanoid Olympics (1)
- org — Tata Motors (1)
- org — TE Connectivity (1)
- org — TER (1)
- org — Teradyne Inc (1)
- org — Texas Instruments (1)
- org — the future of humanoids in robotics. (1)
- org — the number of humanoid robots within the next decade (1)
- org — Thread Group (1)
- org — Top vendor positions in global humanoid shipments. (1)
- org — Toradex (1)
- org — total humanoids sold worldwide in 2025. (1)
- org — Total robotic systems procurement (1)
- org — Toyota Canada (1)
- org — Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (1)
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- org — transactions (1)
- org — TRON 2 (1)
- org — TRON 2 modular platform features. (1)
- org — TRON K.K. (1)
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- org — TVS (1)
- org — Ugo (1)
- org — UKET (1)
- org — UMAC (1)
- org — users (1)
- org — VAC (1)
- org — validated run uses 64 nodes of 4× GB200 for 60K iterations, roughly 68 hours (17.4K GB200-hours). (1)
- org — weight handled by humanoid robots in manufacturing. (1)
- org — Wibu-Systems USA (1)
- org — Wonik Robotics (1)
- org — X Square Robot (1)
- plant — xiaomi-ev-factory (1)
- org — XPENG Robotics (1)
- org — XPENG Robotics funding (1)
- org — XPENG's funding. (1)
- org — Y Combinator (1)
- org — Zhipu's AI path (1)
- org — ZINOVA (1)
- org — Zinova Labs (1)
- org — ZiNovaLabs (1)
- org — アスター (1)
- org — 北京人形机器人创新中心有限公司 (1)
- org — 宇树科技 (1)
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- org — 燈 (1)
- org — 燈がアスターに出資する計画 (1)
- plant — 秋田県横手市 (1)

## Who captures

- @smsehy (27)
- Unitree Robotics (12)
- Tesla (11)
- Agility (8)
- NVIDIA (8)
- Figure (7)
- Boston Dynamics (6)
- Sanctuary AI (3)
- Zhipu (3)
- SoftBank (3)
- Gemini Robotics (3)
- BMW (3)
- CubeMars (2)
- X-Humanoid (2)
- OpenAI (2)
- @OperationsPLS (2)
- Asimov (2)
- @ricci_nov (2)
- Nabtesco (2)
- Anthropic (2)
- UnitreeRobotics (2)
- 1X (2)
- Clone Robotics (2)
- Hyundai (2)
- Harmonic Drive (2)
- DynaRobotics (2)
- Hugging Face (2)
- Pollen Robotics (2)
- Axis Robotics (2)
- @ErenChenAI (1)
- AVENCO (1)
- Festo (1)
- Gwaihir Robotics (1)
- Engineered Arts (1)
- Disney Research (1)
- Xynova (1)
- Caterpillar (1)
- X Square Robot (1)
- @CrossedOffCap (1)
- Leaderdrive (1)
- ZINOVA (1)
- https://x.com/derek__Watson (1)
- Apptronik (1)
- ZiNovaLabs (1)
- Teradyne Inc (1)
- @GoingBallistic5 (1)
- Physical Intelligence (1)
- https://x.com/ChongZzZhang (1)
- @tphuang (1)
- Skild AI (1)
- Perceptron AI (1)
- igm Robotersysteme AG (1)
- Schaeffler (1)
- @ctorobotics (1)
- 燈 (1)
- AXIS ROBOTICS Inc. (1)
- Fourier Intelligence (1)
- @Thom_Wolf (1)
- XPeng (1)
- Booster Robotics (1)
- Stellarix (1)
- https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai (1)
- @Yumzlef (1)
- @santoshsingh1 (1)
- @Olivier__OG (1)
- Lightberry (1)
- @techniahqrobot (1)
- Mitsubishi Electric (1)
- Leader Harmonious Drive Systems (1)
- Eduardo Baptista,Ju-min Park (1)
- @TheSanctuaryAI (1)
- ELECTROMATE (1)
- AGIBOTofficial (1)
- AGIBOT (1)
- UBTech (1)
- @frontrunvc (1)
- Menlo Research (1)
- https://x.com/ErenChenAI (1)
- Nabtesco Precision Europe GmbH (1)
- @MendysRobotics (1)
- @dredgefactory (1)
- https://x.com/BradPorter_ (1)
- @ParadisLabs (1)
- Harmonic Drive System (1)
- McKinsey (1)
- 北京人形机器人创新中心有限公司 (1)
- @EdmondIsARobot (1)
- GeneralistAI (1)
- Dandy (1)
- RoboStrategy, Inc. (1)
- Generalist AI (1)
- https://www.facebook.com/48576411181 (1)
- Tata Motors (1)
- Origami Robotics (1)
- https://x.com/randallmbriggs (1)
- youtube.com (1)

## Sourced numbers

- **Engineered Arts:** 250 units
  - _"@engineeredarts_ has quietly deployed over 250 humanoid units across 30+ countries."_
  - Source: [@engineeredarts_ on X](https://x.com/engineeredarts_/status/2095817458095673451)
- **Engineered Arts:** 3 units
  - _"deployed over 250 humanoid units across 30+ countries."_
  - Source: [@engineeredarts_ on X](https://x.com/engineeredarts_/status/2095817458095673451)
- **Agility:** 1 units
  - _"agility's digit does real production work at schaeffler in south carolina now"_
  - Source: [@billtlee on X](https://x.com/billtlee/status/2095770074481324192)
- **market opportunity:** $0
  - _"the companies that benefit is not only be the robot manufacturers but the real picks and shovels will be the suppliers that provide the robot’s brain, eyes, muscles, joints, sensors and nervous system."_
  - Source: [@MilkRoadAI on X](https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2095171515839029289)
- **supply chain gap in UxV and robotics components:** $0
  - _"the companies solving that layer are the real infrastructure play"_
  - Source: [@OperationsPLS on X](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2095167534920351784)
- **Digit's manipulation capabilities in varied environments.:** 1 units
  - _"Digit uses to take on mixed loads and changing layouts on a real warehouse floor."_
  - Source: [Agility on X: "Every object a different size, weight, and grip. Rearranging a full room's worth of stuff is the same generalized manipulation Digit uses to take on mixed loads and changing layouts on a real warehouse floor.

#Agility #DigitRobot" / X](https://x.com/HumanoidInvest/status/2095166627708887090)
- **Net Profit:** $70.1
  - _"attributable net profit rose 31.25% to RMB70.1 million."_
  - Source: [Leaderdrive Approves Hong Kong H-Share Plan, but HKEX Filing Is Not Yet Verified - Humanoid Analytics](https://x.com/HumanoidAn/status/2095159938821865700)
- **Overseas Sales:** $50.9
  - _"Overseas sales were RMB50.9 million, only about 14.6% of group revenue."_
  - Source: [Leaderdrive Approves Hong Kong H-Share Plan, but HKEX Filing Is Not Yet Verified - Humanoid Analytics](https://x.com/HumanoidAn/status/2095159938821865700)
- **XPENG Robotics funding:** $900million
  - _"XPENG’s robotics business raised more than $900 million at a post money valuation above $6.3 billion, representing the largest single private financing recorded in China’s embodied AI sector to date."_
  - Source: [Humanoid Digest: August 2026 | XMAQUINA DAO](https://x.com/xmaquina/status/2095059269733450149)
- **Alloy Robotics funding:** $11.5million
  - _"Sydney based Alloy Robotics raised A$11.5 million in a seed round led by Square Peg, with Blackbird, Airtree and Skip Capital among the returning investors."_
  - Source: [Humanoid Digest: August 2026 | XMAQUINA DAO](https://x.com/xmaquina/status/2095059269733450149)
- **Figure Index uploads:** 16,000,000 units
  - _"Figure says Index has accumulated more than 16 million video uploads across 108 countries, with 264,000 app downloads and more than 44,000 weekly active users."_
  - Source: [Humanoid Digest: August 2026 | XMAQUINA DAO](https://x.com/xmaquina/status/2095059269733450149)
- **TRON 2 modular platform features.:** 3 units
  - _"TRON 2 was already three robots in one."_
  - Source: [@XRoboHub on X](https://x.com/XRoboHub/status/2095049529141985476)
- **robot manufacturing:** 1,000,000 units
  - _"what happens if we really try to build millions of robots a year."_
  - Source: [DeReK WaTSoN on X: "Everyone is watching Optimus, Figure and Unitree.

I went looking at what actually goes inside the bloody things.

Motors. Bearings. Roller screws. Precision gears. Encoders. Force sensors. Magnets. Actuators.

Then I looked at who makes them, how difficult they are to manufactu… / X](https://x.com/Scobleizer/status/2095049793664168086)
- **TRON 2:** 1 units
  - _"TRON 2 serves as a modular and extensible embodied robotic platform for multi-tool, multi-step tasks across large workspaces."_
  - Source: [LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows.

@ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovative robotic configuration for construction, demonstrating key tasks in a scaled-down tilt-up construction workflow, includi… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2095114381818253768)
- **$TER:** $1.33B
  - _"Q2 2026 revenue reached $1.33B, up 104% YoY."_
  - Source: [Value Investing Edge on X: "8. $TER | Major semiconductor-test and industrial robotics play, owning Universal Robots and MiR while supplying testing equipment critical to AI chips and memory. Q2 2026 revenue reached $1.33B, up 104% YoY." / X](https://x.com/StonkValue/status/2094929035558371450)
- **$UMAC:** $16.7M
  - _"Q2 2026 revenue reached $16.7M, Show more"_
  - Source: [Value Investing Edge on X: "8. $TER | Major semiconductor-test and industrial robotics play, owning Universal Robots and MiR while supplying testing equipment critical to AI chips and memory. Q2 2026 revenue reached $1.33B, up 104% YoY." / X](https://x.com/StonkValue/status/2094929035558371450)
- **$OUST:** $55M
  - _"Q2 2026 revenue reached $55M, up 56% YoY."_
  - Source: [Value Investing Edge on X: "8. $TER | Major semiconductor-test and industrial robotics play, owning Universal Robots and MiR while supplying testing equipment critical to AI chips and memory. Q2 2026 revenue reached $1.33B, up 104% YoY." / X](https://x.com/StonkValue/status/2094929035558371450)
- **$ONDS:** $83.8M
  - _"Q2 2026 revenue reached $83.8M, up more than 1,200% YoY from $6.3M."_
  - Source: [Value Investing Edge on X: "8. $TER | Major semiconductor-test and industrial robotics play, owning Universal Robots and MiR while supplying testing equipment critical to AI chips and memory. Q2 2026 revenue reached $1.33B, up 104% YoY." / X](https://x.com/StonkValue/status/2094929035558371450)
- **$CGNX:** $291M
  - _"Q2 2026 revenue reached a record $291M."_
  - Source: [Value Investing Edge on X: "8. $TER | Major semiconductor-test and industrial robotics play, owning Universal Robots and MiR while supplying testing equipment critical to AI chips and memory. Q2 2026 revenue reached $1.33B, up 104% YoY." / X](https://x.com/StonkValue/status/2094929035558371450)
- **Nvidia Isaac Groot 1.7 training data collection.:** 32000 hrs
  - _"it was pre-trained on about 32,000 hours of uh real demonstration in human egocentric data."_
  - Source: [From Robot Development to Deployment with Isaac GR00T & Jetson Thor - YouTube](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2094923301395001790)
- **Moby deployment in a semiconductor facility.:** 3 units
  - _"bring two Moby3 units to a semiconductor facility for material-handling workflows."_
  - Source: [Noble Machines Accelerates Humanoid Robot Development 3X | NVIDIA](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2094923298589024698)
- **development timeline of Moby.:** $3
  - _"Accelerate Moby's development timeline by nearly 3x, from an expected four years to 18 months."_
  - Source: [Noble Machines Accelerates Humanoid Robot Development 3X | NVIDIA](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2094923298589024698)
- **development timeline reduction.:** 18 hrs
  - _"from an initial estimated timeline of four years with 50 people to 18 months with 15 people."_
  - Source: [Noble Machines Accelerates Humanoid Robot Development 3X | NVIDIA](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2094923298589024698)
- **tasks from the Humanoid Olympics:** 3 units
  - _"A startup called Physical Intelligence solved several of them three months later."_
  - Source: [Timothy B. Lee on X: "Last year roboticist Benjie Holson created the "Humanoid Olympics," a list of tasks that are trivial for humans but hard for robots. A startup called Physical Intelligence solved several of them three months later. But there were some big caveats!" / X](https://x.com/binarybits/status/2094806517471965456)
- **the number of humanoid robots within the next decade:** 1,000,000,000 units
  - _"Musk also believes robots could eventually help manufacture more robots, creating a self reinforcing production cycle that accelerates after starting slowly."_
  - Source: [@MilkRoadAI on X](https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2094805518791631029)
- **hardware design:** 1 units
  - _"The work demonstrates 1) hardware design, with a passive hook and a head-mounted solid-state lidar; 2) learning pipeline with teacher student learning; 3) sim2real designs for perception and actuation, including lidar noise patterns, temperature modelling and voltage modelling."_
  - Source: [C. Zhang on X: "New paper release: Learning Agile Perceptive Traversal of Sparse 3D Structures for Humanoids

