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Recent issues
The Robotics Brief (without PPPP) — 2026-10-19 Paid
2 · Headlines from the Week. 6 · From the Workshop. 7 · Made in the USA. 8 · International and China.
The Robotics Brief (without PPPP) — 2026-10-12 Paid
Humanoid sales commitments are accelerating. AI models and infrastructure are now central spend. Real-world validation trumps the lab for commercial progress.
The Robotics Brief (without PPPP) — 2026-10-12 Paid
Platform integration commands the premium. Capital flows favor scalable humanoid and mobile bets. AI performance and supply chain risk shape the field.
The Robotics Brief (without PPPP) — 2026-10-09
A surge of capital realigned the global robotics market this week, as Unitree Robotics’ IPO delivered valuations running from $7.4 billion to $9 billion, with the final figure disputed but well above last year’s private rounds, according…
The Robotics Brief (without PPPP) — 2026-10-05 Paid
Humanoid shipments jumped 432%. Commercial robots set new price anchors. North America and China scale up at speed.
The Robotics Brief (without PPPP) — 2026-10-05
Aggressive financing and a global production race this week underline a shift from speculative innovation to proven robotics at commercial scale. Unitree Robotics finished its IPO at a valuation between $7.4 billion and $9 billion,…
The Robotics Brief (without PPPP) — 2026-10-02
The week’s headlines converged on a critical turning point for capital flows and competitive leadership in robotics and AI hardware. Unitree Robotics completed its Shanghai STAR Market IPO at a reported $9 billion valuation, with another…
The Robotics Brief — 2026-09-27
New capital and manufacturing records drove a deep reshuffle in robotics leadership this week. Unitree Robotics completed its STAR Market IPO at valuations between $9 billion and $7.4 billion—figures cited in two separate Robot Economy…
The Robotics Brief — 2026-09-25
Global humanoid shipments surged nearly 300% in the first half of 2026, with AGIBOT capturing the top market share in this segment for the period and overtaking Unitree, which until now had been a major force in large-scale humanoid…
