Week 28
Humanoid robotics weekly, Jul 6-12, 2026
1 funding item: ~$74M for Zeroth Robotics. Launches and releases: Robbyant R1 (Robbyant), Reachy 2 (Pollen Robotics), and Isaac GR00T (NVIDIA). 2 deployments, from Hanson Robotics and Simplexity Robotics. 8 other news items.
Funding1
- Wed, Jul 8Sean · Zeroth Robotics
Zeroth Robotics raises ~$74M pre-Series A led by Ant Group
theaiinsider.tech ↗
Launches and releases3
- Wed, Jul 8Robbyant R1 · Robbyant
Robbyant open-sources LingBot-VLA 2.0, the upgraded 'universal brain' powering its R1 humanoid
businesswire.com ↗ - Tue, Jul 7Reachy 2 · Pollen Robotics
NVIDIA and Hugging Face expand LeRobot; Reachy 2 gains Jetson Thor VLA deployment support
therobotreport.com ↗ - Mon, Jul 6Isaac GR00T · NVIDIA
NVIDIA brings Isaac GR00T 1.7 and Isaac Teleop to Hugging Face LeRobot
therobotreport.com ↗
Deployments2
- Tue, Jul 7Sophia · Hanson Robotics
Sophia exhibits at ITU AI for Good Global Summit 2026, repositioned for therapy and medical simulation
aiforgood.itu.int ↗ - Mon, Jul 6I-Series · Simplexity Robotics
Simplexity Robotics delivers first batch of 100 i7 Pro robots to real production lines
eu.36kr.com ↗
Other news8
- Fri, Jul 10Maker H01 · GigaAI
GigaAI and Fourier forge strategic partnership on embodied 'operation brain'
autonews.gasgoo.com ↗ - Fri, Jul 10AI Worker · ROBOTIS
ROBOTIS targets 400 AI Worker units in 2026, half already sold
zdnet.co.kr ↗ - Thu, Jul 9K1 · Booster Robotics
Booster K1 platform sweeps RoboCup 2026 humanoid soccer titles
globenewswire.com ↗ - Thu, Jul 9NEO · 1X Technologies
1X unveils new 25-degrees-of-freedom tendon-driven hands for the NEO humanoid
roboticsandautomationnews.com ↗ - Thu, Jul 9Booster T1 · Booster Robotics
Booster T1 sweeps RoboCup 2026 humanoid soccer titles
globenewswire.com ↗ - Wed, Jul 8R1 PRO · Galaxea Dynamics
Robbyant open-sources LingBot-VLA 2.0, validating Galaxea R1 Pro as a top manipulation embodiment
businesswire.com ↗ - Wed, Jul 8TITAN · RoboForce
RoboForce Titan demonstrated live at FTC Solar's inaugural Robo Day in Texas
globenewswire.com ↗ - Mon, Jul 6Booster T1 · Booster Robotics
Booster T1 platform dominates RoboCup 2026 humanoid soccer in Incheon
robohub.org ↗