Paper https://t.co/LlrDsajHqx
Videos https://t.co/jXLtG68oUg

We study how to do learning and sim2real for 3d traversal, such as monkey bars and overhanging obstacles." / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2094815833516060984)
- **AI chip inference cluster:** 100,000 units
  - _"It already has 100k domestic AI chip inference cluster & plan to increase significantly over next 6 months."_
  - Source: [tphuang on X: "GLM-6 disclosed - more parameter & lower activation ratio & inference cost & improved post training expected. Model to make self training decisions

Expecting significant increased domestic compute addition in next 3 to 6 months. Using self owned, leased & purchased c… / X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601178684264502)
- **tokens processed:** 62,000,000 units
  - _"It did 62T tokens in 6 days w/ Ox Alpha"_
  - Source: [tphuang on X: "GLM-6 disclosed - more parameter & lower activation ratio & inference cost & improved post training expected. Model to make self training decisions

Expecting significant increased domestic compute addition in next 3 to 6 months. Using self owned, leased & purchased c… / X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601178684264502)
- **domestic AI chip inference cluster:** 100,000 units
  - _"It already has 100k domestic AI chip inference cluster & plan to increase significantly over next 6 months."_
  - Source: [@tphuang on X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601174422855998)
- **tokens processed:** 62,000 units
  - _"It did 62T tokens in 6 days w/ Ox Alpha"_
  - Source: [@tphuang on X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601174422855998)
- **inference cost reduction:** $80
  - _"inference cost has dropped 80% since start of yr"_
  - Source: [@tphuang on X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601174422855998)
- **AI chip inference cluster:** 100,000 units
  - _"It already has 100k domestic AI chip inference cluster & plan to increase significantly over next 6 months."_
  - Source: [tphuang on X: "How it views its own models in terms of the kind of tasks them can do. GLM-5.3 in terms of long time horizon work is still short of 1 wk, need at least 1 month to be autonomous.

Flash is the 1st one to use domestic chips & have low cost + intelligence to support long tasks." / X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601170102747138)
- **tokens processed:** 62,000 units
  - _"It did 62T tokens in 6 days w/ Ox Alpha"_
  - Source: [tphuang on X: "How it views its own models in terms of the kind of tasks them can do. GLM-5.3 in terms of long time horizon work is still short of 1 wk, need at least 1 month to be autonomous.

Flash is the 1st one to use domestic chips & have low cost + intelligence to support long tasks." / X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601170102747138)
- **market size for Autonomous AI:** $30,000,000,000
  - _"last step having 30T mkt size according to Show more"_
  - Source: [tphuang on X: "How it views its own models in terms of the kind of tasks them can do. GLM-5.3 in terms of long time horizon work is still short of 1 wk, need at least 1 month to be autonomous.

Flash is the 1st one to use domestic chips & have low cost + intelligence to support long tasks." / X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601170102747138)
- **Zhipu's AI path:** $30,000,000,000
  - _"last step having 30T mkt size according to them"_
  - Source: [@tphuang on X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601165707034939)
- **Funding for Skild AI:** $1.7billion
  - _"Skild has raised nearly $1.7 billion since its founding in 2023 to develop a general-purpose robot brain."_
  - Source: [The Robot Report: Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model | AI Understanding](https://x.com/aiuorg/status/2094602992565522608)
- **Embodied AI model:** 36,000,000,000 units
  - _"A 36B parameter model just blurred one of robotics’ biggest boundaries, the gap between seeing a scene and acting on it."_
  - Source: [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2094550793743708256)
- **Schaeffler’s agreement with Humanoid:** 1,000,000 units
  - _"covering a seven-digit number of units."_
  - Source: [The hardest problem in physical AI may be the magnet, not the model](https://thenextweb.com/news/physical-ai-hardest-problem-magnet-not-model-crma-schaeffler)
- **Degrees of Freedom for XPeng:** 82 units
  - _"XPeng (IRON): 82 DoF (‼️)"_
  - Source: [@pepse02 on X](https://x.com/pepse02/status/2094526242921893994)
- **Degrees of Freedom for Tesla:** 50 units
  - _"Tesla (Optimus): 50 – 72 DoF"_
  - Source: [@pepse02 on X](https://x.com/pepse02/status/2094526242921893994)
- **Degrees of Freedom for Boston Dynamics:** 50 units
  - _"Boston Dynamics (Electric Atlas): 50 DoF"_
  - Source: [@pepse02 on X](https://x.com/pepse02/status/2094526242921893994)
- **Degrees of Freedom for UBTECH:** 41 units
  - _"UBTECH (Walker S1): 41 – 52 DoF"_
  - Source: [@pepse02 on X](https://x.com/pepse02/status/2094526242921893994)
- **Degrees of Freedom for Figure:** 35 units
  - _"Figure (Figure 02): 35 DoF"_
  - Source: [@pepse02 on X](https://x.com/pepse02/status/2094526242921893994)
- **precision reduction gears:** 60 units
  - _"Nabtesco states on its own site that it holds approximately 60% of the global market for the precision reduction gears in industrial robot joints."_
  - Source: [@LeoKharon on X](https://x.com/LeoKharon/status/2094515863000883546)
- **sub-10nm logic capacity:** 92 units
  - _"Roughly 92% of the world's sub-10nm logic capacity sits on one island."_
  - Source: [@LeoKharon on X](https://x.com/LeoKharon/status/2094515863000883546)
- **global cell capacity:** 80 units
  - _"Battery cells go back to China: over 80% of global cell capacity, about 99% of LFP."_
  - Source: [@LeoKharon on X](https://x.com/LeoKharon/status/2094515863000883546)
- **Integration of robotic components.:** 8 hrs
  - _"Carnegie Mellon researchers reported integrating a robotic arm, liquid handler, plate reader and cameras across incompatible interfaces in about eight hours, including an autonomous rerun of an experiment."_
  - Source: [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://humanoidanalytics.com/2026/08/31/standardizing-physical-ai-why-common-hardware-interfaces-could-accelerate-generalization)
- **Success rate of AI-controlled trials.:** 695 units
  - _"QuEra reported that the resulting controller later succeeded in 695 of 700 blind trials without the AI agent controlling the finished script."_
  - Source: [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://humanoidanalytics.com/2026/08/31/standardizing-physical-ai-why-common-hardware-interfaces-could-accelerate-generalization)
- **Carnegie Mellon integration time:** 8 hrs
  - _"Carnegie Mellon researchers reported integrating a robotic arm, liquid handler, plate reader and cameras across incompatible interfaces in about eight hours, including an autonomous rerun of an experiment."_
  - Source: [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://x.com/HumanoidAn/status/2094628877712990401)
- **QuEra controller success rate:** 695 units
  - _"QuEra reported that the resulting controller later succeeded in 695 of 700 blind trials without the AI agent controlling the finished script."_
  - Source: [Standardizing Physical AI: Why Common Hardware Interfaces Could Accelerate Generalization - Humanoid Analytics](https://x.com/HumanoidAn/status/2094628877712990401)
- **assembly time:** 20 hrs
  - _"Total assembly time is estimated at around 20 hours."_
  - Source: [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Asimov 1 has begun first shipments.

The DIY kit is aimed at developers, researchers and hobbyists who want an affordable humanoid platform.

Total assembly time is estimated at around 20 hours. Price: $20k." / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2094472778087113164)
- **price:** $20k
  - _"Price: $20k."_
  - Source: [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Asimov 1 has begun first shipments.

The DIY kit is aimed at developers, researchers and hobbyists who want an affordable humanoid platform.

Total assembly time is estimated at around 20 hours. Price: $20k." / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2094472778087113164)
- **燈がアスターに出資する計画:** $300,000,000
  - _"今後も3年間で300億〜400億円を投じ..."_
  - Source: [東大発の燈、秋田のモーター製造アスターに出資　フィジカルAIに3年で300億円 - 日本経済新聞](https://x.com/HiroakiSait/status/2094536728916926881)
- **users:** 196,995 units
  - _"Total Users
196,995"_
  - Source: [Axis Robotics](https://x.com/Sina_hms/status/2094467521810149516)
- **new tasks:** 494 units
  - _"7D New Tasks
494"_
  - Source: [Axis Robotics](https://x.com/Sina_hms/status/2094467521810149516)
- **transactions:** 4,400,783 units
  - _"Transactions
4,400,783"_
  - Source: [Axis Robotics](https://x.com/Sina_hms/status/2094467521810149516)
- **Cost of the GR-1 humanoid:** $125,000
  - _"Shanghai-based Fourier Intelligence deployed their $125,000 GR-1 humanoid onto public transit to assist an elderly citizen."_
  - Source: [@rich_odinn on X](https://x.com/rich_odinn/status/2094456459006214553)
- **Optimus cost curves:** $0
  - _"Building actuators and batteries at automotive volume means Optimus cost curves could drop faster than any pure-play robotics startup can match."_
  - Source: [@OperationsPLS on X](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2094442352513614027)
- **Microduck's cost associated with RAM:** $15
  - _"even with only 1 GB of RAM, the memory alone is already 10–15% of Microduck's total price."_
  - Source: [@Thom_Wolf on X](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2094427670528311750)
- **valuation of 1X Technologies:** $6billion
  - _"SoftBank is in talks to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robotics company 1X Technologies at a $6 billion valuation."_
  - Source: [SoftBank in talks for majority stake in humanoid maker 1X at $6bn… | Newnex](https://www.newnex.io/feed/softbank-in-talks-for-majority-stake-in-humanoid-maker-1x-at-6bn-valuation)
- **1X Technologies:** $6billion
  - _"SoftBank is in talks to acquire a majority stake in humanoid robotics company 1X Technologies at a $6 billion valuation."_
  - Source: [SoftBank in talks for majority stake in humanoid maker 1X at $6bn… | Newnex](https://x.com/NewnexHQ/status/2094441375047512559)
- **Agility operations spending:** $100million
  - _"it says it spent about $100 million last year on operations."_
  - Source: [Oregon robotics company says the industry needs a reality check: ‘I really want to pop that bubble’ - oregonlive.com](https://x.com/agilityrobotics/status/2094466317411872857)
- **the future of humanoids in robotics.:** 1 units
  - _"The robot revolution won’t be won by the humanoid with the best backflip."_
  - Source: [@clavion95 on X](https://x.com/clavion95/status/2094380935999340836)
- **cable stretch:** 10,000 units
  - _"cable stretch over 10,000 continuous cycles destroys sub-millimeter precision."_
  - Source: [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2094345994028876167)
- **Agility's Digit's operation hours:** 65000 hrs
  - _"Agility’s Digit already accumulating 65,000+ hours of real-world operation."_
  - Source: [@Tanminhday on X](https://x.com/Tanminhday/status/2094317736214372428)
- **Performance metric for model.:** 99.5 units
  - _"99.5 Model Performance"_
  - Source: [Physical AI Platform | Industrial Automation Solutions | Sanctuary AI](https://x.com/heetezition/status/2094280429264420968)
- **Cycle time for completing a plug insertion.:** 2.54 units
  - _"2.54 sec Cycle Time, Per Plug"_
  - Source: [Physical AI Platform | Industrial Automation Solutions | Sanctuary AI](https://x.com/heetezition/status/2094280429264420968)
- **Atlas performance:** 1 units
  - _"Atlas just carried a loaded refrigerator."_
  - Source: [Deepnewsai on X: "Atlas just carried a loaded refrigerator.

Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot uses real-time AI control to balance, adjust its posture, and handle heavy loads.

Source: X/BostonDynamics

Follow @deepnewsai for more AI updates.

#PhysicalAI #Robotics #Humanoid #AI" / X](https://x.com/deepnewsai/status/2094273760111268170)
- **robot design:** 1 units
  - _"This product is a civilian robot."_
  - Source: [Brushless Digital Servo Compact and Designed for Embodied Intelligence Applications - Unitree Robotics](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2094270984845185473)
- **AI spending by a large consulting firm.:** $100
  - _"a large consulting firm is increasing their AI spend by 100x at their London office for their back office teams."_
  - Source: [@ParadisLabs on X](https://x.com/ParadisLabs/status/2094203645877493923)
- **NVIDIA earnings related to AI.:** $25
  - _"AI Clouds, Industrial & Enterprise revenue was up 25% sequentially compared to 13% for the hyperscalers."_
  - Source: [@ParadisLabs on X](https://x.com/ParadisLabs/status/2094203645877493923)
- **Atlas robot:** 1 units
  - _"Boston Dynamics is already manufacturing production-ready versions for real-world industrial work."_
  - Source: [@KaptanHindustan on X](https://x.com/KaptanHindustan/status/2094079581674426671)
- **insertion trials conducted over 40 minutes:** 313 units
  - _"The trial used robotic hands rather than a complete humanoid to insert flexible wired plugs into moving targets on a live conveyor at a global Tier 1 automotive supplier."_
  - Source: [Sanctuary AI puts humanoid tech on industrial robots](https://x.com/Humanoidguide/status/2094017769637355680)
- **success rate of the wire insertion task:** $99.5
  - _"Sanctuary AI has deployed technology developed alongside its Phoenix humanoid on an industrial wire insertion task, reporting a success rate above 99.5%"_
  - Source: [Sanctuary AI puts humanoid tech on industrial robots](https://x.com/Humanoidguide/status/2094017769637355680)
- **cycle time for the insertion task:** 2.54 hrs
  - _"a 2.54 second cycle time"_
  - Source: [Sanctuary AI puts humanoid tech on industrial robots](https://x.com/Humanoidguide/status/2094017769637355680)
- **component placement rate:** 30,000 units
  - _"This machine places 30,000 components PER HOUR 🤖"_
  - Source: [Stellarix on X: "This machine places 30,000 components PER HOUR 🤖

It's a pick-and-place robot building space-grade PCBs in Shenzhen. The blue boards look simple, but every single chip you see gets laser-checked for micron accuracy. This is how modern rockets, satellites, and rovers get their brai… / X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095051114538561556)
- **Humanoid robots:** 500,000 units
  - _"industry-wide estimates pointing toward roughly 500,000 units/year by 2027 across Optimus, Figure, 1X, Unitree, and others."_
  - Source: [@davidcao01 on X](https://x.com/davidcao01/status/2093825616478941207)
- **Drones owned by the Pentagon:** 200,000 units
  - _"The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program has committed $1 billion to purchasing more than 200,000 drones by 2027, scaling to 340,000 by 2028."_
  - Source: [@davidcao01 on X](https://x.com/davidcao01/status/2093825616478941207)
- **humanoid robots in sewing industry:** 1 units
  - _"entire rows of humanoid robots are already sewing lines smoothly at sewing machines."_
  - Source: [@Yumzlef on X](https://x.com/Yumzlef/status/2093815307228123562)
- **electric vehicle makers building humanoids:** 0 units
  - _"They already build batteries, motors & AI."_
  - Source: [mete on X: "EV makers building humanoids

🇺🇸 Tesla | Optimus
🇨🇳 XPENG | IRON
🇨🇳 BYD | Xiao Di
🇨🇳 CHERY | Mornine

They already build batteries, motors & AI.

Humanoids reuse same industrial stack.

That’s how they’re able to move so fast." / X](https://x.com/VaderResearch/status/2093776317728620621)
- **Actuator BOM contribution:** 40 units
  - _"Actuators can potentially represent ~40–60% of a humanoid's BOM."_
  - Source: [@santoshsingh1 on X](https://x.com/santoshsingh1/status/2093714437551337508)
- **Gearbox cost contribution:** 30 units
  - _"the gearbox itself can represent roughly 30–50% of actuator cost."_
  - Source: [@santoshsingh1 on X](https://x.com/santoshsingh1/status/2093714437551337508)
- **robot handling components and folding storage boxes:** 1 units
  - _"One robot handles components and folds storage boxes."_
  - Source: [@Olivier__OG on X](https://x.com/Olivier__OG/status/2093701072615285012)
- **robot capturing work inside the factory.:** 1 units
  - _"Another robot captures the work from inside the factory."_
  - Source: [@Olivier__OG on X](https://x.com/Olivier__OG/status/2093701072615285012)
- **Initial price of Lumi's Founder Edition.:** $39,990
  - _"San Francisco startup Lightberry has launched reservations for Lumi, a $39,990 bipedal robot aimed at commercial entertainment, marketing, and developer deployments."_
  - Source: [Lightberry Unveils Lumi: A $40k Interactive Humanoid Built on a Unitree Core | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2093687404867575879)
- **Annual cost of software access.:** $20,000
  - _"Lightberry confirmed to Humanoids Daily that its software platform carries a $20,000 annual baseline cost, which will transition to usage-tiered subscriptions after the initial 100 "Founder Edition" units."_
  - Source: [Lightberry Unveils Lumi: A $40k Interactive Humanoid Built on a Unitree Core | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2093687404867575879)
- **Operational time of an early prototype.:** 10.5 hrs
  - _"Lightberry previously deployed an early prototype –– Beach Boy Robot –– at the ElevenLabs Summit, where the robot operated for 10.5 hours as an automated event photographer, interacting with attendees and uploading images autonomously."_
  - Source: [Lightberry Unveils Lumi: A $40k Interactive Humanoid Built on a Unitree Core | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2093687404867575879)
- **Humanoid robots procurement:** 1,080 units
  - _"The government plans to buy 250 domestically produced humanoid units in 2027, expanding to 1,080 units through 2030."_
  - Source: [South Korea Commits KRW 2.3 Trillion to Build Full-Stack Humanoid Robotics Ecosystem by 2030 | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2093648555726590278)
- **Total robotic systems procurement:** 5,000 units
  - _"total state purchases will reach 1,700 units in 2027 and approximately 5,000 units by 2030."_
  - Source: [South Korea Commits KRW 2.3 Trillion to Build Full-Stack Humanoid Robotics Ecosystem by 2030 | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2093648555726590278)
- **mechanical integration of motors in robotic hands:** 0 units
  - _"Compact frameless motors can be integrated directly into dexterous robotic hands to drive finger and joint movement while keeping the mechanism extremely compact."_
  - Source: [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2093518320653750308)
- **performance requirements for humanoid robotic hands:** 0 units
  - _"For humanoid robots, hand performance will depend heavily on this kind of engineering high torque, precise control and more actuators packed into very limited space."_
  - Source: [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2093518320653750308)
- **Gemini Robotics 2 (VLA):** 1 units
  - _"three models: Gemini Robotics 2 (VLA) converts vision+language into motor control first DeepMind VLA to control a full humanoid feet-to-fingertips under one checkpoint."_
  - Source: [@csentropy on X](https://x.com/csentropy/status/2093431495277043724)
- **Gemini Robotics ER 2 (VLM):** 1 units
  - _"Gemini Robotics ER 2 (VLM) the embodied-reasoning brain; publicly available."_
  - Source: [@csentropy on X](https://x.com/csentropy/status/2093431495277043724)
- **Gemini Robotics On-Device 2 (VLA):** 1 units
  - _"Gemini Robotics On-Device 2 (VLA) runs locally, adapts to new embodiments in a few hours."_
  - Source: [@csentropy on X](https://x.com/csentropy/status/2093431495277043724)
- **weight handled by humanoid robots in manufacturing.:** 50 units
  - _"picking up 50-pound totes, putting them into loading and unloading machinery."_
  - Source: [Inside Agility's bet on factory-first humanoids | The Deep View](https://x.com/agilityrobotics/status/2095226502589653503)
- **dual-arm payload:** 50 units
  - _"The robot is built for industrial scenarios that need wheeled mobility and up to 50kg of dual-arm payload."_
  - Source: [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093391401551872314)
- **trading P/E ratio:** $386
  - _"Leader Harmonious Drive Systems, the leading harmonic reducer maker in China, is currently trading at a 386x P/E."_
  - Source: [China Humanoid on X: "Leader Harmonious Drive Systems, the leading harmonic reducer maker in China, is currently trading at a 386x P/E." / X](https://x.com/ChinaHumanoid/status/2093352103528038807)
- **BMW X3 production:** 30,000 units
  - _"Figure 02 helped build 30,000+ BMW X3s in 2025."_
  - Source: [@HumanSapiensX on X](https://x.com/HumanSapiensX/status/2093328847491961125)
- **dollars:** $1,500,000
  - _"se firm Unitree filed for IPO(SSE), valued at ¥6 trillion. Humanoid G1 is from ¥1.5 million, robot dog is from ¥0.2 million. But 80% sales is for R&D use, struggling to em"_
  - Source: [【中国製人型ロボットを分解】「Unitree G1」の構造を徹底分析｜人の動きをどう再現？｜高い運動能力の秘密 - YouTube](https://x.com/Izawa_Motoyasu/status/2093200534325100769)
- **dollars:** $200,000
  - _"E), valued at ¥6 trillion. Humanoid G1 is from ¥1.5 million, robot dog is from ¥0.2 million. But 80% sales is for R&D use, struggling to embody the robot brain through hum"_
  - Source: [【中国製人型ロボットを分解】「Unitree G1」の構造を徹底分析｜人の動きをどう再現？｜高い運動能力の秘密 - YouTube](https://x.com/Izawa_Motoyasu/status/2093200534325100769)
- **napkins in a bin:** 10 units
  - _"Ten positions in one small bin look nearly identical to the robot."_
  - Source: [@DynaRobotics on X](https://x.com/DynaRobotics/status/2093039152434642949)
- **production requirements for napkins:** 1,500 units
  - _"To keep one Din Tai Fung dining room supplied, a robot has to produce 1,500 table-ready napkins in a day’s shift."_
  - Source: [@DynaRobotics on X](https://x.com/DynaRobotics/status/2093039150509514884)
- **previous performance of Dyna-1:** 480 units
  - _"A year ago, ours managed 480 with Dyna-1."_
  - Source: [@DynaRobotics on X](https://x.com/DynaRobotics/status/2093039150509514884)
- **performance of Dyna-2:** 1,500 units
  - _"Today with Dyna-2, we clear well over 1,500 napkins, 2.7x faster and at higher quality."_
  - Source: [@DynaRobotics on X](https://x.com/DynaRobotics/status/2093039150509514884)
- **Microduck price:** $399
  - _"Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped."_
  - Source: [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093015638331769030)
- **Microduck specifications:** 15 units
  - _"15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak that picks things up."_
  - Source: [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093015638331769030)
- **price of Microduck:** $399
  - _"Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped."_
  - Source: [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets.

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.

25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093033695766868100)
- **sales for Microduck:** 1,000,000 units
  - _"we've just passed $1,000,000 in sales for Microduck"_
  - Source: [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets.

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.

