Unitree Robotics has published a new demo showing the G1 humanoid robot performing a range of physical actions generated in real time from external voice commands. The video was recorded in a single take with on-site audio — no post-production edits, no pre-programmed sequences. An operator issues voice commands, and the G1’s AI pipeline translates … Read more

On April 22, 2026, international consulting firm McKinsey published an interview with David Reger, founder and CEO of German company NEURA Robotics. Key takeaways below. Robots as a household norm According to Reger, by 2040 home robots will become as standard as a washing machine. Manual cleaning, dangerous and repetitive factory work will gradually shift … Read more

Two terms keep coming up in every humanoid robot description: “actuators” and “degrees of freedom.” Without understanding them, robotics news is just a string of numbers. Let’s break both down. Actuators — a robot’s muscles An actuator is a device that converts energy into physical movement. In plain terms, it’s the motor that makes a … Read more

Just ten years ago, a humanoid robot cost around $3 million and could do little more than stand and wave. Today, a full-size humanoid from Unitree costs $13,500, and a dual-arm manipulator goes for $4,290. A 200x price drop in a single decade. What happened? Hardware got cheap Actuators — the joint motors — account … Read more

According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, there are now more than 140 humanoid robot manufacturers and over 330 models in the country. Navigating this landscape is no easy task — so we’ve compiled the ten most notable. Unitree Robotics — G1 Height: 140 cm. Weight: 40–50 kg. Price: from $13,500. A two-time … Read more