| Time | Entity | Sector | Event / capture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:15 PM ET | 7:15 PM ET @Apptronik on X Congratulations to our CEO and co-founder, Jeff Cardenas, for being named one of Austin Business Journal’s 2026 Power Players! 👏🦾 We believe Austin is the perfect place to build the future of humanoid robotics. Jeff’s vision has helped put the city at the center of the physical AI revolution. We’re proud to see him recognized alongside leaders shaping the future of Texas innovation and their industries. Check out the full 2026 @MyABJ Power Player list here: https://t.co/QOsuG4Csq2 #humanoids #apptronik #robotics #austin | ||
| 7:15 PM ET | 7:15 PM ET @Apptronik on X Congratulations to our CEO and co-founder, Jeff Cardenas, for being named one of Austin Business Journal’s 2026 Power Players! 👏🦾 We believe Austin is the perfect place to build the future of humanoid robotics. Jeff’s vision has helped put the city at the center of the physical AI revolution. We’re proud to see him recognized alongside leaders shaping the future of Texas innovation and their industries. Check out the full 2026 @MyABJ Power Player list here: https://t.co/QOsuG4Csq2 #humanoids #apptronik #robots #austin | ||
| 7:14 PM ET | 7:14 PM ET @Apptronik on X Congratulations to our CEO and co-founder, Jeff Cardenas, for being named one of Austin Business Journal’s 2026 Power Players! 👏🦾 We believe Austin is the perfect place to build the future of humanoid robotics. Jeff’s vision has helped put the city at the center of the physical AI revolution. We’re proud to see him recognized alongside leaders shaping the future of Texas innovation and their industries. Check out the full 2026 @MyABJ Power Player list here: https://t.co/QOsuG4Csq2 | ||
| 3:05 AM ET | 3:05 AM ET Global Robotics Industry Converges on Japan for Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026 - Global Robotics Industry Converges on Japan for Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026 Share Leaders across robotics, physical AI, and automation gather in Tokyo this May Download media TOKYO--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Tokyo is emerging as a global center for humanoid robotics as industry leaders from around the world prepare to gather for the Humanoids Summit Tokyo , taking place May 28–29, 2026 at the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center. First announced in December as the Summit’s inaugural Asia edition, the Tokyo event is building strong momentum as the global robotics community focuses on humanoid robots,… | ||
| 3:36 PM ET | 3:36 PM ET @HumanoidsHQ on X Stats time! Humanoid robot startups raised $8.6B this year. Almost none of them ship robots. The company shipping 44% of the world's humanoids is worth a fraction of the one still running pilots. Here's the humanoid money board, valuation vs what actually shipped: 1. Unitree. ~$53B market cap. $235M revenue in 2025, sells humanoids from $5,900. IPO popped roughly 460% in August. 2. Figure. $39B. A BMW pilot that has handled 90,000+ parts. 3. Skild AI. $14B+. Software only. No robot. 4. 1X Technologies. ~$10B reported. 10,000 preorders for its home robot in 5 days. 5. NEURA Robotics. ~$7B.… | ||
| 11:22 PM ET | 11:22 PM ET @NPjoa_Hodl on X 9월 22일~23일 서울 COEX에서 '휴머노이드 서밋 2026' 개최 -주요 인사- • Apptronik — Jeff Cardenas CEO • 보스턴 다이나믹스 — Brendan Schulman VP • 유니트리 — Xiaoli Chen • 로보티즈 — 김병수 CEO • FieldAI — Ali Agha CEO • Persona AI — Nic Radford CEO • RLWRLD — 류정희 CEO • PSYONIC • LimX Dynamics • Archetype AI • Qualcomm / Renesas / AWS 등 ※ 다만 일반 티켓 가격이 137만원($1000)... | ||
