Top 10 Humanoid Robot Companies By Shipments Revealed - Forbes
One vendor we don’t see here is Boston Dynamics. Clearly, this report would be been built before Boston Dynamics unveiled its latest version of Atlas, which has wowed audiences at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
Key takeaways
At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the industry showcased a surge of humanoid‑robot activity, with AMD announcing financial backing for Italy’s Generative Bionics and its Gene.01 robot slated for deployment later this year in industrial settings such as shipyards, while LG unveiled its CLOiD robot performing household chores. Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang highlighted that humanoid robots are experiencing a “ChatGPT moment,” and Unitree Robotics displayed its $70,000 G1 model performing boxing and dance routines on the show floor. Hyundai Motor Group revealed a partnership with Boston Dynamics to commercialise the Atlas humanoid on factory floors, targeting initial roll‑outs from 2028 and a U.S. production facility capable of up to 30,000 units annually, and emphasized a human‑centred AI‑robotics approach that integrates Google DeepMind’s Gemini foundation models. A new Omdia report confirmed that China remains the global leader in humanoid‑robot shipments, with total deliveries climbing to 13,318 units in 2025—a nearly six‑fold year‑on‑year increase—led by Chinese vendors such as AGIBOT, Unitree, and UBTECH, while Boston Dynamics did not appear among the top‑ten shippers. Forbes echoed this Chinese dominance but noted Boston Dynamics’ recent Atlas demonstration at CES as a sign of rapid market evolution. Other CES demonstrations included Zeroth’s M1 home assistant for seniors, Intel’s RoBee robot on roller‑skates, and several service bots, though many still struggled with fully autonomous operation.
One vendor we don’t see here is Boston Dynamics.
Clearly, this report would be been built before Boston Dynamics unveiled its latest version of Atlas, which has wowed audiences at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. In terms of physical capability alone, Atlas is probably at the forefront of humanoid robots, and with Boston Dynamics’ partnership with Google’s DeepMind division, you’d have to think its AI will be top-notch as well.
(Important note: Apptronik also works with Google DeepMind.) Omdia
Still, the Chinese companies are in the lead right now. Omdia has proposed a seven-factor scaling system for assessing humanoid robot capability:
- Form factor and mobility
- Payload and lifting capability
- Manipulation
- AI learning
- Ease of customization
- Production and deployment scalability
- Commercial impact
Based on that scoring rubric, Agibot and Unitree look to be leading. Figure AI and Tesla are close, with Figure in the lead, and Apptronik is in the game.
Omdia does offer this caveat to the scoring:
“Since the market is still nascent, it is difficult to separate vendors into clear leaders and challengers.”
One vendor we don’t see here is Boston Dynamics. With an almost-doubling in predicted humanoid robot shipments for each year over the next decade, we’re bound to see a lot of change in this space. Omdia predicts better, smarter robots will enter service industries like healthcare and hospitality, work well with humans and become more personalized in one-on-one relationships.
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