Meet the humanoids: 8 robots ready to revolutionize work

While robots have been in factories... parts together over and over again, for example. Humanoids are robots that mimic the size, shape, and capabilities of people.... While robots have been in factories for decades, they’ve traditionally been purpose-built to automate just one task — a robotic arm might be added to the assembly line at an auto factory to weld two parts together over and over again, for example. Humanoids are robots that mimic the size, shape, and capabilities of people. The company also envisions the robot being used in retail and logistics. Looking ahead: 1X has raised more than $125 million since March 2023, with OpenAI among its investors, and it is currently developing its next-gen humanoid, Neo, which is expected to be bipedal. Quick recap: Oregon-based Agility Robotics unveiled its first version of Digit in 2019, which was essentially a torso and arms on top of Cassie, the company’s robotic legs. In 2023, it revealed the fourth version of Digit, which featured a head and updated hands. Claim to fame: Amazon’s main horse in the humanoid race. Quick recap: Since spinning out of the University of Texas at Austin in 2016, Apptronik has developed a range of robots, including exoskeletons and robotic arms. Its general purpose humanoid, Apollo, was unveiled in August 2023.