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Boston Dynamics is an American engineering and robotics company widely recognised for advanced legged and humanoid robots, including Spot, Stretch and the all-electric Atlas. Founded in 1992 as a spin-off from MIT, the company has since been owned by Google, S...
DaxAI Robotics Debuts Rideable Qiji X1 Robot Horse At World Robot Conference — Sep 3, 2026 — Beijing startup DaxAI Robotics showed the Qiji X1, a saddled quadruped that carries a 660-lb rider, at the 2026 World Robot Conference - a proof-of-co...Samsung Fast-Tracks In-House Humanoid As Roh Personally Reviews Prototype — Aug 17, 2026 — Samsung Electronics is racing to commercialize an in-house humanoid robot after co-CEO Roh Tae-moon personally reviewed a working prototype and top-ti...Unitree's $900M Shanghai IPO Oversubscribed 8,000 Times by Retail Investors — Aug 12, 2026 — Unitree Robotics said on August 10 its $900 million Shanghai IPO drew retail demand 8,000-plus times the shares on offer, cementing status as China's...Createc Named Authorised Boston Dynamics Reseller For Global Nuclear Sector — Aug 7, 2026 — Cumbria-based Createc has extended its six-year Boston Dynamics partnership, becoming an authorised reseller with global authority to sell Spot into t...Google DeepMind Ships Gemini Robotics 2 With Whole-Body Humanoid Control — Jul 30, 2026 — Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 gives humanoid robots feet-to-fingertip control and multi-robot teamwork, debuting on Apptronik's Apollo 2 and Fra...Mariana Minerals Deploys Boston Dynamics Spot at Copper One Autonomy-First Mine — Jul 30, 2026 — Mariana Minerals is deploying Boston Dynamics' quadruped robot Spot at its Copper One facility in Utah, pitching the site as the world's first end-to-...Hyundai's Chung Vows Open Robot Reference Platform With NVIDIA At SF AI Summit — Jul 27, 2026 — Executive Chair Euisun Chung unveiled Hyundai's Physical AI roadmap in San Francisco, headlined by an open Robot Reference Platform co-built with NVID...Samsung Launches RX Humanoid Robotics Division Under CEO TM Roh — Jul 25, 2026 — Samsung Electronics officially launched its Robotics eXperience (RX) division on July 21, backing it with the factory-tested Shallow-π VLA model and a...Hyundai to buy 100% of Boston Dynamics from SoftBank for $325M — Jul 25, 2026 — Hyundai Motor Group is acquiring SoftBank's remaining ~10% Boston Dynamics stake for about $325 million after SoftBank triggered a put option, taking...SoftBank Weighs Deal For Swiss Excavator-Autonomy Startup Gravis — Jul 24, 2026 — SoftBank is weighing a deal for Swiss ETH Zurich spinout Gravis Robotics, whose retrofit Rack and Slate kits give standard excavators autonomous earth...Unitree H1 Pro Launches in Europe in First Three-Continent Humanoid Rollout — Jul 22, 2026 — Unitree Robotics kicks off the industry's first simultaneous three-continent humanoid launch, bringing the H1 Pro to Europe on July 22 before Asia and...Samsung Creates CEO-Led RX Robotics Division For Physical AI Push — Jul 22, 2026 — Samsung Electronics has spun up a dedicated Robotics eXperience (RX) division under CEO TM Roh, hiring Hyundai's former robotics chief Lee Dongkun to...Boston Dynamics Fits Spot With A Conveyor To Solve Delivery's Last 50 Feet — Jul 18, 2026 — Boston Dynamics is testing Spot as a doorstep courier — with a conveyor-belt payload and stop-sensors — targeting what it calls the 'porch gap' betwee...Hyundai Union Stages First-Ever Strike Over Humanoid Robots — Jul 18, 2026 — About 35,000 Hyundai workers cut shifts short for three days demanding a labor-management agreement before any Atlas or other humanoid enters a Korean...NVIDIA Rolls Out Jetson T3000 And T2000 To Take Thor Mainstream — Jul 17, 2026 — NVIDIA has introduced Jetson T3000 and T2000 modules, halving the size and power of Thor while packing 865 and 400 FP4 teraflops respectively, and pai...MACHINA Physical AI Summit Debuts in Paris With NVIDIA, DeepMind, 1X — Jul 11, 2026 — Europe's first dedicated Physical AI event debuted at Station F in Paris on July 7 with talks from NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, 1X, Apptronik, Boston Dyna...Boston Dynamics' Atlas Debuts at FIFA World Cup Halftime with Hyundai — Jul 9, 2026 — Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid delivered the halftime match ball to the referee at Brazil vs Norway – the first live-match integration of a humanoid...Hyundai Buys Out SoftBank For 100% Of Boston Dynamics — Jul 7, 2026 — Hyundai Motor Group is acquiring SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, giving the Korean automaker full ownership of t...Boston Dynamics Atlas Delivers World Cup Match Ball at Brazil vs Norway — Jul 6, 2026 — Boston Dynamics' fifth-generation Atlas humanoid handed the match ball to the referee at halftime of the Brazil vs Norway FIFA World Cup Round of 16,...Hyundai to Buy Out SoftBank's Boston Dynamics Stake for $325M — Jul 2, 2026 — Hyundai Motor Group is acquiring SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, making the Atlas maker a wholly owned subsidiar...