| 4:00 AM ET | 4:00 AM ET How Figure Became the Biggest Name in Robotics | XMAQUINA DAO Genesis Auction Wave 2! Launches June 24 Get DEUS homeDAO Portal How Figure Became the Biggest Name in Robotics Color theme: Four years, three generations of humanoids, a $39 billion valuation and now one of the largest physical AI data engines ever built. .png) August 27, 2026 Category: Physical AI Read time: 9 minutes Share This: Four years ago, Figure didn’t have a robot. Today, the company is valued at $39 billion, has built more than 1,000 humanoids, has robots working inside BMW, is preparing deployments with another major US retailer, and has developed its own AI models, manufacturing… | ||
| 9:02 PM ET | 9:02 PM ET @serraotweets on X @conorsen The startup scene here is going supernova after the latest Saronic and Apptronik rounds. It’s very different than last time - lot of deep tech, defense, hardware etc. It will be interesting to see how all that SpaceX ipo money gets recycled into the local scene | ||
| 8:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM ET Apptronik Forge tape Aug 31: $36.97 (-7.94%), $5B mark; $964.7M total funding Forge Global Apptronik private-share page (Forge Price updated Aug 31, 2026): Forge Price $36.97, -$3.19 (-7.94%); Forge Price valuation $5B. Total funding listed $964.7M. Funding table: Series A-X1 02/11/2026 $441.21M at $36.97/share, $5B post-money; Series A-X2 02/11/2026 $78.79M at $36.97, $5B post-money; investors named AT&T Ventures, B Capital, Google, John Deere, Mercedes-Benz Group, Peak6, Qatar Investment Authority. Earlier Series A-1/A-2/A-3 03/18/2025 totaling about $415M at $1.78B post-money. Active-market widget timestamped 8/27/2026 2:33:46 PM EDT (3 bids, total bids $215.95K). News module still points at Robot Park coverage dated 06/30/2026 Forbes and 07/06/2026 Robotics & Automation News — those factory items are outside this window; the in-window fact is the Aug 31 private mark and listed capitalization, not a new Robot Park opening. | ||
| 7:20 PM ET | 7:20 PM ET @ParadisLabs on X AI is still so early, but so bullish. We're witnessing a huge unlock of economic value with the adoption of AI models like Claude, and more recently, agents like Grok Bot. This then filters down into the most bullish of bull points for AI. Enterprise AI adoption increases productivity -> increases enterprise earnings -> increases token demand as a flywheel effect -> increases ROI for the AI labs -> increases demand for AI infra e.g. compute. I recently heard from an ex-colleague that a large consulting firm is increasing their AI spend by 100x at their London office for their back office… | ||
| 4:24 PM ET | $TSLA | 4:24 PM ET @AIEquities on X $CCXI valuation is being disrespected right now and I see asymmetry in the trade. Humanoid valuations (Aug 2026): Tesla Optimus — no standalone; Tesla ~$1.38T Figure AI — $39B Unitree — public, ~$33–37B NEURA — ~$7B Apptronik — ~$5.5B 1X — talks ~$6B (had sought ~$10B) XPeng robotics — >$6.3B Agility ( $CCXI ) — ~$2.1B Boston Dynamics — Hyundai-owned, ~$20B implied Figure leads private. Unitree is the public benchmark. Tesla is the scale wildcard. $NVDA $AMD $NBIS $MRVL $LITE $TSLA $SPCX $AAOI $CCXI $META $GOOG $AMZN | |
| 8:06 AM ET | VIVisiveAI | 8:06 AM ETVIVisiveAI VisiveAI on X: "Welcome to Robot Park, where we’re building the future with Apollo 2. Robot Park is where Apollo learns today, getting the expe...
