America Turns to Robots: Trump Administration Signals a National Robotics Strategy
The United States just took a major step toward embracing robotics as a cornerstone of national competitiveness. Five months after launching an AI acceleration plan, the Trump administration is now shifting its focus to robots, signaling what could become the country’s first coordinated federal robotics strategy.
According to multiple industry sources, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been meeting with robotics CEOs and is fully committed to accelerating the sector. The administration is weighing an executive order on robotics for early next year, a move that would mirror China, Japan, Singapore, Germany, and Australia, which already operate national robotics plans.
EngineAI Unveils the T800, a Full-Size Humanoid Robot Built for Real-World Power
Chinese robotics company EngineAI (Zhòngqíng) has revealed its new full-size humanoid, the T800, and the company made one point very clear from the start: all footage shown was real. No CGI, no AI manipulation, and no speed-ups. What you see is exactly what the robot did.
Sharpa: The Humanoid Housebot That Can Transform Into a Chef and Full-Time Butler
Sharp Robotics just unveiled Sharpa, a next-generation humanoid Housebot built for real domestic work. These new close-ups highlight its human-level dexterity, soft-touch grippers, and high-precision manipulation, showing off a robot that can prep a holiday feast one minute and manage household tasks the next. This Housebot is designed for real life!
China Just Held a Cleaning Robot Competition. This Is the Future of Fully Automated Cities
China recently hosted a national cleaning robot competition, and the results point directly to the future we are racing toward. The event showcased dozens of autonomous robots tackling some of the toughest, most repetitive tasks in public sanitation. They scrubbed floors, cleaned restrooms, collected trash, and navigated crowded public areas without human intervention.
The Robot Janitor Has Arrived: Zerith H1 Takes Over Toilet Cleaning in China
The era of the robot janitor is officially here, and it is starting in the bathrooms.
Zerith Robotics’ H1 wheeled humanoid is now performing some of the toughest and least desirable tasks in hotels, malls, and public buildings across China. This is not a lab demo or a staged showcase. These robots are already on shift, scrubbing toilets, wiping sinks, mopping floors, vacuuming hallways, and restocking restroom amenities.
Yes, a robot is cleaning the toilets.
And it is doing it autonomously.
Zerith H1 Shows Fully Autonomous Cleaning in Busy Mall
Zerith Robotics has officially taken its H1 humanoid robot out of the lab and into a real commercial environment. The company recently showcased a live deployment at the Hefei Vientiane City shopping mall, where the H1 operated autonomously across multiple cleaning workflows, from mopping floors to wiping sinks and maintaining restrooms.
GigaAI Launches Maker H01, Setting the Stage for Physical AGI
China’s robotics sector is accelerating again, and GigaAI is now one of the most watched companies in the space. Backed by Huawei and powered by three rapid funding rounds in only two months, the company is preparing to introduce its first wheeled humanoid robot, the Maker H01. The robot is built specifically for the emerging field of Physical AGI, and its debut arrives at a moment when global investment in embodied intelligence is reaching new heights.
Flexion Robotics Raises $50M to Build the “Brain” for Next-Gen HouseBots
The global humanoid robotics race just gained a major contender. Zurich-based Flexion Robotics has secured $50 million in Series A funding, bringing its total backing to more than $57.35 million USD. The company is not trying to build the next great humanoid body. Instead, it is focused on what may be the industry’s most valuable component: the intelligence layer that makes robots truly useful.
PHYBOT C1: A New Embodied AI Partner Arrives
The future of personal robotics just gained another strong competitor. PHYBOT has officially unveiled the C1, a compact humanoid robot built for homes, social environments, and everyday interactive scenarios. Standing at 128 centimeters and weighing 28 kilograms, the C1 combines friendly design with real engineering capability, making it one of the most promising new entries in the embodied AI space.
Agility’s Digit Passes 100,000 Tote Moves - A Major Milestone for Humanoid Robotics
Humanoid robots aren’t just prototypes anymore—they’re officially part of the workforce.
