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Robotics covers machines that sense and act in the physical world, from factory arms to humanoids, and the AI, chips and safety standards behind them. This page tracks the robots that have been announced or put on sale, what their makers say they can do, and the safety and certification rules they have to meet before they can work next to people.

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Hardware · NewsAgility Robotics standardizes Digit 5 on Nvidia IGX Thor: what changes, when the humanoid ships, and why safety certification mattersOn October 22, 2026, Agility Robotics said Nvidia's IGX Thor will be the only onboard computer in the general-availability Digit 5 humanoid, and that Digit will go through Nvidia's safety inspection lab before third-party certification. Early access is due in the first half of 2027.·5 min read
Hardware · ExplainerUnitree G1 price, units and specs: what the 'best-selling' humanoid robot costs and can doThe Unitree G1 price starts at $13,500 before tax and shipping, and on October 22, 2026 founder Wang Xingxing said 10,000 to 20,000 have rolled off the production line since May 2024. That's a production figure, not sales. Specs, limits, security history and how the 'best-seller' claim compares with industry data.·6 min read
Hardware · NewsOpenAI humanoid robot: what Sam Altman has actually said about the 2027 demo, and what's still unknownIs OpenAI building a humanoid robot? Sam Altman has said yes, twice, in September 2026: "We will definitely do a humanoid," and "I think we'll have a cool demo in 2027." OpenAI hasn't published a robot, a spec, a partner or a date. Here's what's confirmed, what's reported and what's still unknown.·5 min read

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Models · NewsGenie 4: Google DeepMind's world model adds audio and live steering, but it's trusted testers only, with no price yetGenie 4, announced by Google DeepMind on October 27, 2026, generates interactive worlds with sound, dialogue and text-prompt edits in real time. It's a research preview for trusted testers; Google AI Ultra subscribers can join a waitlist for Project Genie, and no price, resolution or frame rate has been published.·6 min readHardware · NewsUnitree H2-X 'Guardian' humanoid: what the kung fu demo shows, and what Unitree hasn't said about price, specs or salesThe Unitree H2-X, shown on October 21, 2026 in a video called 'H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian,' fights, flips and lifts a car in a staged rescue. Unitree claims about 8 hours of endurance but hasn't announced a price, a spec sheet or a release date.·5 min readHardware · NewsUnitree Go2 vulnerability CVE-2026-115995: a critical flaw in the robot dog's AI chat module, which firmware is affected, and the 1.1.11.5 fixThe Unitree Go2 vulnerability CVE-2026-115995, published October 24, 2026, is a command injection flaw in the robot dog's AI voice-chat service, rated critical. The CVE record lists Go2 firmware 1.1.11.0 to 1.1.11.4 as affected and 1.1.11.5 as fixed. What's known, what isn't, and what owners can check.·5 min readHardware · NewsHugging Face's Microduck robot reaches 20,000 preorders: price, specs and what it doesHugging Face's Microduck robot passed 20,000 preorders after Jensen Huang's GTC Berlin demo, CEO Clem Delangue said, according to TechCrunch. The $399 biped from Pollen Robotics ships from before Christmas 2026 with Apache 2.0 software but closed hardware designs.·5 min readHardware · NewsAgility Robotics standardizes Digit 5 on Nvidia IGX Thor: what changes, when the humanoid ships, and why safety certification mattersOn October 22, 2026, Agility Robotics said Nvidia's IGX Thor will be the only onboard computer in the general-availability Digit 5 humanoid, and that Digit will go through Nvidia's safety inspection lab before third-party certification. Early access is due in the first half of 2027.·5 min readIndustry · NewsWarp Sciences raises $215 million: Kevin Weil's AI-and-robotics chemistry lab wants to bring drug-development work back from ChinaWarp Sciences, Kevin Weil's startup after OpenAI, came out of stealth on October 22, 2026, with a $215 million Series A led by Lightspeed. What it builds, who backs it, and the China outsourcing and BIOSECURE Act context.·5 min readHardware · ExplainerUnitree G1 price, units and specs: what the 'best-selling' humanoid robot costs and can doThe Unitree G1 price starts at $13,500 before tax and shipping, and on October 22, 2026 founder Wang Xingxing said 10,000 to 20,000 have rolled off the production line since May 2024. That's a production figure, not sales. Specs, limits, security history and how the 'best-seller' claim compares with industry data.·6 min readHardware · NewsOpenAI humanoid robot: what Sam Altman has actually said about the 2027 demo, and what's still unknownIs OpenAI building a humanoid robot? Sam Altman has said yes, twice, in September 2026: "We will definitely do a humanoid," and "I think we'll have a cool demo in 2027." OpenAI hasn't published a robot, a spec, a partner or a date. Here's what's confirmed, what's reported and what's still unknown.·5 min read

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