Humanoid Robots

Boston Dynamics has appointed former Amazon Alexa and AGI chief Rohit Prasad as CEO, effective 7 October 2026. What the company confirmed, what Hyundai's 2028 Atlas factory target means, and what is still unknown.

Minerva Humanoids’ company release says it raised about $10 million in pre-seed funding led by General Catalyst to build Roger, a semi-autonomous VR-teleoperated humanoid aimed at hazardous energy and public-safety work, with paid pilots launching in the fall.

Chosun Biz reports Lotte Global Logistics was selected for a KEIT/MOTIE robot industry technology project lasting about five years to March 2031, piloting domestic physical-AI humanoids across six logistics processes at major Korean centres.

A RobotToday industry briefing, reprinting Interesting Engineering, says Kawasaki Heavy Industries plans to put Noetra’s physical AI on its Kaleido humanoid—first planned adopter—with remote-plus-AI assist now and fuller autonomy targeted around 2040.

Italian manufacturer Castel has launched Kelvin, a 12–18 month humanoid robotics trial with IRMAP Service across production and offices. The company frames it as supporting staff on lower-value tasks and building internal skills.

Tokyo-based O-ID says it raised $1.2 million in seed funding, led by Tawani Ventures, to move a fully modular industrial humanoid from prototype toward production for Japanese automotive and logistics work.

Japanese nursing-home operator Charm Care is investing ¥300 million (about $2 million) in donut robotics and deepening a trial of the cinnamon humanoid, aiming to move from patrol toward nurse-call assistance.

Panasonic's chief AI officer says the group will develop humanoid robots for factories and warehouses and aims to start making them by 2029. Here's what was said, and how much is still unknown.

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