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Unitree targets 20,000 humanoid robots with fourfold capacity expansion plan

The Chinese robotics company plans to ramp up its humanoid production fourfold this year, after shipping 5,000 robots in 2025.

Humanoid robots are getting smaller, safer and closer

Fauna Robotics is launching Sprout as a developer platform for humanoid robots. The robot features 29 degrees of freedom and NVIDIA compute power.
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This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling

Its skin is literally warm — and we're not sure we want to know why. The post This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling appeared first on Futurism.

Uncanny ‘warm-skinned’ robot built to feel as human as possible could show up in service worker roles

It’s warm bot-tied. Techsperts are sounding alarm bells following the release of an eerily realistic humanoid service bot named Moya with camera eyes and, most creepily, warm skin. Dystopian footage shows the lifelike automaton interacting with guests during its debut at the Zhangjiang Robotics Valley in Shanghai.

Infineon CEO flags growth prospects for humanoid robot chips

FRANKFURT, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The CEO of Infineon Technologies told daily Handelsblatt that the German semiconductor maker is well-positioned to benefit from a future boom in the market for microchips used in humanoid robots.

Watch: Humanoid robots replace humans in China's Lunar New Year celebrations, netizens warn 'we are doomed'

Chinese New Year celebrations featured advanced AI robots performing traditional arts. Prominent Chinese companies demonstrated their humanoid robots, signaling China's strong push to lead in this technology.