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Atlas humanoids are being trained on real automotive parts inside a working Georgia plant, with component assembly targeted by 2030 ELLABELL, Ga. – Boston Dynamics has started training its Atlas humanoid robots inside an operating Hyundai factory. The company opened the Robotics Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, the automaker’s electric-vehicle […]

Savannah, Georgia — Hyundai Motor Group has opened a dedicated training facility for its next generation of factory robots, marking a major step in the automaker’s push to become what executives now describe as a “physical AI” company. The new Robot Metaplant Application Center (RMAC) went live in June inside the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant

unnyvale-based startup wants to automate the overlooked stretch between warehouse and destination — the hallways, elevators, and loading docks where most delivery robots don’t go. Robots have crept into warehouses and sidewalks over the past decade, but the space in between — hospital corridors, campus walkways, airport terminals — has largely stayed untouched by automation.

Fight organized by California robotics company REK has sparked a wave of online reactions, with footage of the bout racking up millions of views A made-for-social-media showdown billed as the “world’s first Human vs Terminator robot fight” is going viral after footage emerged of American influencer Frankie LaPenna squaring off against a six-foot-tall combat robot

BEIJING — A leading Chinese embodied-AI startup says the humanoid robotics industry could hit a breakthrough in “robot brains” as early as mid-2027 — a leap its founder compares to the release of OpenAI’s landmark GPT-3.0 model, which paved the way for ChatGPT. Spirit AI co-founder and chief scientist Gao Yang told Reuters that an

Tokyo — East Japan Railway (JR East) has begun trialling mobile, self-driving trash bins at Shinjuku Station, the world’s busiest railway hub, in an experiment aimed at easing the burden on the site’s sanitation staff. Three robotic bins, each just over a metre tall, are being tested on the first basement-level paid concourse of the

Agility Robotics has pulled the curtain back on its most capable machine yet. The Salem, Oregon-based company unveiled Digit 5 on September 15, 2026, calling it the next generation of its general-purpose humanoid robot and its first humanoid engineered for cooperatively safe work at scale — meaning it can operate near people without the physical

Two days after the closing ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing last month, where machines danced, boxed and sprinted faster than Usain Bolt, the People’s Liberation Army’s official newspaper drew a very different conclusion from the spectacle. The PLA Daily called on researchers to move quickly, urging that cutting-edge robotics be pushed

Chinese robotics maker refreshes its best-selling G1 platform with a more flexible neck, cooler and stronger motors, richer sensing, and longer battery life — while holding the line on price. Unitree Robotics has officially launched the G1+, a comprehensive refresh of its popular G1 humanoid robot, bringing six major upgrades across motion performance, perception, and

Liuzhou, China — Chinese robotics maker UBTECH Robotics has officially switched on what it calls the world’s first intelligent manufacturing facility built for 10,000-unit-scale humanoid robot production, marking a major step in the shift from robot prototypes to full industrial-scale manufacturing. The company commissioned its “Industrial Humanoid Robot Super Smart Factory” in Liuzhou, in South