• Humanoid robots are moving from laboratory demos into commercial reality.
• Forbes reported on June 19 that a wave of companies—including 1X Technologies, Agility Robotics, Apptronik, Tesla, and Samsung—are racing to ship robots that can operate in human environments, with 1X’s Neo already demonstrating chores such as laundry folding and dish‑unloading and slated for home delivery later this year.
• The same outlet noted that while the market remains expensive and enterprise‑focused, models like Unitree’s G1 ($16,000) and 1X’s Neo Gamma (pre‑orders at $20,000 or $499 per month) are now purchasable online, and dozens of thousands of units are being shipped to factories.
• Boston Dynamics confirmed at a Robotics Summit that Atlas will be produced at a scale of up to 30,000 units per year by 2028 after securing enough customers, including Hyundai, for a planned deployment of roughly 25,000 robots in factories.
• Agility Robotics’ Digit is already in service with Amazon, GXO and other logistics firms, and Genesis AI unveiled a non‑humanoid, wheeled robot called Eno, arguing that functional designs may outpace the humanoid trend.

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