via @Apptronik
#AI #Robotics #HumanoidRobots #PhysicalAI #Innovation" / X Post Log in Sign up Post VisiveAI on X: "Welcome to Robot Park, where we’re building the future with Apollo 2. Robot Park is where Apollo learns today, getting the expe... via @Apptronik \#AI \#Robotics \#HumanoidRobots \#PhysicalAI \#Innovation" - VisiveAI @VisiveAI Welcome to Robot Park, where we’re building the future with Apollo 2. Robot Park is where Apollo learns today, getting the expe... via @Apptronik #AI #Robotics #HumanoidRobots #PhysicalAI #Innovation View media 8:06 AM · Aug 30, 2026188Views Reply 1 2 Scan to get the app | |
| 8:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM ET Figure Index + BMW hours: 1,250 factory hours; Index 16M videos / $15M paid Luke Lango / InvestorPlace (dated Aug 2026; Firecrawl news dated it ~1 day before Aug 31): Cites JPMorgan: humanoid operating cost ~$10-$12/hour vs ~$30 human factory labor; currently ~2 humanoids to match one human; capable humanoid ~$120,000. BMW Spartanburg: over a 10-month deployment Figure 02 supported production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles, moved over 90,000 components, logged roughly 1,250 hours of real factory work. BMW has brought Figure 03 into the same plant for kitting unsorted components. Figure Index: contributors in >100 countries uploaded over 16 million videos; Figure paid contributors $15 million and says it plans to spend more than $1 billion on data and computing over the next year (company-reported). Hyundai: as many as 30,000 Boston Dynamics Atlas robots annually by 2028. Names Apptronik, Agility, 1X as competing private startups. | ||
| 9:00 AM ET | 9:00 AM ET Retail Volts on X: "@Apptronik , the Austin based team behind the Apollo humanoid and backed by @MercedesBenz is one of the best-funded players in this race.
#HumanoidRobotics #Robotics #AI #Innovation #RetailVolts" / X Post Log in Sign up Post Retail Volts on X: "@Apptronik , the Austin based team behind the Apollo humanoid and backed by @MercedesBenz is one of the best-funded players in this race. \#HumanoidRobotics \#Robotics \#AI \#Innovation \#RetailVolts" - Retail Volts @RetailVolts @Apptronik , the Austin based team behind the Apollo humanoid and backed by @MercedesBenz is one of the best-funded players in this race. #HumanoidRobotics #Robotics #AI #Innovation #RetailVolts 00:00 View media 9:00 AM · Aug 29, 2026346Views Reply Scan to get the app | ||
| 11:00 PM ET | $GOOGL | 11:00 PM ET Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots - YouTube Error 401 (Bad Request)!!1 401. That’s an error. The server cannot process the request because it is malformed. It should not be retried. That’s all we know. Back Skip navigation Search Search with your voice Sign in Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots Tap to unmute 2x Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots Google DeepMind 324,052 views 1 month ago Copy link Info Shopping If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. • You're signed out Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. To avoid… | |
| 7:24 PM ET | $TSLA | 7:24 PM ET Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine | TechCrunch Skip to content Image Credits: Zhang Haofu/Xinhua / Getty Images Robotics Share on FacebookShare on XShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare over EmailCopy Share Link Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine Kirsten Korosec 4:24 PM PDT · August 28, 2026 Share on FacebookShare on XShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare over EmailCopy Share Link The hype around humanoid robots isn’t particularly new. Thank Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Optimus robot, as well as the myriad videos of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot, for that. Behind that hype, though, there… | |
