Humanoid robots · updated 2026-10-19
Humanoid robot news, rankings and data
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Latest issue · 2026-10-19
Humanoids This Week: China Raises Big, Agility Heads to Nasdaq
- China keeps raising the most money. Astribot (星尘智能) closed a round of about RMB 1 billion at a RMB 15 billion valuation. AgiBot has reportedly started a new round at about RMB 50 billion, according to Caijing.
- Agility Robotics is one step from Nasdaq. The SEC declared its SPAC registration effective. The listing is expected in November, making it the first US-listed pure-play humanoid maker.
- OpenAI confirmed it is building a humanoid. Sam Altman says a demo could come in 2027.
- Leadership shake-up at Boston Dynamics. Rohit Prasad (ex-Amazon Alexa) is the new CEO. Meanwhile, Google DeepMind opened a robotics lab in Cambridge and reportedly hired Boston Dynamics' CTO.