25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093033695766868100)
- **Atlas deployment target for 2028.:** 30,000 units
  - _"U.S. annual production capacity target: 30,000 units."_
  - Source: [@StragglerLiu on X](https://x.com/StragglerLiu/status/2092976850360553919)
- **Global rollout target by 2029-2030.:** 25,000 units
  - _"Target: 25,000+ Atlases deployed."_
  - Source: [@StragglerLiu on X](https://x.com/StragglerLiu/status/2092976850360553919)
- **XPENG's funding.:** 900 units
  - _"On August 24, 2026, announced its robotics business raised over $900M at a post-money valuation of over $6.3B."_
  - Source: [@StragglerLiu on X](https://x.com/StragglerLiu/status/2092976850360553919)
- **Tesla's production estimate.:** 16,800 units
  - _"2026 total production estimated at 20,000-30,000 units."_
  - Source: [@StragglerLiu on X](https://x.com/StragglerLiu/status/2092976850360553919)
- **Harmonic Drive LLC:** 50 units
  - _"With over 50 years of experience, our expert engineering and production teams continually develop enabling technologies for the evolving motion control market."_
  - Source: [@Electromate on X](https://x.com/Electromate/status/2092971394367963313)
- **gold medals won at the World Humanoid Robot Games:** 18 units
  - _"Congratulations to our partner @AGIBOTofficial on winning 18 gold medals and topping the medal table at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games."_
  - Source: [MANUS™ on X: "Gold medals at the World Humanoid Robot Games! 🏆

Congratulations to our partner @AGIBOTofficial on winning 18 gold medals and topping the medal table at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games. Using @ManusMeta gloves for real-time teleoperation, the team's @AGILINKai OmniHand took first… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2092967493618835900)
- **AGIBOT's production:** 15,000 units
  - _"AGIBOT also announced in June 2026 that its 15,000th robot had rolled off the production line."_
  - Source: [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2092927250869977123)
- **@Thom_Wolf 2092923071829049592:** $400.
  - _"$400."_
  - Source: [Microduck - A tiny biped robot you can teach new tricks | Pollen Robotics](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2092923071829049592)
- **Microduck:** $400.
  - _"And all for less than $400."_
  - Source: [Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today!

Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck

A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 actuators and packed with sensors (camera, speaker, LiDAR, NFC, bluetooth, wifi, etc) that you train yourself with reinforce… / X](https://x.com/altantutar/status/2093402533226074501)
- **filtered simulation episodes:** 180.55 hrs
  - _"42,046 episodes and 3,249,835 frames remained, equivalent to 180.55 hours at 5 Hz."_
  - Source: [Axis Robotics × Booster: From Digital Twins to a Robot Data Engine](https://x.com/axisrobotics/status/2092884880430661971)
- **Lingyi iTech:** 10,000 units
  - _"the facility’s first phase set a target of 10,000 embodied-intelligence robots annually, scaling to 500,000 by 2030."_
  - Source: [China can build kung fu-fighting robots. But it can’t get them to do factory work | Reuters](https://x.com/Reuters/status/2093008136097702201)
- **Unitree's IPO:** $904million
  - _"The IPO raised $904 million."_
  - Source: [@heyshrutimishra on X](https://x.com/heyshrutimishra/status/2092819832534405215)
- **Unitree's IPO oversubscription:** 8,000 units
  - _"Retail investors oversubscribed it 8,000 times."_
  - Source: [@heyshrutimishra on X](https://x.com/heyshrutimishra/status/2092819832534405215)
- **global shipments of humanoid robots:** 272 units
  - _"Global shipments surged 272% YoY in the first half of 2026."_
  - Source: [@heyshrutimishra on X](https://x.com/heyshrutimishra/status/2092819832534405215)
- **Agility Robotics:** $2.5billion
  - _"just $2.5 billion pre-money valuation"_
  - Source: [@HumanoidInvest on X](https://x.com/HumanoidInvest/status/2092815497788018852)
- **SOFTBANK:** $6B
  - _"majority stake in humanoid robot maker 1X at $6B"_
  - Source: [@HumanoidInvest on X](https://x.com/HumanoidInvest/status/2092815497788018852)
- **1X Robotics:** $6B
  - _"down-valuation to $6B after unsuccessful $10B fundraise"_
  - Source: [@HumanoidInvest on X](https://x.com/HumanoidInvest/status/2092815497788018852)
- **@fw_automation:** $75M
  - _"founder's last textile co did $75M"_
  - Source: [@frontrunvc on X](https://x.com/frontrunvc/status/2092809772974137499)
- **Digit's operational hours at GXO.:** 65000 hrs
  - _"Digit is already working — 65k+ hours, 100k+ totes at GXO."_
  - Source: [@CapitalSqueez on X](https://x.com/CapitalSqueez/status/2092797538525143505)
- **The number of totes Digit has handled.:** 100,000 units
  - _"Digit is already working — 65k+ hours, 100k+ totes at GXO."_
  - Source: [@CapitalSqueez on X](https://x.com/CapitalSqueez/status/2092797538525143505)
- **humanoid production:** 100,000 units
  - _"At 100,000 units per year you are competing with every industrial robot OEM on Earth for the same components."_
  - Source: [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2092788510143185317)
- **Digit's operational hours:** 65000 hrs
  - _"Digit is now across nine customer sites with over 65,000 hours of operation."_
  - Source: [@Coexisteven on X](https://x.com/Coexisteven/status/2092740012739850572)
- **assembly time:** 100 hrs
  - _"Builders are receiving a full box of raw components that requires roughly 100 hours of hands-on labor to properly torque, wire, flash, and calibrate."_
  - Source: [Asimov 1 DIY Humanoid Kits Begin Shipping as Team Details Final Costs | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2092725384684986807)
- **SAGE-10K dataset:** 10,000 units
  - _"The SAGE-10K dataset contains 10,000 generated indoor scenes across 50 room types."_
  - Source: [How to Train a Cross-Embodiment Robot Navigation Policy with AI Agents | NVIDIA Technical Blog](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2093381258243895657)
- **Unitree G1 pricing:** $13.5K
  - _"Unitree G1 Price from $13.5K."_
  - Source: [@UnitreeStore_SH on X](https://x.com/UnitreeStore_SH/status/2092555273936503147)
- **robot manufacturing lead times:** 1 units
  - _"Whole robots are copyable in a year; harmonic reducer and roller screw capacity is not - that is machine tools and years of tolerance grinding."_
  - Source: [@MendysRobotics on X](https://x.com/MendysRobotics/status/2092480825291850026)
- **hand durability past a few thousand grasp cycles.:** 3,000 units
  - _"the wrist is what wears out first."_
  - Source: [@ricci_nov on X](https://x.com/ricci_nov/status/2092422257175925195)
- **reducer production:** 1,000,000 units
  - _"Scaling humanoid production to millions of units per year requires scaling reducer production by orders of magnitude."_
  - Source: [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2092416456202018976)
- **global precision reducers:** 75 units
  - _"Harmonic Drive and Nabtesco in Japan control roughly 75% of global precision reducers."_
  - Source: [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2092412496149938257)
- **Unitree H2:** $29,900
  - _"A 29900$ MACHINE IS DANCING ON A PAVEMENT AND NOT ONE PERSON WALKING PAST LOOKS UP."_
  - Source: [@dredgefactory on X](https://x.com/dredgefactory/status/2092395639384539542)
- **entry models of Unitree H2:** $.
  - _"Entry models go for 13500$."_
  - Source: [@dredgefactory on X](https://x.com/dredgefactory/status/2092395639384539542)
- **current humanoid BOM:** ~$68k
  - _"Current humanoid BOM = ~$68k based on channel checks across 3 humanoid OEMs (UK and US). "_
  - Source: [@ParadisLabs on X](https://x.com/ParadisLabs/status/2092314785798828322)
- **actuation cost:** 33,800 units
  - _"- Actuation = 33.8% of current BOM"_
  - Source: [@ParadisLabs on X](https://x.com/ParadisLabs/status/2092314785798828322)
- **dextrous hands cost:** 30,300 units
  - _"- Dextrous hands = 30.3%"_
  - Source: [@ParadisLabs on X](https://x.com/ParadisLabs/status/2092314785798828322)
- **structure cost:** 7,600 units
  - _"- Structure = 7.6%"_
  - Source: [@ParadisLabs on X](https://x.com/ParadisLabs/status/2092314785798828322)
- **sensing cost:** 7,500 units
  - _"- Sensing = 7.5%"_
  - Source: [@ParadisLabs on X](https://x.com/ParadisLabs/status/2092314785798828322)
- **Top vendor positions in global humanoid shipments.:** 9,700 units
  - _"AGIBOT secured the top vendor position with 9,700 shipments (43.1% share), followed by Unitree with over 7,000 units (31.1%)."_
  - Source: [Markets surge, track records fall, and in-context learning hits physical AI](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2092310040015253587)
- **robot climbing a ladder:** 1 units
  - _"Figure 03 can now climb a ladder fully autonomously."_
  - Source: [@fuzzyxbt on X](https://x.com/fuzzyxbt/status/2092281195606200649)
- **stated dollar/currency figure:** $6324
  - _"$6324 Harmonic Drive System it s not indi 😂"_
  - Source: [@OLIMPYLAND on X](https://x.com/OLIMPYLAND/status/2092276693595574718)
- **stated units:** 1 units
  - _"fucking MONOPOLE 80% and cost to build 1 robots 🤖 = 40/50% Harmonics man"_
  - Source: [@OLIMPYLAND on X](https://x.com/OLIMPYLAND/status/2092276693595574718)
- **Figure AI Figure 02:** 90,000 units
  - _"achieving 90,000+ parts at over 99% placement accuracy."_
  - Source: [Lucian Fogoros on X: "Figure AI's Figure 02 logged 1,250+ hours at BMW Spartanburg loading sheet-metal parts into welding fixtures, achieving 90,000+ parts at over 99% placement accuracy. Agility Robotics Digit accumulated 65,000+ hours across 9 commercial facilities." / X](https://x.com/fogoros/status/2092220806512185607)
- **Agility Robotics Digit:** 65000 hrs
  - _"Agility Robotics Digit accumulated 65,000+ hours across 9 commercial facilities."_
  - Source: [Lucian Fogoros on X: "Figure AI's Figure 02 logged 1,250+ hours at BMW Spartanburg loading sheet-metal parts into welding fixtures, achieving 90,000+ parts at over 99% placement accuracy. Agility Robotics Digit accumulated 65,000+ hours across 9 commercial facilities." / X](https://x.com/fogoros/status/2092220806512185607)
- **industrial robots installed in China:** 276,000 units
  - _"China installed roughly 276,000 industrial robots last year."_
  - Source: [@GordonJohnson19 on X](https://x.com/GordonJohnson19/status/2092187012283437167)
- **industrial robots installed in the US:** 38,000 units
  - _"The US installed about 38,000."_
  - Source: [@GordonJohnson19 on X](https://x.com/GordonJohnson19/status/2092187012283437167)
- **operational stock of industrial robots in China:** 2,000,000 units
  - _"China's operational stock is roughly 2 million units against our 394,000."_
  - Source: [@GordonJohnson19 on X](https://x.com/GordonJohnson19/status/2092187012283437167)
- **operational stock of industrial robots in the US:** 394,000 units
  - _"China's operational stock is roughly 2 million units against our 394,000."_
  - Source: [@GordonJohnson19 on X](https://x.com/GordonJohnson19/status/2092187012283437167)
- **market share of Chinese firms in humanoids.:** 100 units
  - _"Chinese firms shipped something like 80% of the world's humanoids and hold ~85% of the market."_
  - Source: [@GordonJohnson19 on X](https://x.com/GordonJohnson19/status/2092187012283437167)
- **robot interaction data from the DROID dataset:** 62 hrs
  - _"Meta reports using 62 hours of robot interaction data from the DROID dataset for this stage."_
  - Source: [🤖🍨 Sundae Robotics 06: V-JEPA 2 & Predicting Physical Intelligence · Luma](https://x.com/EdmondIsARobot/status/2092037991619530779)
- **humanoid robots sold by Unitree in 2025.:** 5,500 units
  - _"China’s success is down to “a combination of policy support, public investment, mature supply chain, and advancements made in AI software and hardware,” Lian Jye Su, a tech analyst at consultancy firm Omdia, told Rest of World."_
  - Source: [Unitree Claims New Humanoid Robot Outruns Usain Bolt](https://x.com/danielM1960/status/2094938255418626081)
- **total humanoids sold worldwide in 2025.:** 13,000 units
  - _"Unitree alone shipping 5,500 of the 13,000 to 18,000 humanoids sold worldwide in 2025, the most of any manufacturer."_
  - Source: [Unitree Claims New Humanoid Robot Outruns Usain Bolt](https://x.com/danielM1960/status/2094938255418626081)
- **human correction data:** 500 hrs
  - _"Since launching Axis V2, we have collected over 500 hours of human-gated correction data this way."_
  - Source: [Improving Robot Manipulation Policies with Verifiable Short Correction Snippets](https://x.com/axisrobotics/status/2090712182598312206)
- **corrections collected:** 660 units
  - _"660 corrections collected, 161 entered training— a 24% pass rate through the full pipeline."_
  - Source: [Improving Robot Manipulation Policies with Verifiable Short Correction Snippets](https://x.com/axisrobotics/status/2090712182598312206)
- **crowns:** 1 units
  - _"Dandy has become a leading Physical AI business that is delivering the highest quality crowns at industry leading prices."_
  - Source: [Jason Shuman on X: "Too many Physical AI founders are obsessed with the technology.

