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Live headlines twice a day at https://androids.com/daily. en-us Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:00:00 -0400 360 https://androids.com/icons/apple-touch-icon.pnghttps://androids.com/ https://androids.com/research/ https://androids.com/research/#2026-11-13 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Research Checked against each paper and rated by evidence: STEP: seeing the terrain ahead, and remembering it; DKWBC: a separate learned layer just for balance; Planning steps over uneven ground on ergoCub; HuG: shelf grasping trained with zero real demonstrations; ForPC: pushing a 30 kg cart with no force sensors; Anchor 1: more precise whole-body copying for teleoperation; LHNav: chaining directions into long trips; ReflexArc: a 10-millisecond touch reflex; AffectiveVLA: handshakes, fist bumps and hugs on cue; CompliantBot: giving way when pushed. https://androids.com/robot-rankings https://androids.com/#hot-agility-aglt Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:00:00 -0400 Hot Story Agility closed its merger with Churchill Capital XI on November 4 and began trading on Nasdaq as AGLT on November 5. Gross proceeds were about $465M before expenses, below the more than $620M first projected, after redemptions left about $164M in the trust. The cash has landed, so Agility's Funding score rises from 6 to 7 and it holds #2. Source: https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-and-churchill-capital-corp-xi-complete-business-combination https://androids.com/robot-rankings https://androids.com/robot-rankings#week-of-november-9-2026 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Robot Rankings Figure holds #1: Nineteen straight weeks at #1. Videos show dozens of Figure 03 robots working at Figure's headquarters, but the company has not said how many do paid work, and the reported Nvidia investment is still not a deal. No other moves this week. Thirteen humanoid robot makers, every score sourced. https://androids.com/promise-tracker#agility-nasdaq-listing https://androids.com/promise-tracker#agility-nasdaq-listing-2026-11-04 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Promise Tracker Said: Complete the Churchill Capital Corp XI merger and list on Nasdaq as AGLT. Did: The merger closed on November 4 and Agility began trading on Nasdaq as AGLT on November 5, on schedule. Gross proceeds were about $465M before expenses, below the more than $620M first projected. https://androids.com/robot-rankings https://androids.com/#hot-agility-465m Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:00:00 -0400 Hot Story Ahead of the November 2 vote, Agility and Churchill Capital XI now expect about $465M gross, down from more than $620M. Redemptions left about $164M in the trust, alongside a ~$201M Foxconn-led PIPE and $100M already received. Closing is expected November 4, with Nasdaq trading as AGLT on November 5. Source: https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/10/30/agility-robotics-expects-about-465m-from-spac-deal-ahead-of-nov-5-nasdaq-debut/ https://androids.com/robot-rankings https://androids.com/#hot-tesla-production Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400 Hot Story Tesla's Q3 update says the robots coming off the Fremont line are its first production-quality Optimus units. It published no count and no rate. On the call, Musk said reaching about 20,000 a week will take at least a year and put deliveries to outside companies around the end of 2027. Source: https://teslanorth.com/2026/10/21/tesla-optimus-production-quality-fremont/ https://androids.com/promise-tracker#ubtech-u1-deliveries https://androids.com/promise-tracker#ubtech-u1-deliveries-2026-10-26 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Promise Tracker Said: Start shipping the U1 companion on September 16 and deliver the 13,000+ reserved units by the end of 2026. Did: Management has since guided 2026 U1 deliveries to 1,500 to 2,000 units, after an earlier pledge of 10,000, against more than 13,000 orders. First small-batch units were reported reaching buyers in mid-October. https://androids.com/robot-rankings https://androids.com/#hot-agility-vote Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400 Hot Story The SEC declared the Churchill Capital XI merger filing effective on October 13. Shareholders vote on November 2, with Nasdaq trading as AGLT to follow and more than $620M in gross proceeds. Agility's filing shows $1.8M of 2025 net sales against a $140M operating loss. Source: https://finviz.com/news/402113/agility-robotics-and-churchill-capital-corp-xi-s-4-registration-statement-declared-effective-by-sec-in-connection-with-proposed-business-combination https://androids.com/promise-tracker https://androids.com/promise-tracker Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Androids.com A sourced ledger of what humanoid robot companies promised, and whether they delivered: Pending, Kept, Slipped or Missed. https://androids.com/what-are-androids https://androids.com/what-are-androids Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Androids.com Androids are machines built in human form: the one-word name for humanoid robots, in use since 1728. https://androids.com/promise-tracker#tesla-optimus-1k-week https://androids.com/promise-tracker#tesla-optimus-1k-week-2026-10-07 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Promise Tracker Said: Ramp Optimus production to about 1,000 units a week by September 2026 (an internal target, as reported). Did: September passed with no weekly output figure published, and the 1,000-a-week goal is now reported for the end of 2026. On the Oct 21 earnings call Musk said reaching about 20,000 a week would take at least a year, and gave no 1,000-a-week figure. https://androids.com/promise-tracker#agility-digit5-late-2026 https://androids.com/promise-tracker#agility-digit5-late-2026-2026-10-06 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Promise Tracker Said: Initial release of Digit 5 in late 2026. Did: At its October 6 Investor Day, Agility put Digit 5 early access in the first half of 2027 and general availability by the end of 2027. https://androids.com/promise-tracker#byd-humanoid-august https://androids.com/promise-tracker#byd-humanoid-august-2026-09-01 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Promise Tracker Said: Unveil BYD's first humanoid robot in August 2026, at its Di Space venues. Did: No humanoid had been unveiled as of October 10. A design patent for an "Embodied AI Robot" was published October 9; BYD has not said it is the production model. https://androids.com/news/apollo-jabil https://androids.com/news/apollo-jabil Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 News Jabil will help scale Apollo production and deploy Apollo units inside its own manufacturing operations — including, eventually, the lines that assemble Apollos themselves. It extends a pilot relationship into something closer to a manufacturing partnership, and it is the kind of deal that moves a company from pilots to fleets. https://androids.com/news/optimus-gen-3-commercial-sales https://androids.com/news/optimus-gen-3-commercial-sales Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 News JPMorgan expects Optimus production in the coming months and commercial sales in the second half of 2027, a year later than earlier internal timelines. https://androids.com/news/unitree-ipo https://androids.com/news/unitree-ipo Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 News Opened at ¥1,100 — up 629%, briefly worth ~$66B — and closed up 460% near $50B, above Figure's $39B private mark, after raising ~$904M. https://androids.com/promise-tracker#unitree-star-listing https://androids.com/promise-tracker#unitree-star-listing-2026-08-19 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Promise Tracker Said: List on Shanghai's STAR Market after regulatory approval. Did: Listed on August 19 as 688836, the first pure-play humanoid maker to go public. It opened up 629% and raised about $904M. https://androids.com/news/figure-03-catalyst-brands https://androids.com/news/figure-03-catalyst-brands Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 News Figure 03 deploying at Reno DC across 1,800+ retail locations — JCPenney, Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers. https://androids.com/news/digit-gxo https://androids.com/news/digit-gxo Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400 News 100K+ totes moved at GXO; paying contracts with Toyota Canada and Mercado Libre.