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News from the world of robotics
Launches, funding, deployments and regulation: a timeline from the world of robotics.
- 211entries
- 2021–2027years covered
- 4yearly pages
This page collects 211 events from the robotics market covering 2021–2027. Most entries are of the types: event (81), launch (59), funding (22). Each entry has a date and, where possible, links to the manufacturer profile, the model page or the source; it is a digest of events, while technical data and prices are verified separately on the model pages.
The companies that appear most often in this period are: Unitree Robotics (23), Figure AI (21), AgiBot (18), Tesla (11). Full manufacturer profiles, with history, range and models, are in the manufacturer index.
The busiest month is September 2026 with 18 entries. Entries marked “trade show” are dates of exhibitions and conferences; the rest are product launches, funding rounds, deployments, acquisitions and regulatory decisions.
What do these changes mean for prices and availability in Poland? See the price index, the rankings and the guide “How Much Does a Humanoid Robot Cost in 2026”.
News by year
Each yearly page lists the events month by month, with links to manufacturers and models.
Latest entries
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Agility Robotics deploys its Digit humanoid at Mercado Libre's facility in San Antonio, Texas
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As of mid-July 2026, there is no confirmed delivery of a 1X NEO to a customer; the company's materials still describe the first shipments in the future tense
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UBTech's UWORLD U1 companion humanoid is set to reach its first customers from September 16, with more than 13,000 orders reported
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Dynamic Creatures emerges from stealth as Boston Dynamics' official partner for hospitality and entertainment, working on mobile, interactive character robots
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Supply chain reports: Tesla is heading toward about 15,000 Optimus units in 2026, with production reaching about 1,000 units per week by the end of September
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Figure AI signs a strategic partnership with Nscale to deploy up to 100,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs, with an initial $3.5 billion compute commitment; deployment is planned in Barstow, Texas, from H2 2027
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Kinetic Blocks launches a marketplace for humanoid training data (egocentric video, teleoperation recordings)
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IEEE Spectrum reports that Agility's Digit 5 could be the first humanoid worker safe enough to work close to people
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Sam Altman (OpenAI) says the company will 'definitely make a humanoid', without giving a launch date
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Industry roundup: global humanoid shipments in H1 2026 rise about 272% year over year to roughly 19,000-22,000 units, with Chinese manufacturers holding about 93-97% of the market
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Figure AI says Figure 03 robots are working at enterprise customers at a near-human pace, and releases video of autonomous ladder climbing enabled by improved Helix perception
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Tesla shows Optimus Gen 3 (V3) with hands featuring 50 actuators/22 degrees of freedom, a battery of about 2.3 kWh, the AI5 chip and a Grok voice; a public demonstration of factory work is expected in late September/October 2026
Trade shows and dates
Announced exhibitions and industry conferences in Poland.
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Warsaw Industry Week
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Industrial Maintenance Trade Fair (Maintenance Poland)
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Industrial Robotics Trade Fair
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Industrial Automation and Robotics Trade Fair
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ITM Industry Europe