Humanoid Newshttps://humanoidbeat.com/Independent, answer-first news on humanoid robots: Tesla Optimus, Figure, Agility, Boston Dynamics, Unitree, 1X and more.enNEURA unveils a lighter 4NE1 Gen 4 humanoid as the TUM RoboGym opens near Munichhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/neura-4ne1-gen-4-tum-robogym-munich.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/neura-4ne1-gen-4-tum-robogym-munich.htmlSat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000NEURA says its 4NE1 Gen 4 humanoid is 20% lighter and being readied for series production; it launched at the new TUM RoboGym near Munich Airport.Generative Bionics plans a 5,000 m² humanoid training "data factory" in Italy with AMDhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/generative-bionics-amd-physical-ai-data-factory-italy.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/generative-bionics-amd-physical-ai-data-factory-italy.htmlSat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Generative Bionics says it will build a three-site Physical AI Data Factory network, starting with a 5,000 m² Italian hub due by Q4 2027, using AMD compute.AiMOGA opens worldwide pre-orders for Mobo, a 0.9 m family companion humanoidhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/aimoga-mobo-family-companion-humanoid-preorders.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/aimoga-mobo-family-companion-humanoid-preorders.htmlSat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000AiMOGA Robotics says it has opened global pre-orders for Mobo, a 0.9-metre home companion humanoid with 22 degrees of freedom; no price was announced.Chinese humanoid makers seek factory and cafe trials in South Koreahttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/chinese-humanoid-makers-seek-trials-in-south-korea.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/chinese-humanoid-makers-seek-trials-in-south-korea.htmlSat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000UBTech, Anyverse Dynamics and other Chinese firms are pursuing trials in South Korea as Seoul proposes 3.1 trillion won for physical AI, Korea Times reports.Why UCLA's PhoneBot, a small humanoid run by a smartphone, is getting attentionhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/why-ucla-phonebot-smartphone-humanoid-is-trending.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/why-ucla-phonebot-smartphone-humanoid-is-trending.htmlSat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000UCLA's open-source PhoneBot uses an Android phone for sensing and computing in a 48 cm biped that its researchers say costs about $400 without the phone.Unitree says it is building "Rehearsal", a self-improving loop for robot softwarehttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/unitree-rehearsal-self-evolving-robot-ai.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/unitree-rehearsal-self-evolving-robot-ai.htmlThu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Unitree's Wang Xingxing said on 22 Oct 2026 the firm is developing "Rehearsal", a loop for robots to write code, test it in simulation and improve (SCMP).Why Unitree's H2-X "Guardian" video is getting attentionhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/why-unitree-h2-x-guardian-video-is-trending.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/why-unitree-h2-x-guardian-video-is-trending.htmlThu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Unitree's H2-X teaser shows martial arts and staged rescue scenes; outlets note it released few specifications and it is unclear how autonomous the demos were.Why Figure's nine-day Figure 03 treadmill test is getting attentionhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/why-figure-03-treadmill-test-is-trending.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/why-figure-03-treadmill-test-is-trending.htmlThu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Figure CEO Brett Adcock said a Figure 03 robot walked 348 miles over nine days on a treadmill; outlets note power and interruption details are unclear.Tesla targets end of 2027 for external Optimus deliveries, Musk sayshttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/tesla-optimus-deliveries-late-2027.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/tesla-optimus-deliveries-late-2027.htmlThu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Elon Musk said on Tesla's Q3 2026 earnings call that Tesla expects to start delivering Optimus robots to outside customers around the end of 2027, according to Electrek.Danish grocer Føtex pilots Unitree humanoids for overnight restockinghttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/fotex-unitree-hive-grocery-restocking-pilot.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/fotex-unitree-hive-grocery-restocking-pilot.htmlThu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Føtex, part of Salling Group, has started a multi-year pilot with HIVE Robots to train humanoid robots to restock shelves after closing time, ESM Magazine reports.Berkeley's SuperMimic trains a humanoid motion controller in three hours on one GPU, authors reporthttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/supermimic-berkeley-humanoid-control-one-gpu.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/supermimic-berkeley-humanoid-control-one-gpu.htmlWed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000UC Berkeley researchers report that SuperMimic matched a baseline humanoid motion tracker that trained for seven days on 128 GPUs, using three hours on one GPU.NVIDIA expands Isaac robotics platform as Agile Robots unveils Agile ONE SN humanoidhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/nvidia-isaac-agile-one-sn-reference-humanoid.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/nvidia-isaac-agile-one-sn-reference-humanoid.htmlWed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000At GTC Berlin on 21 October 2026, NVIDIA announced additions to its Isaac robotics platform and Agile Robots announced the Agile ONE SN reference humanoid, according to NVIDIA.Schaeffler opens Taicang factory where humanoids help build parts for humanoidshttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/schaeffler-taicang-humanoids-build-humanoid-actuators.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/schaeffler-taicang-humanoids-build-humanoid-actuators.htmlTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Schaeffler says its new Taicang, China factory uses six humanoids to assemble joint modules, including actuators, for other humanoid robots.Eka Robotics announces $150M Series A for force-sensing robot manipulationhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/eka-robotics-150m-series-a-vision-force-action.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/eka-robotics-150m-series-a-vision-force-action.htmlTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Eka Robotics said on 20 October 2026 it raised a $150 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and F-Prime; SiliconANGLE reports a $1.45 billion valuation.China expects over 100,000 humanoid robots built in 2026 as first national standards approachhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/china-100000-humanoids-2026-first-national-standards.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/china-100000-humanoids-2026-first-national-standards.htmlTue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000A Chinese ministry official said China expects over 100,000 humanoids built in 2026, per China's SCIO; first national standards apply from April 2027.South Korea grants safety-rule exemption for 20 Robros humanoids in factory pilothttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/korea-safety-rules-robros-humanoids-factories.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/korea-safety-rules-robros-humanoids-factories.htmlWed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000A Korean regulatory-sandbox committee granted Robros an exemption so 20 of its humanoid robots can work near people at four companies' sites, Seoul Economic Daily reports.Minerva Humanoids says it raised about $10M pre-seed led by General Catalysthttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/minerva-humanoids-10m-pre-seed-general-catalyst.htmlhttps://humanoidbeat.com/news/minerva-humanoids-10m-pre-seed-general-catalyst.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000San Francisco start-up Minerva Humanoids said on 6 October 2026 it has raised about $10 million in pre-seed funding led by General Catalyst, according to its press release.