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Key takeaways
- Humanoid robots are moving from spectacle to commercial use at a rapid pace.
- In China, Unitree has become the world’s largest maker of androids and is preparing a Shanghai IPO, while a new rental market lets customers hire robots for exhibitions, events and even marriage proposals at about 3,000 yuan a day; the government has also launched a nationwide program to place humanoids in more than 100 high‑value scenarios by the end of 2026.
- Elon Musk confirmed that China now leads the field, and Tesla’s Optimus is still delayed for production later this year.
- In the United States, Figure AI’s humanoids are being deployed in logistics and at BMW’s Spartanburg plant, where the automaker will roll out the newer Figure 03 after successful tests with Figure 02.
- Agility Robotics announced a SPAC merger that would make it the only U.S. publicly listed pure‑play humanoid company, and its Digit robot is already operating in nine customer facilities, including Amazon and GXO.
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Robotics startup FieldAI has hit a $100 million milestone
By Rya Jetha Agility Robotics is another company with real-world deployments, including in Amazon warehouses and GXO logistics facilities. The humanoid company plans to go public in a deal valuing it at about $2.5 billion.
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