The team at Dandy is obsessed with the outcome. 

Over the last 18 months, Dandy has become a leading Physical AI business that is delivering the highest quality crowns at industry leading prices. 

And under the h… / X](https://x.com/HarryMellsop/status/2090481638908314082)
- **3D inkjet printing:** 1 units
  - _"the first company in the world to ever 3D inkjet print at the micron level"_
  - Source: [Jason Shuman on X: "Too many Physical AI founders are obsessed with the technology.

The team at Dandy is obsessed with the outcome. 

Over the last 18 months, Dandy has become a leading Physical AI business that is delivering the highest quality crowns at industry leading prices. 

And under the h… / X](https://x.com/HarryMellsop/status/2090481638908314082)
- **Figure03 features a cooking and organizing function.:** 1 units
  - _"Figure03, powered by Helix 2, is more like a household helper."_
  - Source: [Nova on X: "This was few months ago. I wonder how capable they are now 👀🤖 @figureonsol @Figure_robot @adcock_brett" / X](https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/2092094383843926099)
- **Standard Bots:** $200million
  - _"We led their $200 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation"_
  - Source: [Shareholder Letter — August 2026 | RoboStrategy](https://x.com/Rewkang/status/2092237850834342072)
- **Figure AI:** 1,000 units
  - _"Figure AI has started to ramp their production of Figure 03, crossing 1,000 humanoids in July"_
  - Source: [Shareholder Letter — August 2026 | RoboStrategy](https://x.com/Rewkang/status/2092237850834342072)
- **Nox Metals:** $11.5million
  - _"Nox Metals raised an $11.5 million seed roughly seven months after founding"_
  - Source: [Shareholder Letter — August 2026 | RoboStrategy](https://x.com/Rewkang/status/2092237850834342072)
- **Investor Interest:** $200billion
  - _"$200 billion a year flows into semi-liquid funds from the private wealth channel"_
  - Source: [Shareholder Letter — August 2026 | RoboStrategy](https://x.com/Rewkang/status/2092237850834342072)
- **training duration:** 8 units
  - _"GEN-1.5 has been training continuously for over 8 months."_
  - Source: [Generalist on X: "GEN-1.5, our latest embodied foundation model, can learn new tasks prompted with 3 - 12 seconds of a single demonstration, no gradient updates or fine-tuning. It generalizes prompts to new situations, recovers from mistakes, and improvises new strategies to reach the same goal." / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2090270734816092334)
- **success rate for few-shot learning:** 83 units
  - _"with few-shot learning, performance rises to 83% via 10 gradient steps on 5 minutes of data per task."_
  - Source: [Generalist on X: "GEN-1.5, our latest embodied foundation model, can learn new tasks prompted with 3 - 12 seconds of a single demonstration, no gradient updates or fine-tuning. It generalizes prompts to new situations, recovers from mistakes, and improvises new strategies to reach the same goal." / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2090270734816092334)
- **validated run uses 64 nodes of 4× GB200 for 60K iterations, roughly 68 hours (17.4K GB200-hours).:** 68 hrs
  - _"Plan compute accordingly."_
  - Source: [Post-Train NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Edge for On-Device Robot Control | NVIDIA Technical Blog](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2095179993974260168)
- **tasks available in RoboLab.:** 120 units
  - _"It executes each action chunk in physics and streams rendered observations back for a true closed loop across 120 language-conditioned manipulation tasks."_
  - Source: [Post-Train NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Edge for On-Device Robot Control | NVIDIA Technical Blog](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2095179993974260168)
- **success rate of the post-trained policy.:** 22.9 units
  - _"In closed-loop RoboLab evaluation, the post-trained Edge policy reaches 22.9% success across 120 language-conditioned manipulation tasks."_
  - Source: [Post-Train NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Edge for On-Device Robot Control | NVIDIA Technical Blog](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2095179993974260168)
- **Predicted deployment of humanoid robots in homes.:** 2,000,000,000 units
  - _"62% of that eventual 3 billion — roughly 2 billion units — end up inside homes, not factories."_
  - Source: [Theo Gage on X: "https://t.co/cIZx4OHoeU" / X](https://x.com/realtheogg/status/2094825675433693205)
- **Projected cost drop for humanoid robots.:** $17,000
  - _"falling to around $17,000 by 2030 — converging with Unitree's G1, already priced near $16,000."_
  - Source: [Theo Gage on X: "https://t.co/cIZx4OHoeU" / X](https://x.com/realtheogg/status/2094825675433693205)
- **Deployment of robots in BMW's manufacturing line.:** 30,000 units
  - _"Figure's robots spent 11 months on BMW's Spartanburg line, contributing to 30,000+ vehicles."_
  - Source: [Theo Gage on X: "https://t.co/cIZx4OHoeU" / X](https://x.com/realtheogg/status/2094825675433693205)
- **Optimus as a product potential:** $0
  - _"Elon has repeatedly framed Optimus as potentially the biggest product of all time—far larger than cars—because it targets labor itself."_
  - Source: [Alternate Jones on X: "FWIW, I asked Grok 4.5 and Fable 5 the following: If a company first develops digital ASI and then uses it to engineer general-purpose humanoid robots, which company would be easier to disrupt: Tesla or SpaceX?

Grok 4.5 (Expert): **Tesla is easier to disrupt.**

An ASI-first… / X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095049471642231262)
- **BMW Group production:** 30,000 units
  - _"the Figure 02 robot supported the production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles over ten months."_
  - Source: [Press-Information June 25th 2026](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/canada/article/attachment/T0458794EN/651051)
- **physical AI data delivered:** 150000 hrs
  - _"it reported delivering over 150,000 hours of physical AI data during 2025"_
  - Source: [5 Physical AI infrastructure platforms shaping robotics in 2026 - The Robot Report](https://x.com/therobotreport/status/2094493447029670279)
- **examples for adapting to new robotic embodiments.:** 200 units
  - _"we can now adapt to new bi-arm robot embodiments with just a few hours of adaptation time, typically with less than 200 examples."_
  - Source: [Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots — Google DeepMind](https://x.com/SkillupAi/status/2093896499465945235)
- **adaptation time for new robot embodiments:** 200 hrs
  - _"We can now adapt to new bi-arm robot embodiments with just a few hours of adaptation time, typically with less than 200 examples."_
  - Source: [Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots — Google DeepMind](https://x.com/TheTechFuse/status/2094178345982607455)
- **Passenger vehicles (4W):** 198,000 units
  - _"EV sales surged 84% in FY2026 to 1.98 lakh units (4.3% of the PV market). "_
  - Source: [TruthCapital on X: "The India EV Value Chain: A Crisp Investor's Map

India's EV story has moved from experiment to industrial buildout — the government is targeting 30% EV penetration by 2030, and global capital is watching where India fits into the post-China supply chain. Here's the essence: who… / X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095049862396162208)
- **BMW Group's production capabilities with humanoid robots.:** 30,000 units
  - _"Figure 02 supported the production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles."_
  - Source: [BMW Group deploys Figure 03](https://www.therobotreport.com/bmw-group-deploys-figure-03-humanoid-after-tests-previous-version)
- **funding for the humanoid company:** $1,000,000
  - _"I have raised over a million dollars so far to see this vision through."_
  - Source: [Randall Briggs on X: "https://t.co/Qnqls6fiQn" / X](https://x.com/randallmbriggs/status/2093786123797770515)
- **civilian robot:** 1 units
  - _"This product is a civilian robot."_
  - Source: [Brushless Digital Servo Compact and Designed for Embodied Intelligence Applications - Unitree Robotics](https://www.unitree.com/DigitalServo)
- **Forerunner K2 humanoid:** 1,000 units
  - _"Kepler says is now entering mass production."_
  - Source: [Hi, I'm Lexie Hart, your Robo Brief host. Today, humanoid robots are getting more lifelike, more affordable, and more u…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbVN31GUONc)

