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Robotics news 2026–2027
Events from the robotics market, grouped by month.
- 88entries
- 15months
- 9event types
This page collects 88 events from the robotics market covering 2026–2027. Most entries are of the types: event (45), funding (13), launch (12). 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: Figure AI (12), Unitree Robotics (12), Boston Dynamics (6), Agility Robotics (4). 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”.
September 2027 1 entry
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ITM Industry Europe
May 2027 1 entry
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Industrial Automation and Robotics Trade Fair
February 2027 1 entry
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Industrial Robotics Trade Fair
January 2027 1 entry
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Industrial Maintenance Trade Fair (Maintenance Poland)
November 2026 1 entry
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Warsaw Industry Week
September 2026 18 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
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Apptronik raises $520 million in a Series A-X extension; total Series A funding exceeds $935 million and total capital raised approaches $1 billion, to scale Apollo production
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XPeng launches an automated humanoid production line in Guangzhou (over 80% of processes automated); IRON drives off the line under its own power
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XPeng commissions a humanoid production line in Guangzhou, targeting mass production by the end of 2026
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Unitree demonstrates the first fully autonomous humanoid robot fight, powered by the UnifoLM-X2-1.0 model
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Agility Robotics unveils Digit 5 for industrial use, designed for safer work close to people
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European humanoid robot summit in Stuttgart (Sept 9-11), with more than 1,000 attendees and speakers from Bosch, Boston Dynamics, Google DeepMind, Unitree, PAL Robotics and BMW
August 2026 18 entries
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The Korean Metal Workers' Union ratifies a wage agreement after Hyundai's plan to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots became a flashpoint in the dispute
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A draft bill (UD461) extending Poland's robotization tax relief (ulga na robotyzację) by 10 tax years, to the end of the tax year starting in 2036, is entered in the legislative work list; the Council of Ministers adopts it on September 29, 2026
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At Hyundai's CEO Investor Day, the group confirms production of 30,000 Atlas humanoids per year in the US by 2028 and says 25,000 units of the initial volume are already contracted
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XPeng's robotics unit Dogotix raises more than $900 million in its first funding round at a post-money valuation above $6.3 billion, led by IDG Capital
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Unitree completes its listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange; shares rise nearly 500% on the first day
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Unitree demonstrates its 'Superman' humanoid running at 12.66 m/s, faster than Usain Bolt's world record
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Figure AI demonstrates Figure 03 climbing a ladder autonomously; announces a $3.5 billion spending commitment on Nvidia GPUs
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Figure AI launches Index, an earning platform for collecting data on human work, with roughly $1 billion per year of planned investment
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The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games take place in Beijing (Aug 22-26); Tiangong Ultra runs 100 m in 8.64 s, faster than Usain Bolt's record
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Unitree Robotics debuts on Shanghai's STAR Market, with shares opening 629% above the offer price; the company raises about $905 million
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Unitree shows its 'Superman' humanoid running at 12.66 m/s and jumping 2 m from a standstill
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Unitree robots appear on the runway alongside models at Vogue World 2026
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Figure AI's Index crowdsourcing platform passes 69,000 weekly active users within two weeks of launch
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Tesla begins installing the Optimus production line at its Fremont factory; no customer deliveries yet
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Sanctuary AI begins selling its Carbon AI control system for other companies' robotic hardware, not just its own Phoenix
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Gravis Robotics raises $200 million in a Series A round for construction robotics, backed by SoftBank
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Huntington Ingalls Industries signs production agreements worth up to $900 million with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics
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Google DeepMind unveils Gemini Robotics 2, a VLA model with whole-body control and multi-robot collaboration
July 2026 13 entries
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Booster Robotics launches its flagship T2 Professional Edition, built on NVIDIA Jetson Thor (2070 TFLOPS)
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EngineAI debuts the Ultimate Robot Knockout Legend (URKL) robot fighting league with a $1.4 million prize pool
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1X details NEO's hand, with 25 degrees of freedom approaching the capability of a human hand
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The US FCC adds advanced foreign-made robots, including Unitree products, to its list of import-restricted equipment
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BYD confirms it will show a humanoid robot prototype at its Di Space showrooms in early August
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Figure AI builds the 1,000th Figure 03 at its BotQ factory, keeping a pace of about one robot per hour
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BMW Group and Figure AI: Figure 02/03 supported the production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles in Spartanburg over ten months
