Humanoid Robots AI News & Updates
Figure Accelerates Humanoid Robot Home Testing to 2025
Figure has announced plans to begin alpha testing its Figure 02 humanoid robot in home settings in 2025, accelerated by its proprietary Vision-Language-Action model called Helix. The company recently ended its partnershi...
Figure Unveils Helix: A Vision-Language-Action Model for Humanoid Robots
Figure has revealed Helix, a generalist Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model that enables humanoid robots to respond to natural language commands while visually assessing their environment. The model allows Figure's 02 hum...
Humanoid Robot Maker Apptronik Raises $350M with Google DeepMind Partnership
Apptronik, a University of Texas spinout developing humanoid robots, has secured a $350 million Series A round led by B Capital and Capital Factory, with participation from Google. The Austin-based company, which has ove...
Boston Dynamics Partners with RAI Institute to Advance Reinforcement Learning for Humanoid Robots
Boston Dynamics has announced a partnership with the Robotics & AI Institute (RAI Institute) to enhance reinforcement learning capabilities in its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The collaboration, led by Boston Dynamics...
OpenAI Trademark Filing Reveals Plans for Humanoid Robots and AI Hardware
OpenAI has filed a new trademark application with the USPTO that hints at ambitious future product lines including AI-powered hardware and humanoid robots. The filing mentions headphones, smart glasses, jewelry, humanoid...