| 9:54 AM ET | 9:54 AM ET The Humanoid Race Is Moving From Lab to Factory Categories: Premium Subscription Updates / General Market Commentary Topics: Digital Dispatch / General Market Commentary- BW The Humanoid Race Is Moving From Lab to Factory Shares Share Post Share Email While American investors remain obsessed with the next AI model, China is staging the opening ceremony for physical AI. The recent Unitree IPO was not subtle. One of the world’s leading humanoid-robot makers raised about $905 million in Shanghai, then saw its shares surge more than 500% in its market debut after retail demand oversubscribed the offering by more than 8,000 times. That is not… | ||
| 1:24 PM ET | 1:24 PM ET Humanoids are for marketing, robots are the real business READ00% The Apollo that Apptronik showed the world at the end of June has two legs, a torso, a head and the general proportions of a five-foot-eight adult. The Apollo its paying customers keep asking for has a wheeled base instead. Apptronik, an Austin robotics company that has raised nearly a billion dollars to build a humanoid, now ships its flagship in two configurations, and the one destined for warehouses rolls. Logistics buyers, it turns out, want stability, battery life and predictability more than they want a machine that walks. The case for legs is a good one, and the company has… | ||
| 8:00 PM ET | RIRoboStrategy, Inc. | 8:00 PM ETRIRoboStrategy, Inc. Shareholder Letter — August 2026 | RoboStrategy Aug 20, 2026 10 MIN READ Shareholder Letter — August 2026 Andrew Kang To the shareholders of RoboStrategy, Inc. To the shareholders of RoboStrategy, Inc. It’s been a bit over 3 months since RoboStrategy went public on May 11. Between April 30 and July 31, NAV has increased 85% with NAV/Share increasing 54% ¹ The large majority of the growth has come from accretive capital raises placed to institutional investors. I also personally invested an additional $10 million into the fund at a market premium of $36.7/share. While we are seeing significantly increased investor demand and growth in our… | |
| 10:36 AM ET | 10:36 AM ET Theo Gage on X: "https://t.co/cIZx4OHoeU" / X Post Log in Sign up Post - Theo Gage @realtheogg 3 Billion Humanoid Robots Could Exist. The Question Nobody Is Asking Is Where They’ll Live. Bank of America thinks the world will have 3 billion humanoid robots by 2060 Read that again. Not 3 million. Not 30 million. Three billion — more than the roughly 1.5 billion cars currently on Earth, on a per-capita basis. The obvious reaction: why would humanity ever need that many? Here's why the forecast isn't as crazy as it sounds. BofA's analysts don't frame this as science fiction. They frame it as a demographics problem — aging populations in… |
| Time | Entity | Sector | Event / capture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:15 PM ET | 7:15 PM ET @Apptronik on X Congratulations to our CEO and co-founder, Jeff Cardenas, for being named one of Austin Business Journal’s 2026 Power Players! 👏🦾 We believe Austin is the perfect place to build the future of humanoid robotics. Jeff’s vision has helped put the city at the center of the physical AI revolution. We’re proud to see him recognized alongside leaders shaping the future of Texas innovation and their industries. Check out the full 2026 @MyABJ Power Player list here: https://t.co/QOsuG4Csq2 #humanoids #apptronik #robotics #austin | ||
| 7:15 PM ET | 7:15 PM ET @Apptronik on X Congratulations to our CEO and co-founder, Jeff Cardenas, for being named one of Austin Business Journal’s 2026 Power Players! 👏🦾 We believe Austin is the perfect place to build the future of humanoid robotics. Jeff’s vision has helped put the city at the center of the physical AI revolution. We’re proud to see him recognized alongside leaders shaping the future of Texas innovation and their industries. Check out the full 2026 @MyABJ Power Player list here: https://t.co/QOsuG4Csq2 #humanoids #apptronik #robots #austin | ||