## Pulse

- [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2095976015818576359)
  Don't sleep on Tesla in humanoids just because they've gone quiet. Tesla bet on solving driving intelligence from vision alone, put a powerful inference computer in every car long before FSD was solve…
- [@ErenChenAI on X](https://x.com/ErenChenAI/status/2095911700415275378)
  WSGDOLL showcases its latest bionic hand with incredibly lifelike details, even the veins are clearly visible beneath the skin. https://t.co/5MOwLQiNfj
- [@ctorobotics on X](https://x.com/ctorobotics/status/2095874529876926604)
  AVENCO JUST PRINTED THE FUTURE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY 🚀🇹🇷 What if the Moon could be 3D printed on Earth? At SAHA EXPO 2026, AVENCO and Uzay Keşif Topluluğu - UKET turned that vision into reality in ju…
- [@spaceandtech_ on X](https://x.com/spaceandtech_/status/2095872085025583611)
  What if a robot could grab objects like a chameleon catching a bug? Festo’s FlexShapeGripper uses compressed air, water and an elastic silicone cap that wraps around objects of different shapes. Unlik…
- [@frontrunvc on X](https://x.com/frontrunvc/status/2095859926619074682)
  EARLY: 5 companies under 60 followers across Robotics, Healthcare, and AI.👇 @gwaihirrobotics - 5 followers - (Robotics): the american brushless motor stack. stators, rotors and winding machines. @spe…
- [@BitsWattsDesk on X](https://x.com/BitsWattsDesk/status/2095852633496195313)
  The humanoid hand debate is focused on the wrong bottleneck. The usual argument is about where to put the motor. Tendon-driven hands keep the actuators upstream and pull the fingers with cables. Tesla…
- [@cubemars_motor on X](https://x.com/cubemars_motor/status/2095829231250907407)
  💧 So Smooth, Even the Water Stays Still. Put a bottle of water on the CubeMars GL60II Gimbal Motor and let it rotate. The result? Stable, smooth motion with minimal shaking. A simple test, but a clea…
- [@engineeredarts_ on X](https://x.com/engineeredarts_/status/2095817458095673451)
  Over two decades ago, we set out to solve a challenge that many deemed impossible: giving physical form to human emotion. From designing the official tour guide robot for NASA's Kennedy Space Center t…
- [@ctorobotics on X](https://x.com/ctorobotics/status/2095806576175018399)
  Disney was exploring robotic design long before the current robotics boom. 🤖 This research shows how Disney Research worked on computational methods to optimize robotic mechanisms and motion. The int…
- [@billtlee on X](https://x.com/billtlee/status/2095770074481324192)
  agility's digit does real production work at schaeffler in south carolina now. moves 25lb baskets of bearing parts from a stamping press to a washer, 8 hours a day, still caged while the safety code c…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095756909173506399)
  Eliminating mechanical brake linkages requires independent low-voltage battery isolated rails and dual-channel electromechanical actuators certified to fail-operational ASIL D standards. https://t.co/…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095756547641274685)
  Strain wave gearing and cycloidal reducers represent forty percent of humanoid bill of materials. Precision gear manufacturing tolerances dictate output volumes far more than neural network architectu…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095755978360902124)
  Humanoid scaling is tightly coupled to heavy rare earth refining corridors for dysprosium and terbium. Without domestic permanent magnet sintering capacity, software models cannot be deployed into phy…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095754100168331434)
  Designing high-density forearms requires co-locating miniature planetary reducers, brushless motor stators, and motor control PCBs within a rigid thermal sleeve capable of shedding heat during continu…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095753582708670826)
  Self-collapsing mechanical kinematics simplify logistics and freight transport, but packaging complex folding joints into structural limbs increases mechanical backlash that control algorithms must co…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095753406564733255)
  High-speed open-loop dexterity is impressive in laboratory demos. Deploying those actuators into industrial assembly requires verifying that high-speed tendon linkages maintain positioning repeatabili…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095753347852911040)
  Packing twenty actuators into a human-scale palm pushes the boundary of motor winding thermal limits. Without localized thermal dissipation and high-resolution tactile feedback, continuous dexterous m…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095753075835511191)
  Hardware iteration speed is an architectural moat. When component suppliers, tooling machine shops, and SMT assembly lines share a single geographic cluster, physical engineering learning cycles compo…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095753012539195875)
  Humanoid power envelopes cannot tolerate heavy liquid cooling loops. Deploying wide-bandgap silicon carbide and gallium nitride motor drivers directly inside joint housings cuts thermal dissipation an…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095752876694122669)
  Replacing hydraulic lines with dry electromechanical brake-by-wire actuators at each corner eliminates fluid maintenance, but requires redundant 48V power feeds and independent microcontrollers certif…
- [@ctorobotics on X](https://x.com/ctorobotics/status/2095738632275722644)
  Boston Dynamics Atlas just entered its electric era. 🤖 Boston Dynamics introduced the fully electric version of Atlas, replacing the hydraulic platform and marking the beginning of its commercial hum…
- [@elonmusk on X](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2095720611695759704)
  The Cybercab motor uses no rare earth metals, but maintains the same range! This was extremely hard to achieve. https://t.co/2SrdikvrUM
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  Scaling co-packaged optics moves the primary physical constraint from silicon photonics fabrication to precision automated fiber alignment, laser thermal stability, and high-throughput optical testing…
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  Shifting to large rectangular panel formats maximizes packaging substrate utilization for multi-die AI accelerators, but managing thermal warpage across large composite panels during high-temperature …
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095711820007068034)
  Building 10,000 humanoid units requires dedicated CNC machining lines, automated joint dynamometer calibration fixtures, and Tier 2 precision component yields that match automotive powertrain toleranc…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095711570483634340)
  Prototyping robotic kinematics is accessible for small engineering teams, but foundation models and custom edge silicon create massive capital consolidation. A few platforms will own the physical AI o…
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  Securing massive GPU clusters proves that physical AI is adopting frontier model training economics. The ultimate pacing item remains converting those model outputs into deterministic, safety-certifie…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095711187992477703)
  Neural policies plan trajectories, but classical feedback control is what prevents high-inertia industrial arms from oscillating when handling dynamic loads. Eliminating classical PID loops on factory…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095710954361409749)
  The hand and forearm expose the real physical limits of miniature motor winding, high-ratio planetary gearing, and thermal dissipation inside a 25mm joint envelope. Volume manufacturing only works whe…
- [@SawyerMerritt on X](https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2095686122194055221)
  The Cybercab drive unit features a simplified bar-wound stator and lubrication system, plus an overall architecture that enables fully automated, sub-10-second cycle times. It is 18% smaller, 25% ligh…
- [@TheSanctuaryAI on X](https://x.com/TheSanctuaryAI/status/2095633436665073713)
  Curious how robots manipulate objects they can’t fully see? Sanctuary AI Co-Founder & Chief Engineering & Operations Officer Olivia Norton explains why touch and force feedback are critical for dexter…
- [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2095601188418810138)
  Meet Tiangong 3.0, the full-size humanoid from Beijing’s X-Humanoid. It stands 1.69 m tall, weighs 62 kg and has 43 degrees of freedom. Its high torque joints are built for explosive whole-body motion…
- [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2095478817485689302)
  Sam Altman just confirmed something OpenAI had never said this clearly before. OpenAI will definitely build humanoid robots. In a new interview with Alex Heath, Altman said the humanoid form makes sen…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095439811717021706)
  Expanding precision gear manufacturing from automotive transmissions to high-ratio robotics reducers leverages existing metallurgy and tooth grinding capacity to capture the emerging physical AI suppl…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095439443507511661)
  Commercial availability by 2027 requires locking in Tier 1 automotive supplier agreements for frameless torque motors, precision planetary reducers, and safety-certified power distribution architectur…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095438879801409782)
  Eliminating mechanical driver interfaces requires complete hardware redundancy across steering actuators, braking modulators, and power distribution rails certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D standards. http…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095438732262608989)
  Low-cost open-source hardware democratizes reinforcement learning experimentation, but transitioning from hobbyist platforms to industrial automation requires hardened bearings, precision reducers, an…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095438090810872226)
  Co-locating autonomy model training on shared cluster infrastructure proves that vehicle perception pipelines directly subsidize humanoid physical AI. The hardware challenge remains sourcing precision…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095436501010284779)
  Staged athletic demos prove raw actuator power density, but automotive plant managers measure value by sub-millimeter positional repeatability, thermal stability over an eight-hour shift, and zero una…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095436258772496396)
  Capital deployment into physical AI foundation models is surging, but deploying robots into production environments requires tooling up domestic supply chains for high-precision strain wave gears, hig…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095435894174146719)
  Removing mechanical steering controls cuts vehicle interior mass and complexity, but shifts the entire safety burden to fault-tolerant drive-by-wire actuators and redundant power buses certified to AS…
- [@cubemars_motor on X](https://x.com/cubemars_motor/status/2095408858730835987)
  🤖 Meet CubeMars at CBS 2026 Munich! We’re excited to join CBS 2026 – Cyborg and Bionic Systems in Munich! 🇩🇪 📅 September 6–8, 2026 📍 Holiday Inn Munich – City Centre Hochstraße 3, 81669 München, …
- [@humanoidsdaily on X](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2095247538127601985)
  OpenAI isn’t just building the brains for robotics anymore. It’s officially building the bodies. On the Sources podcast, Sam Altman confirmed that OpenAI “will definitely do a humanoid,” putting an en…
- [@HumanoidsHQ on X](https://x.com/HumanoidsHQ/status/2095239778044088589)
  Xynova just unveiled Prima 1, an advanced robotic hand featuring 22 degrees of freedom. It uses vision and tactile sensing to interact with objects more intelligently, while its direct-drive motors al…
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- [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2095178516639969778)
  X Square Robot has introduced TwinDEX: a co-designed pair of three-finger, 9-DoF dexterous hands, one wearable for data collection, one matched robot end effector for deployment. The wearable and the …
- [@MilkRoadAI on X](https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2095171515839029289)
  Sam Altman is saying that OpenAI plans to build a humanoid robot, along with other designs because the world around us was built for humans (Save this). Doors, stairs, computers, tools, kitchens, vehi…
- [@OperationsPLS on X](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2095167534920351784)
  The supply chain gap in UxV and robotics components is a structural opportunity that policy alone can't close quickly. Domestic actuator, sensor, and compute supply chains take years to build — the co…
- [Agility on X: "Every object a different size, weight, and grip. Rearranging a full room's worth of stuff is the same generalized manipulation Digit uses to take on mixed loads and changing layouts on a real warehouse floor.

#Agility #DigitRobot" / X](https://x.com/HumanoidInvest/status/2095166627708887090)
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- [@CrossedOffCap on X](https://x.com/CrossedOffCap/status/2095115717448245389)
  @robixone Sure, but I also just think that business are more eager to implement them. They already use robotics in the form of robotic arms, AMRs, ect., so humanoids is the logical evolution. They hav…
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  Genesis Auction Wave 2! Launches June 24 Get DEUS homeDAO Portal Humanoid Digest: August 2026 Color theme: Another major robotics company reached the public markets as investment and company formation…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095050737344725288)
  Digital models scale exponentially by distributing weights across networks, but physical AI scaling remains gated by physical component manufacturing lead times. Sourcing specialized precision cycloid…
- [@XRoboHub on X](https://x.com/XRoboHub/status/2095049529141985476)
  TRON 2 was already three robots in one. ZINOVA just gave it a new form: a construction system. LimX’s TRON 2 modular platform supports dual-arm, wheeled-leg and bipedal configurations. For this POC, Z…
- [DeReK WaTSoN on X: "Everyone is watching Optimus, Figure and Unitree.

I went looking at what actually goes inside the bloody things.

Motors. Bearings. Roller screws. Precision gears. Encoders. Force sensors. Magnets. Actuators.

Then I looked at who makes them, how difficult they are to manufactu… / X](https://x.com/Scobleizer/status/2095049793664168086)
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- [Global Robotics Industry Converges on Japan for Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2095045520729505909)
  - Global Robotics Industry Converges on Japan for Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026 Share Leaders across robotics, physical AI, and automation gather in Tokyo this May Download media TOKYO--( BUSINESS WIRE)…
- [LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows.

@ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovative robotic configuration for construction, demonstrating key tasks in a scaled-down tilt-up construction workflow, includi… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2095114381818253768)
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- [Value Investing Edge on X: "8. $TER | Major semiconductor-test and industrial robotics play, owning Universal Robots and MiR while supplying testing equipment critical to AI chips and memory. Q2 2026 revenue reached $1.33B, up 104% YoY." / X](https://x.com/StonkValue/status/2094929035558371450)
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- [From Robot Development to Deployment with Isaac GR00T & Jetson Thor - YouTube](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2094923301395001790)
  From Robot Development to Deployment with Isaac GR00T & Jetson Thor Visibility: Public Uploaded by: NVIDIA Omniverse Uploaded at: 2026-08-27 Published at: 2026-08-26 Length: 1:17:39 Views: 12267 Likes…
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  Manufacturing \| Robotics Noble Machines Accelerates General Purpose Industrial Robot Development With NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Learn More Objective Noble Machines is advancing industrial robot development …
- [@SAldwais on X](https://x.com/SAldwais/status/2094922840420364715)
  الصناعة في مجال الروبوتات الشبيهة بالإنسان (Humanoid Robots) منقسمة حاليًا بين طريقتين لتصميم اليد: 1. اليد المدفوعة بالأوتار (Tendon-driven) الموتورات تكون في الساعد، والكابلات (مثل الأوتار في جسم ال…
- [@GoingBallistic5 on X](https://x.com/GoingBallistic5/status/2094828154397302954)
  Humanoid-esque, but not humanoid What I see missing: No hand. A passive claw attachment is used to avoid grip strength test. Limited wrist DoFs Second no test of pull-up strength as it leaps into posi…
- [Timothy B. Lee on X: "Last year roboticist Benjie Holson created the "Humanoid Olympics," a list of tasks that are trivial for humans but hard for robots. A startup called Physical Intelligence solved several of them three months later. But there were some big caveats!" / X](https://x.com/binarybits/status/2094806517471965456)
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- [@MilkRoadAI on X](https://x.com/MilkRoadAI/status/2094805518791631029)
  Elon Musk thinks humanoid robots could become a bigger industry than almost anyone expects (Save this). @elonmusk said the usefulness of a humanoid robot depends on three factors, the quality of its a…
- [@OperationsPLS on X](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2094804971263009063)
  The get-up is the right metric. Recovery from falls under contact stress reveals actuator limits and balance policy robustness in ways clean demos never expose. China building a sport format around th…
- [Asimov on X: "Day 341 of building Asimov, the most developer-friendly humanoid robot. Improving full-body teleoperation." / X](https://x.com/asimovinc/status/2094779426265592077)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Asimov on X: "Day 341 of building Asimov, the most developer-friendly humanoid robot. Improving full-body teleoperation." - Asimov @asimovinc Day 341 of building Asimov, the m…
- [C. Zhang on X: "New paper release: Learning Agile Perceptive Traversal of Sparse 3D Structures for Humanoids

Paper https://t.co/LlrDsajHqx
Videos https://t.co/jXLtG68oUg

We study how to do learning and sim2real for 3d traversal, such as monkey bars and overhanging obstacles." / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2094815833516060984)
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- [@TeslaZoa on X](https://x.com/TeslaZoa/status/2094622646935970286)
  Tesla is hiring a full-time Robotics Engineering Technician in Palo Alto to work on electrical harnesses and PCB rework for Optimus. The role involves assembling, repairing, and troubleshooting wire h…
- [@sreexts on X](https://x.com/sreexts/status/2094607807399989491)
  Brett Adcock bragging that Figure is "crazy vertically integrated" is the tell. Humanoid winners will not be the ones with the best demo video. They will be the ones who own their actuators, training …
- [tphuang on X: "GLM-6 disclosed - more parameter & lower activation ratio & inference cost & improved post training expected. Model to make self training decisions

Expecting significant increased domestic compute addition in next 3 to 6 months. Using self owned, leased & purchased c… / X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601178684264502)
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- [@tphuang on X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601174422855998)
  It already went oversea w/ Malaysia deployment & will have more oversea CSP cooperation deal signed in next month or 2. It already has 100k domestic AI chip inference cluster & plan to increase signif…
- [tphuang on X: "How it views its own models in terms of the kind of tasks them can do. GLM-5.3 in terms of long time horizon work is still short of 1 wk, need at least 1 month to be autonomous.