Agility Robotics has announced a breakthrough milestone: its Digit robot has successfully moved more than 100,000 totes in live, day-to-day operations at a GXO Logistics facility. This isn’t a lab test. This is real production work in one of the world’s largest logistics environments.
And it marks one of the clearest signals yet that humanoid robots are becoming practical, reliable, and economically valuable in modern warehouses.
Figure 02 Just Helped Build 30,000 BMWs
The future of factory work isn’t coming, it’s already clocked in, worked 11 months straight, and walked 200 miles on the job.
Figure AI has officially retired its Figure 02 humanoid robots after an absolutely wild industrial run at BMW’s Spartanburg plant. And the numbers are jaw-dropping.
Sunday Robotics Unveils Memo: A Glimpse Into the Future of Autonomous HouseBots
The home robotics race just accelerated again. Sunday Robotics has released new details on Memo, their rapidly advancing household robot designed to perform real, meaningful tasks in unstructured home environments. With every update, Memo inches closer to becoming the most capable autonomous home assistant on the market.
Meet Sourccey, Your Personal HouseBot
Imagine a friendly robot companion in your home, one that’s open-source, trainable, and eager to learn. Enter Sourccey - Your Personal Home Robot. That tagline isn’t just marketing, it’s the vision.
Dynamic Manipulation Breakthrough: HouseBots Now Throw, Catch, and Even Play Ball With Humans
Researchers have unveiled a low-impedance robotic platform built specifically to study how machines can interact with fast-moving objects in highly dynamic environments. The result is one of the most impressive demonstrations of real-time robot coordination to date: two robots playing catch, taking batting practice, and even teaming up with humans to pass objects back and forth with remarkable speed and precision.
Agile One: A New German HouseBot Signals Europe’s Next Wave of Automation
Europe’s humanoid robotics landscape just gained a powerful new contender. German engineering firm Agile Robotics has officially unveiled Agile One, its first industrial humanoid robot designed to bring human-level dexterity and seamless collaboration to factory floors across the continent.
Sunday Robotics Is About to Drop a New HouseBot, And It Might Change Everything
The home robotics race just got another major contender. Sunday Robotics, a rising startup with serious pedigree, has announced that it will unveil its first consumer robot on November 19, and the early signals suggest this could be one of the most capable home assistants ever introduced.
What makes this launch especially notable is the mind behind it. Founder Tony Zzhao brings experience from some of the world’s most advanced AI and robotics organizations: DeepMind, Tesla, and Google X. That background alone puts Sunday Robotics in rare company, but the teaser they released tells us even more.
Home Humanoid Robots Are Getting Closer Than Ever
The race to bring humanoid robots into the home just hit another major milestone. Shenzhen-based MindOne Robotics has begun testing its advanced robotics “brain” on the Unitree G1, and the early results are nothing short of remarkable. What was once science fiction is now moving rapidly into everyday reality, robots that can actually perform useful household tasks with human-like precision and independence.
The Rise of IRON: XPeng’s Humanoid Redefines What’s Possible
The race to build a truly lifelike humanoid just accelerated again, and this time, it’s XPeng at the front of the pack. Their newly unveiled humanoid robot, codenamed IRON, is a stunning example of how far robotics has come in just a few short years. What once looked like science fiction is now walking, balancing, and moving with uncanny grace in real life.
Elon Musk says “Optimus could eventually represent 80% of Tesla’s total value.”
Yesterday, Elon Musk made one of the most sweeping declarations of his career, and this time, it wasn’t about rockets, Mars, or electric vehicles. It was about humanoid robots, and the future he described is coming faster, bigger, and more economically disruptive than almost anyone expected.
According to Musk, Tesla Optimus isn’t a side project anymore.
It’s the centerpiece of the company’s future… and, if he’s right, human society’s future too.
Neo Gamma Ignites a Presale Frenzy as the First True Consumer Humanoid Hits the Market
On October 28 2025, the world of home robotics takes a giant leap forward. 1X Technologies has officially opened the presale for its latest creation, the NEO Gamma, a landmark moment that signals the arrival of the first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed for everyday life.