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Weave Robotics presents Isaac 1, a wheeled home humanoid for household chores, priced at $7,999
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Startup Humanoid closes a $152 million Series A round, $270 million in total, at a $1.35 billion valuation
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AI² Robotics raises $735 million, with a valuation above $2.8 billion
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Walden Robotics emerges from stealth with $300 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation
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AMD unveils the Kria AI Robotics platform with Ryzen AI Embedded X100 series processors
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1X Technologies equips NEO's hands with near-human dexterity (25 degrees of freedom, tendon drive) as it continues ramping up production ahead of first US deliveries in 2026
June 2026 5 entries
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Neura Robotics (Germany) closes a record Series C round of about $1.4 billion with Tether, Qualcomm, Amazon, Nvidia, Bosch, Schaeffler and EBI; valuation reaches about $7 billion
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Figure AI operates 740 robots against 600 human employees at its own facilities
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EngineAI's T800 enters industrial production at a new factory in Shenzhen, one unit roughly every 15 minutes
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The US Department of Defense adds Unitree to its list of companies linked to the Chinese military
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Neura Robotics confirms a Series C round of up to $1.4 billion with strategic investors, and a partnership with AWS
May 2026 5 entries
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Automaticon
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The 5th Warsaw Industry Automatica trade fair takes place May 12-14, 2026 at Ptak Warsaw Expo, with more than 300 exhibitors and about 12,000 visitors, including the Automation & Robotics Summit conference
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Robot Gatsby performs the first paid cleaning service by a humanoid for a private customer in the US
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Figure AI's CEO announces home leasing of Figure 03 for $600 per month and the closure of the Figure 04 project
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The jubilee 30th AUTOMATION PIAP conference takes place May 6-8, 2026 in Warsaw, with the results of the Young Innovators competition announced
April 2026 3 entries
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Agile Robots SE unveils 'Agile ONE', an industrial humanoid, at Hannover Messe
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Figure AI delivers more than 350 units of Figure 03; production reaches a pace of one robot per hour
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Musk says the Optimus Gen 3 unveiling will come closer to the start of production; assembly lines are being installed in Fremont and at Gigafactory Texas
March 2026 4 entries
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Agility Robotics renames itself 'Agility'
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Figure 03 appears at a White House event promoting AI education, alongside First Lady Melania Trump
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Unitree files for an IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
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Bloomberg reports that Neura Robotics is negotiating a 1 billion euro Series C round with Tether's participation, at a 4 billion euro valuation
February 2026 5 entries
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Apptronik raises $520 million at a $5 billion valuation to develop its Apollo humanoid
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Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter leaves after 32 years; CFO Amanda McMaster becomes interim president
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Nomagic shows its Shoebox Picker robot at LogiMAT 2026
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Lukasiewicz-PIAP opens applications for the 18th edition of the 'Young Innovators' (Mlodzi Innowacyjni) competition, deadline March 27, 2026
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The second Robotics Warsaw trade fair takes place Feb 3-5, 2026 at Ptak Warsaw Expo
January 2026 7 entries
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1X Technologies releases Helix 02, enabling full-body autonomy for household tasks such as loading a dishwasher
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LG debuts CLOiD, a wheeled home humanoid, at CES 2026
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EngineAI launches the T800, its flagship high-torque humanoid, globally at CES 2026
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Boston Dynamics' Atlas is shown at CES 2026, teleoperated, stacking car parts; CNET calls it 'best robot'
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Neura Robotics announces a strategic partnership with Bosch to industrialize humanoids
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The production version of Atlas for car assembly enters production, with deployment at Hyundai's HMGMA plant planned for 2028
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Nomagic's Series B extension: an additional $10 million led by Cogito Capital Partners, bringing total funding above $84 million, to accelerate commercial expansion in the US
2026 — no exact date 5 entries
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Clone Robotics plans to expand into Silicon Valley and a consumer price of about $20,000 as part of its 'synthetic human' roadmap; a new $50 million funding round is under way (after an earlier $17 million)
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Clone Robotics opens a second office in Mountain View, California, signaling a move beyond its Polish (Wroclaw) roots
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33bots (Poland) offers rental of the Unitree G1 humanoid robot with a certified on-site operator for commercial events and trade fairs
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Unitree-Polska.pl operates as the Polish portal of a distributor/reseller of Unitree robots (education, research, events)
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flystore.pl sells Unitree humanoid robots in Poland for industry, education and logistics, positioning itself as an authorized reseller