| 7:14 PM ET | 7:14 PM ET @Apptronik on X Congratulations to our CEO and co-founder, Jeff Cardenas, for being named one of Austin Business Journal’s 2026 Power Players! 👏🦾 We believe Austin is the perfect place to build the future of humanoid robotics. Jeff’s vision has helped put the city at the center of the physical AI revolution. We’re proud to see him recognized alongside leaders shaping the future of Texas innovation and their industries. Check out the full 2026 @MyABJ Power Player list here: https://t.co/QOsuG4Csq2 | ||
| 3:05 AM ET | 3:05 AM ET Global Robotics Industry Converges on Japan for Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026 - Global Robotics Industry Converges on Japan for Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026 Share Leaders across robotics, physical AI, and automation gather in Tokyo this May Download media TOKYO--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Tokyo is emerging as a global center for humanoid robotics as industry leaders from around the world prepare to gather for the Humanoids Summit Tokyo , taking place May 28–29, 2026 at the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center. First announced in December as the Summit’s inaugural Asia edition, the Tokyo event is building strong momentum as the global robotics community focuses on humanoid robots,… | ||
| 3:36 PM ET | 3:36 PM ET @HumanoidsHQ on X Stats time! Humanoid robot startups raised $8.6B this year. Almost none of them ship robots. The company shipping 44% of the world's humanoids is worth a fraction of the one still running pilots. Here's the humanoid money board, valuation vs what actually shipped: 1. Unitree. ~$53B market cap. $235M revenue in 2025, sells humanoids from $5,900. IPO popped roughly 460% in August. 2. Figure. $39B. A BMW pilot that has handled 90,000+ parts. 3. Skild AI. $14B+. Software only. No robot. 4. 1X Technologies. ~$10B reported. 10,000 preorders for its home robot in 5 days. 5. NEURA Robotics. ~$7B.… | ||
| 11:22 PM ET | 11:22 PM ET @NPjoa_Hodl on X 9월 22일~23일 서울 COEX에서 '휴머노이드 서밋 2026' 개최 -주요 인사- • Apptronik — Jeff Cardenas CEO • 보스턴 다이나믹스 — Brendan Schulman VP • 유니트리 — Xiaoli Chen • 로보티즈 — 김병수 CEO • FieldAI — Ali Agha CEO • Persona AI — Nic Radford CEO • RLWRLD — 류정희 CEO • PSYONIC • LimX Dynamics • Archetype AI • Qualcomm / Renesas / AWS 등 ※ 다만 일반 티켓 가격이 137만원($1000)... | ||
| 4:00 AM ET | 4:00 AM ET How Figure Became the Biggest Name in Robotics | XMAQUINA DAO Genesis Auction Wave 2! Launches June 24 Get DEUS homeDAO Portal How Figure Became the Biggest Name in Robotics Color theme: Four years, three generations of humanoids, a $39 billion valuation and now one of the largest physical AI data engines ever built. .png) August 27, 2026 Category: Physical AI Read time: 9 minutes Share This: Four years ago, Figure didn’t have a robot. Today, the company is valued at $39 billion, has built more than 1,000 humanoids, has robots working inside BMW, is preparing deployments with another major US retailer, and has developed its own AI models, manufacturing… | ||
| 9:02 PM ET | 9:02 PM ET @serraotweets on X @conorsen The startup scene here is going supernova after the latest Saronic and Apptronik rounds. It’s very different than last time - lot of deep tech, defense, hardware etc. It will be interesting to see how all that SpaceX ipo money gets recycled into the local scene | ||