Flash is the 1st one to use domestic chips & have low cost + intelligence to support long tasks." / X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601170102747138)
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- [@tphuang on X](https://x.com/tphuang/status/2094601165707034939)
  Regardless of how Zhipu employees view AGI internally, it publicly follows the OpenAI/Ant line of scaling RSI & Autonomous AI as the future. AI path according to Zhipu: Chat -> Coding -> Co-Work -> Au…
- [@SemiAnalysis_ on X](https://x.com/SemiAnalysis_/status/2094589489028952239)
  Cerebras is great, & the people at Cerebras are great & lovely! But since NVIDIA showed off their LPX's amazing perf at Hot Chips & OpenAI Jalapeno performance was released, Cerebras folks have been m…
- [The Robot Report: Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model | AI Understanding](https://x.com/aiuorg/status/2094602992565522608)
  Back to News ProductAI Understanding briefing The Robot Report: Skild AI unveils S1 robot foundation model The Robot Report reports that Skild AI unveiled S1, a robot foundation model that the company…
- [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2094550793743708256)
  A 36B parameter model just blurred one of robotics’ biggest boundaries, the gap between seeing a scene and acting on it. Perceptron AI has released Isaac 0.5, an open-weight Embodied AI model designed…
- [@ricci_nov on X](https://x.com/ricci_nov/status/2094541430148431935)
  A TAM revised 5x without a shipping product means the assumptions moved, not the market — and every dollar in that curve sits past 2030, which is beyond the horizon of any semi order book being writte…
- [@ctorobotics on X](https://x.com/ctorobotics/status/2094535748921729076)
  This is where robotic welding gets serious. 🤖🔥 igm Robotersysteme AG - Schweißroboter - Welding Robots is using robotic welding systems for demanding components such as chassis and booms, combining …
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- [@ctorobotics on X](https://x.com/ctorobotics/status/2094527383160135976)
  A 200-year-old mechanical principle still matters in robotics. ⚙️🤖 The Oldham coupling, dating back to the 19th century, is designed to transmit rotation between shafts that are not perfectly aligned…
- [@pepse02 on X](https://x.com/pepse02/status/2094526242921893994)
  Degrees of Freedom (DoF) is a key indicator which shows how many independent ways a robot can move, determining its flexibility and precision. $XPEV is leading by far here. XPeng (IRON): 82 DoF (‼️) T…
- [@LeoKharon on X](https://x.com/LeoKharon/status/2094515863000883546)
  Robotics deep dive: HUMANOID CHOKEPOINTS Almost every supply-chain post about humanoids has one country in it. Trace five critical inputs one at a time and they land in four different places. Magnets …
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- [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Asimov 1 has begun first shipments.

The DIY kit is aimed at developers, researchers and hobbyists who want an affordable humanoid platform.

Total assembly time is estimated at around 20 hours. Price: $20k." / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2094472778087113164)
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  Live campaign Signal Boost Campaign Connect your X account and follow @axisrobotics — your badge lights up as soon as we see the follow. Connect →+1 PTS · credited instantly Total Trajectories 4,794,1…
- [@rich_odinn on X](https://x.com/rich_odinn/status/2094456459006214553)
  SoftBank dropped $200,000,000 on this company - and this 15-second interaction proves why Shanghai-based Fourier Intelligence deployed their $125,000 GR-1 humanoid onto public transit to assist an eld…
- [@UnitreeRobotics on X](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2094448601506500870)
  @v1ckxy_overdose @ROBOTIS The structure, motor, circuit board, and drive protocols are all different; only the physical dimensions are very similar.
- [@UnitreeRobotics on X](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2094447435825521077)
  @matth_lapeyre @MarwaEldiwiny We apologize, we did not express ourselves clearly, which led to a misunderstanding. Microduck is not using Unitree's Servo. We simply recommend giving our servo actuator…
- [@UnitreeRobotics on X](https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/2094446865723150749)
  We apologize, we did not express ourselves clearly, which led to a misunderstanding. Microduck is not using Unitree's Servo. We simply recommend giving our servo actuators a try.
- [@OperationsPLS on X](https://x.com/OperationsPLS/status/2094442352513614027)
  The car-company framing undersells the real moat: Tesla's manufacturing scale. Building actuators and batteries at automotive volume means Optimus cost curves could drop faster than any pure-play robo…
- [@Thom_Wolf on X](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2094427670528311750)
  People don't realize it, but even with only 1 GB of RAM, the memory alone is already 10–15% of Microduck's total price. Crazy when you consider there are 15 actuators in the robot.
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- [@clavion95 on X](https://x.com/clavion95/status/2094380935999340836)
  THIS ISN’T A ROBOT LEARNING TO DANCE. IT’S A ROBOT LEARNING HOW TO CONTROL ITS ENTIRE BODY. Walk. Run. Crawl. Roll. Handstand. Cartwheel. Then get back up and keep moving. Boston Dynamics trained Atla…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2094345994028876167)
  Tendon-driven actuation solves thermal mass and packing density in dexterous hands, but cable stretch over 10,000 continuous cycles destroys sub-millimeter precision. Modeling hysteresis in simulation…
- [@Tanminhday on X](https://x.com/Tanminhday/status/2094317736214372428)
  🤖 Something is changing in Physical AI. For years, humanoid robots were mostly about impressive demos. This week feels different. $900M+ raised by XPeng’s robotics business. Figure committing over $1…
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Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot uses real-time AI control to balance, adjust its posture, and handle heavy loads.

Source: X/BostonDynamics

Follow @deepnewsai for more AI updates.

#PhysicalAI #Robotics #Humanoid #AI" / X](https://x.com/deepnewsai/status/2094273760111268170)
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  Brushless Digital Servo Compact and Designed for Embodied Intelligence Applications - Brushless Motor Long Life, Low Inertia, High Speed, Force Control - Temperature and Position Sensors - Precision G…
- [@CandCWarehouse on X](https://x.com/CandCWarehouse/status/2094238966836818237)
  Agility Robotics Digit now moves totes in an Amazon fulfillment center and works a multi-year deal at GXO's SPANX site: humanoids shifting from pilot to paid warehouse deployment. Watch Labor Day, the…
- [@QuasarShift on X](https://x.com/QuasarShift/status/2094235270107611180)
  🚨 WHEN ENGINEERS ARE ALLOWED TO COOK - THIS ROBOT HAND HAS 22 DEGREES OF FREEDOM 1X's NEO humanoid hand, tendons moving like human muscles, picking up everything from eggs to tools 🤖✋ What most don'…
- [@ParadisLabs on X](https://x.com/ParadisLabs/status/2094203645877493923)
  AI is still so early, but so bullish. We're witnessing a huge unlock of economic value with the adoption of AI models like Claude, and more recently, agents like Grok Bot. This then filters down into …
- [VisiveAI on X: "Clone Unveils First Bimanual Torso with Fully Actuated Human-Like Upper Body
via @clonerobotics

#AI #Robotics #HumanoidRobots #PhysicalAI #Innovation" / X](https://x.com/VisiveAI/status/2094112620660043964)
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- [@KaptanHindustan on X](https://x.com/KaptanHindustan/status/2094079581674426671)
  Boston Dynamics' new Atlas robot is getting uncomfortably close to science fiction. 🤖😳 It doesn't just walk anymore. It twists, bends, lifts, carries, recovers from falls, manipulates objects, and m…
- [@NewsHumanoid on X](https://x.com/NewsHumanoid/status/2094054630615322668)
  BOOSTER T2 showcases an impressive whole-body teleoperation platform, while also highlighting the humanoid’s dexterous hand capabilities. A strong glimpse into increasingly natural and precise human–r…
- [Sanctuary AI puts humanoid tech on industrial robots](https://x.com/Humanoidguide/status/2094017769637355680)
  Skip to content Sanctuary AI has deployed technology developed alongside its Phoenix humanoid on an industrial wire insertion task, reporting a success rate above 99.5% and a 2.54 second cycle time. T…
- [Hack One Robot, Reach the Next: How Unitree’s G1 Left the Door Open to Root Takeover | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2093968794053951646)
  Search articles Key Takeaways Show all - Security researcher Olivier Laflamme disclosed UniBLEed, an exploit chain yielding unauthenticated root execution on the Unitree G1 EDU humanoid robot over Blu…
- [Stellarix on X: "This machine places 30,000 components PER HOUR 🤖

It's a pick-and-place robot building space-grade PCBs in Shenzhen. The blue boards look simple, but every single chip you see gets laser-checked for micron accuracy. This is how modern rockets, satellites, and rovers get their brai… / X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095051114538561556)
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- [Rohan Paul on X: "Reinforcement learning apparently kept this running posture over human form

A person swings the arms mainly to stop the upper body from twisting with every stride, the twist that each leg puts into the torso. A robot arm is motors, gears, and wires. fast swinging will generate hi… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2094060524870762618)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Rohan Paul on X: "Reinforcement learning apparently kept this running posture over human form A person swings the arms mainly to stop the upper body from twisting with every s…
- [@davidcao01 on X](https://x.com/davidcao01/status/2093825616478941207)
  The Supply Chain Shortage for UxV and Robots: Who Is Filling the Gap? Top 20 Components to Watch | New suppliers from Mexico, Taiwan, Japan, Korean | The VC and Entrepreneurs Angle Two weeks apart, tw…
- [@Yumzlef on X](https://x.com/Yumzlef/status/2093815307228123562)
  THE END OF THE ERA OF CHEAP LABOR: Humanoids have taken over the sewing shop Did you think AI would only take jobs from copywriters and coders? Look at these shots: while experts debate AGI, entire ro…
- [mete on X: "EV makers building humanoids

🇺🇸 Tesla | Optimus
🇨🇳 XPENG | IRON
🇨🇳 BYD | Xiao Di
🇨🇳 CHERY | Mornine

They already build batteries, motors & AI.

Humanoids reuse same industrial stack.