| 8:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM ET Apptronik Forge tape Aug 31: $36.97 (-7.94%), $5B mark; $964.7M total funding Forge Global Apptronik private-share page (Forge Price updated Aug 31, 2026): Forge Price $36.97, -$3.19 (-7.94%); Forge Price valuation $5B. Total funding listed $964.7M. Funding table: Series A-X1 02/11/2026 $441.21M at $36.97/share, $5B post-money; Series A-X2 02/11/2026 $78.79M at $36.97, $5B post-money; investors named AT&T Ventures, B Capital, Google, John Deere, Mercedes-Benz Group, Peak6, Qatar Investment Authority. Earlier Series A-1/A-2/A-3 03/18/2025 totaling about $415M at $1.78B post-money. Active-market widget timestamped 8/27/2026 2:33:46 PM EDT (3 bids, total bids $215.95K). News module still points at Robot Park coverage dated 06/30/2026 Forbes and 07/06/2026 Robotics & Automation News — those factory items are outside this window; the in-window fact is the Aug 31 private mark and listed capitalization, not a new Robot Park opening. | ||
| 7:20 PM ET | 7:20 PM ET @ParadisLabs on X AI is still so early, but so bullish. We're witnessing a huge unlock of economic value with the adoption of AI models like Claude, and more recently, agents like Grok Bot. This then filters down into the most bullish of bull points for AI. Enterprise AI adoption increases productivity -> increases enterprise earnings -> increases token demand as a flywheel effect -> increases ROI for the AI labs -> increases demand for AI infra e.g. compute. I recently heard from an ex-colleague that a large consulting firm is increasing their AI spend by 100x at their London office for their back office… | ||
| 4:24 PM ET | $TSLA | 4:24 PM ET @AIEquities on X $CCXI valuation is being disrespected right now and I see asymmetry in the trade. Humanoid valuations (Aug 2026): Tesla Optimus — no standalone; Tesla ~$1.38T Figure AI — $39B Unitree — public, ~$33–37B NEURA — ~$7B Apptronik — ~$5.5B 1X — talks ~$6B (had sought ~$10B) XPeng robotics — >$6.3B Agility ( $CCXI ) — ~$2.1B Boston Dynamics — Hyundai-owned, ~$20B implied Figure leads private. Unitree is the public benchmark. Tesla is the scale wildcard. $NVDA $AMD $NBIS $MRVL $LITE $TSLA $SPCX $AAOI $CCXI $META $GOOG $AMZN | |
| 8:06 AM ET | VIVisiveAI | 8:06 AM ETVIVisiveAI VisiveAI on X: "Welcome to Robot Park, where we’re building the future with Apollo 2. Robot Park is where Apollo learns today, getting the expe...
via @Apptronik
#AI #Robotics #HumanoidRobots #PhysicalAI #Innovation" / X Post Log in Sign up Post VisiveAI on X: "Welcome to Robot Park, where we’re building the future with Apollo 2. Robot Park is where Apollo learns today, getting the expe... via @Apptronik \#AI \#Robotics \#HumanoidRobots \#PhysicalAI \#Innovation" - VisiveAI @VisiveAI Welcome to Robot Park, where we’re building the future with Apollo 2. Robot Park is where Apollo learns today, getting the expe... via @Apptronik #AI #Robotics #HumanoidRobots #PhysicalAI #Innovation View media 8:06 AM · Aug 30, 2026188Views Reply 1 2 Scan to get the app | |
| 8:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM ET Figure Index + BMW hours: 1,250 factory hours; Index 16M videos / $15M paid Luke Lango / InvestorPlace (dated Aug 2026; Firecrawl news dated it ~1 day before Aug 31): Cites JPMorgan: humanoid operating cost ~$10-$12/hour vs ~$30 human factory labor; currently ~2 humanoids to match one human; capable humanoid ~$120,000. BMW Spartanburg: over a 10-month deployment Figure 02 supported production of more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles, moved over 90,000 components, logged roughly 1,250 hours of real factory work. BMW has brought Figure 03 into the same plant for kitting unsorted components. Figure Index: contributors in >100 countries uploaded over 16 million videos; Figure paid contributors $15 million and says it plans to spend more than $1 billion on data and computing over the next year (company-reported). Hyundai: as many as 30,000 Boston Dynamics Atlas robots annually by 2028. Names Apptronik, Agility, 1X as competing private startups. | ||
| 9:00 AM ET | 9:00 AM ET Retail Volts on X: "@Apptronik , the Austin based team behind the Apollo humanoid and backed by @MercedesBenz is one of the best-funded players in this race.
#HumanoidRobotics #Robotics #AI #Innovation #RetailVolts" / X Post Log in Sign up Post Retail Volts on X: "@Apptronik , the Austin based team behind the Apollo humanoid and backed by @MercedesBenz is one of the best-funded players in this race. \#HumanoidRobotics \#Robotics \#AI \#Innovation \#RetailVolts" - Retail Volts @RetailVolts @Apptronik , the Austin based team behind the Apollo humanoid and backed by @MercedesBenz is one of the best-funded players in this race. #HumanoidRobotics #Robotics #AI #Innovation #RetailVolts 00:00 View media 9:00 AM · Aug 29, 2026346Views Reply Scan to get the app | ||
| 11:00 PM ET | $GOOGL | 11:00 PM ET Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots - YouTube Error 401 (Bad Request)!!1 401. That’s an error. The server cannot process the request because it is malformed. It should not be retried. That’s all we know. Back Skip navigation Search Search with your voice Sign in Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots Tap to unmute 2x Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots Google DeepMind 324,052 views 1 month ago Copy link Info Shopping If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. • You're signed out Videos you watch may be added to the TV's watch history and influence TV recommendations. To avoid… | |
| 7:24 PM ET | $TSLA | 7:24 PM ET Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine | TechCrunch Skip to content Image Credits: Zhang Haofu/Xinhua / Getty Images Robotics Share on FacebookShare on XShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare over EmailCopy Share Link Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine Kirsten Korosec 4:24 PM PDT · August 28, 2026 Share on FacebookShare on XShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare over EmailCopy Share Link The hype around humanoid robots isn’t particularly new. Thank Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Optimus robot, as well as the myriad videos of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot, for that. Behind that hype, though, there… | |
| 9:54 AM ET | 9:54 AM ET The Humanoid Race Is Moving From Lab to Factory Categories: Premium Subscription Updates / General Market Commentary Topics: Digital Dispatch / General Market Commentary- BW The Humanoid Race Is Moving From Lab to Factory Shares Share Post Share Email While American investors remain obsessed with the next AI model, China is staging the opening ceremony for physical AI. The recent Unitree IPO was not subtle. One of the world’s leading humanoid-robot makers raised about $905 million in Shanghai, then saw its shares surge more than 500% in its market debut after retail demand oversubscribed the offering by more than 8,000 times. That is not… | ||
| 1:24 PM ET | 1:24 PM ET Humanoids are for marketing, robots are the real business READ00% The Apollo that Apptronik showed the world at the end of June has two legs, a torso, a head and the general proportions of a five-foot-eight adult. The Apollo its paying customers keep asking for has a wheeled base instead. Apptronik, an Austin robotics company that has raised nearly a billion dollars to build a humanoid, now ships its flagship in two configurations, and the one destined for warehouses rolls. Logistics buyers, it turns out, want stability, battery life and predictability more than they want a machine that walks. The case for legs is a good one, and the company has… | ||
| 8:00 PM ET | RIRoboStrategy, Inc. | 8:00 PM ETRIRoboStrategy, Inc. Shareholder Letter — August 2026 | RoboStrategy Aug 20, 2026 10 MIN READ Shareholder Letter — August 2026 Andrew Kang To the shareholders of RoboStrategy, Inc. To the shareholders of RoboStrategy, Inc. It’s been a bit over 3 months since RoboStrategy went public on May 11. Between April 30 and July 31, NAV has increased 85% with NAV/Share increasing 54% ¹ The large majority of the growth has come from accretive capital raises placed to institutional investors. I also personally invested an additional $10 million into the fund at a market premium of $36.7/share. While we are seeing significantly increased investor demand and growth in our… | |
| 10:36 AM ET | 10:36 AM ET Theo Gage on X: "https://t.co/cIZx4OHoeU" / X Post Log in Sign up Post - Theo Gage @realtheogg 3 Billion Humanoid Robots Could Exist. The Question Nobody Is Asking Is Where They’ll Live. Bank of America thinks the world will have 3 billion humanoid robots by 2060 Read that again. Not 3 million. Not 30 million. Three billion — more than the roughly 1.5 billion cars currently on Earth, on a per-capita basis. The obvious reaction: why would humanity ever need that many? Here's why the forecast isn't as crazy as it sounds. BofA's analysts don't frame this as science fiction. They frame it as a demographics problem — aging populations in… |