That’s how they’re able to move so fast." / X](https://x.com/VaderResearch/status/2093776317728620621)
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- [@santoshsingh1 on X](https://x.com/santoshsingh1/status/2093714437551337508)
  4/11 – What is the key question: ❌ Which humanoid robot will win? Tesla? Unitree? Figure? Someone else? ➡️What does EVERY humanoid robot need? Because the winner may change. The supply chain doesn't. …
- [@Olivier__OG on X](https://x.com/Olivier__OG/status/2093701072615285012)
  𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 🥽 Xiaomi is testing humanoid robots inside its EV factory. Not on a stage. On the production floor. One robot handles components and folds storag…
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  Search articles Lightberry designed Lumi with a rounded, character-driven aesthetic and animated digital eyes, aiming to make social humanoids feel approachable. Key Takeaways Show all - San Francisco…
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  Search articles Key Takeaways Show all - Dedicated Humanoid Capital: South Korea is investing KRW 2.3 trillion ($1.66 billion) through 2030 to build an indigenous, full-stack humanoid robotics industr…
- [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2093518320653750308)
  This is what’s hiding inside the next generation of robotic hands. Compact frameless motors can be integrated directly into dexterous robotic hands to drive finger and joint movement while keeping the…
- [@HumanoidsHQ on X](https://x.com/HumanoidsHQ/status/2093495363021750445)
  If you still think Tesla is just a car company, you’re missing the bigger picture. Optimus could become Tesla’s next massive business. 🤖 Tesla isn’t simply building a humanoid robot — the goal is to …
- [@csentropy on X](https://x.com/csentropy/status/2093431495277043724)
  Announced July 30, 2026 (author Carolina Parada) as part of Gemini Robotics 2, three models: Gemini Robotics 2 (VLA) converts vision+language into motor control first DeepMind VLA to control a full hu…
- [Inside Agility's bet on factory-first humanoids | The Deep View](https://x.com/agilityrobotics/status/2095226502589653503)
  Aug 28, 2026•4:09pm America/New\York Inside Agility's bet on factory-first humanoids Humanoid robots continue to capture the imagination of humans, and the recent AI revolution has only accelerated th…
- [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093391401551872314)
  Demos are easy. Deployment is hard. Lumos put MOS 2 on Mitsubishi Electric's PLC production lines. Cart carrying, quality inspection, box handling, screwdriving and coordination across multiple robots…
- [China Humanoid on X: "Leader Harmonious Drive Systems, the leading harmonic reducer maker in China, is currently trading at a 386x P/E." / X](https://x.com/ChinaHumanoid/status/2093352103528038807)
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- [The Humanoid Race Is Moving From Lab to Factory](https://x.com/resourcestock_/status/2093336315190554897)
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- [@HumanSapiensX on X](https://x.com/HumanSapiensX/status/2093328847491961125)
  FIGURE 03 JUST ENTERED THE BMW FACTORY. 🤖🏭 Figure 02 helped build 30,000+ BMW X3s in 2025. Now Figure 03 is taking over — and its job is getting much harder. Not just moving parts. It sorts unordere…
- [@marketmaker_hq on X](https://x.com/marketmaker_hq/status/2093221444360736934)
  10,000 humanoid robots sold out in 5 days generating $200,000,000+ in pre-orders overnight OpenAI backed 1X Technologies just proved consumer demand for home bots is officially reaching mass hysteria …
- [IHR006 | Monthly Insight | August 2026 – Industry Humanoid Robotics](https://x.com/NewsHumanoid/status/2093221759612764529)
  Skip to content IHR006 \| Monthly Insight \| August 2026 Unitree Robotics Soars 460% in Shanghai STAR Market Debut Unitree Robotics made a striking debut on Shanghai’s STAR Market, underscoring strong…
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- [@TheSanctuaryAI on X](https://x.com/TheSanctuaryAI/status/2093051990347776008)
  Robots Doing Stuff #64 | Delicate Object Handling Will you find crackers and grapes on the production floor? Probably not. But what you will find are tasks that require the manipulation of delicate, i…
- [@DynaRobotics on X](https://x.com/DynaRobotics/status/2093039152434642949)
  Then we realized there is more. A fully folded napkin is not a finished job. It has to land in a bin, stacked, ready for staff to carry out so they can serve their guests. For months our napkins were …
- [@DynaRobotics on X](https://x.com/DynaRobotics/status/2093039150509514884)
  Let’s dive into the facts. The small details we obsessed about and actually closed the gaps. To keep one Din Tai Fung dining room supplied, a robot has to produce 1,500 table-ready napkins in a day’s …
- [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093015638331769030)
  Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets. Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped. 25cm, under 800g…
- [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets.

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.

25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093033695766868100)
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- [@StragglerLiu on X](https://x.com/StragglerLiu/status/2092976850360553919)
  At Hyundai Motor's 2026 CEO Investor Day on August 26, CEO José Muñoz made a statement that deserves serious attention: Hyundai is considering selling Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas through its…
- [@Electromate on X](https://x.com/Electromate/status/2092971394367963313)
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- [MANUS™ on X: "Gold medals at the World Humanoid Robot Games! 🏆

Congratulations to our partner @AGIBOTofficial on winning 18 gold medals and topping the medal table at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games. Using @ManusMeta gloves for real-time teleoperation, the team's @AGILINKai OmniHand took first… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2092967493618835900)
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- [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2092927250869977123)
  AGIBOT just dominated its debut at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The company finished #1 in both the gold medal table and the overall medal table: • 18 gold medals • 16 silver medals …
- [Microduck - A tiny biped robot you can teach new tricks | Pollen Robotics](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2092923071829049592)
  AV-1 MicroduckMade to move · Ready to learn A 25 cm open-source biped you train yourself with reinforcement learning. Playable out of the box. Pre-order for $399 Pre-orders open August 27, 2026★$399 b…
- [Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today!

Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck

A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 actuators and packed with sensors (camera, speaker, LiDAR, NFC, bluetooth, wifi, etc) that you train yourself with reinforce… / X](https://x.com/altantutar/status/2093402533226074501)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today! Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 ac…
- [Axis Robotics × Booster: From Digital Twins to a Robot Data Engine](https://x.com/axisrobotics/status/2092884880430661971)
  Back How task-aligned simulation, real demonstrations, and continued pretraining can make each new Booster task easier to build than the last. Robot learning has a model problem. More importantly, it …
- [China can build kung fu-fighting robots. But it can’t get them to do factory work | Reuters](https://x.com/Reuters/status/2093008136097702201)
  Skip to main content Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market professionalsLearn more aboutRefinitiv LIUZHOU, China - Inside a training center in southern China, more than 100 humanoid …
- [@heyshrutimishra on X](https://x.com/heyshrutimishra/status/2092819832534405215)
  Unitree's humanoid robots went viral doing kung fu at China's New Year Gala. Search volume jumped 300%. Orders doubled within hours. Then the company went public on Shanghai's STAR Market. The IPO rai…
- [@HumanoidInvest on X](https://x.com/HumanoidInvest/status/2092815497788018852)
  Starting to think this is actually bullish for $CCXI 🤖 @agilityrobotics as they are way further ahead in commercialization and just $2.5 billion pre-money valuation *SOFTBANK IN TALKS TO ACQUIRE MAJO…
- [@frontrunvc on X](https://x.com/frontrunvc/status/2092809772974137499)
  here's 8 sourced on @frontrunvc: own hardware, own software, one vertical, no announced round. 🫡 @shiraz_ai - robots that learn a manufacturing task from one demo. ex boston dynamics, amazon robotics…
- [@CapitalSqueez on X](https://x.com/CapitalSqueez/status/2092797538525143505)
  $CCXI SoftBank paying $6B for control of 1X is a category green light. Masa is buying physical AI. That lifts every credible humanoid name. 1X is the home bet: $20k NEO, 10k pre-orders. Home is the ha…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2092788510143185317)
  Scaling production is the correct framing. But the binding constraint is not the assembly line. It is the actuator supply chain. Each humanoid needs 20 to 30 precision reducers. Nabtesco and Harmonic …
- [@Coexisteven on X](https://x.com/Coexisteven/status/2092740012739850572)
  3/4 🤖 Robotics / Physical AI Layer Agility Robotics shared a video of Digit’s whole-body range of motion being stress-tested in a workout class (every joint in sync for timing, velocity, and balance …
- [Asimov 1 DIY Humanoid Kits Begin Shipping as Team Details Final Costs | Humanoids Daily](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2092725384684986807)
  Search articles Key Takeaways Show all - The first production batch of the open-source Asimov 1 DIY humanoid kit is shipping to early builders after moving through fabrication. - Pricing is finalized …
- [How to Train a Cross-Embodiment Robot Navigation Policy with AI Agents | NVIDIA Technical Blog](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2093381258243895657)
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- [Agility on X: "Whole-body range of motion, stress-tested by a workout class. Every joint in sync — timing, velocity, balance. The same control Digit uses on a real warehouse floor.

#Agility #DigitRobot" / X](https://x.com/agilityrobotics/status/2092704763892937082)
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- [Eren Chen on X: "Long Jump from Mini-Pi robot.

Doing their best already." / X](https://x.com/ErenChenAI/status/2092602632582177179)
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- [@UnitreeStore_SH on X](https://x.com/UnitreeStore_SH/status/2092555273936503147)
  Unlock unlimited sports potential (Extra large joint movement space angle, 23~43 joints) Force control of dexterous hands, manipulation of all thingsImitation & reinforcement learning driven Robot wor…
- [Humanoid Robotics Technology on X: "Nabtesco Precision Europe GmbH's strain wave gears redefine humanoid robotics and automation.

Designed to meet specific application requirements, Nabtesco's strain wave gears can be individually tailored for performance, geometry, materials, interfaces, and gear… / X](https://x.com/FrankNatureM/status/2092537106774008266)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Humanoid Robotics Technology on X: "Nabtesco Precision Europe GmbH's strain wave gears redefine humanoid robotics and automation. Designed to meet specific application require…
- [@MendysRobotics on X](https://x.com/MendysRobotics/status/2092480825291850026)
  @BarrettYouTube The component supply chain half is the part that actually compounds. Whole robots are copyable in a year; harmonic reducer and roller screw capacity is not - that is machine tools and …
- [@ricci_nov on X](https://x.com/ricci_nov/status/2092422257175925195)
  @cb_doge Every humanoid demo is bottlenecked on the same three things, and none of them is the AI: actuator torque density, battery energy density, and hand durability past a few thousand grasp cycles…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2092416456202018976)
  The supply chain concentration in precision reducers is the part most people underestimate. Harmonic Drive and Nabtesco built their positions over decades of iteration on gear tooth profiles, lubricat…
- [@smsehy on X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2092412496149938257)
  The picks and shovels framing is right but most people name the wrong shovels. NVIDIA gets the attention. Harmonic Drive and Nabtesco in Japan control roughly 75% of global precision reducers. Every h…
- [@dredgefactory on X](https://x.com/dredgefactory/status/2092395639384539542)
  A 29900$ MACHINE IS DANCING ON A PAVEMENT AND NOT ONE PERSON WALKING PAST LOOKS UP. 29900$ is a Unitree H2, the class this thing sits in. Entry models go for 13500$. Every beat throws its centre of ma…
- [Brad Porter on X: "The best case for wheels I've heard came from the guy who has taught legged locomotion at MIT for 20 years.

AMR safety cases assume you slow proportional to distance and come to rest. A balancing biped may need to take steps to stop. The safety zone explodes and the robot ends u… / X](https://x.com/RussTedrake/status/2092440761807610336)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Brad Porter on X: "The best case for wheels I've heard came from the guy who has taught legged locomotion at MIT for 20 years. AMR safety cases assume you slow proportional to…
- [@ParadisLabs on X](https://x.com/ParadisLabs/status/2092314785798828322)
  Humanoid BOM model: Current humanoid BOM = ~$68k based on channel checks across 3 humanoid OEMs (UK and US). - Actuation = 33.8% of current BOM - Dextrous hands = 30.3% - Structure = 7.6% - Sensing = …
- [Markets surge, track records fall, and in-context learning hits physical AI](https://x.com/humanoidsdaily/status/2092310040015253587)
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- [@fuzzyxbt on X](https://x.com/fuzzyxbt/status/2092281195606200649)
  Figure 03 can now climb a ladder fully autonomously. No remote operator. No scripted sequence. The robot has to see the ladder, coordinate its hands and feet, continuously shift its weight, and mainta…
- [@OLIMPYLAND on X](https://x.com/OLIMPYLAND/status/2092276693595574718)
  @PepInvestStocks @agilityrobotics Already you forgot the biggest potentiel of all the market #humanoid man $6324 Harmonic Drive System it s not indi 😂 HDS has a fucking MONOPOLE 80% and cost to build…
- [@HumanoidAn on X](https://x.com/HumanoidAn/status/2092255099905270127)
  The biggest opportunity in humanoid robotics may not be building the robot itself. It may be solving the bottlenecks every robot company faces: cheaper actuators, dexterous hands, better training data…
- [Lucian Fogoros on X: "Figure AI's Figure 02 logged 1,250+ hours at BMW Spartanburg loading sheet-metal parts into welding fixtures, achieving 90,000+ parts at over 99% placement accuracy. Agility Robotics Digit accumulated 65,000+ hours across 9 commercial facilities." / X](https://x.com/fogoros/status/2092220806512185607)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Lucian Fogoros on X: "Figure AI's Figure 02 logged 1,250+ hours at BMW Spartanburg loading sheet-metal parts into welding fixtures, achieving 90,000+ parts at over 99% placeme…
- [@GordonJohnson19 on X](https://x.com/GordonJohnson19/status/2092187012283437167)
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The team at Dandy is obsessed with the outcome. 

Over the last 18 months, Dandy has become a leading Physical AI business that is delivering the highest quality crowns at industry leading prices. 

And under the h… / X](https://x.com/HarryMellsop/status/2090481638908314082)
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Grok 4.5 (Expert): **Tesla is easier to disrupt.**

An ASI-first… / X](https://x.com/smsehy/status/2095049471642231262)
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