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Week 30

Humanoid robotics weekly, Jul 20-26, 2026

7 funding items, the largest stated amount $152M for Humanoid.ai. Launches and releases: Operator (OP1) (Ultra), H1 (Unitree Robotics), and AgiBot X2 (AGIBOT). 1 deployment, from Ultra. 23 other news items. 1 talk or interview briefed.

Funding7

Fri, Jul 24AgiBot X1 · AGIBOT
AgiBot kicks off Hong Kong IPO process targeting up to ~US$6.4 billion valuation
technode.com ↗
Thu, Jul 23Psi V1 · PsiBot
PsiBot reaches $1.48 billion valuation in ~$100M round led by Chery
thenextweb.com ↗
Thu, Jul 23Friday · Holiday Robotics
Holiday Robotics raises $105M Series A for its FRIDAY wheeled humanoid
therobotreport.com ↗
Wed, Jul 22Futuring 2 · Futuring Robot
Futuring Robot closes nearly 1 billion yuan financing, its third round of 2026
autonews.gasgoo.com ↗
Tue, Jul 21Maker H01 · GigaAI
GigaAI, maker of Maker H01, targets Hong Kong IPO at ~$3B valuation
finance.yahoo.com ↗
Tue, Jul 21HMND 01 · Humanoid.ai
Humanoid raises $152M Series A at $1.35B valuation, becoming Europe's first pure-play humanoid unicorn
therobotreport.com ↗
Mon, Jul 20Xiao Tuo · TOPSTAR Group
Topstar re-files for Hong Kong 'A+H' listing to fund embodied-AI and humanoid robot expansion
stock.caijing.com.cn ↗

Launches and releases3

Wed, Jul 22Operator (OP1) · Ultra
Ultra Robotics launches OP1, its newest industrial AI warehouse robot
x.com ↗
Wed, Jul 22H1 · Unitree Robotics
Unitree launches H1 Pro commercially in Europe
techtimes.com ↗
Mon, Jul 20AgiBot X2 · AGIBOT
AgiBot launches X2 Edu modular humanoid platform at WAIC 2026
therobotreport.com ↗

Deployments1

Thu, Jul 23Operator (OP1) · Ultra
Ultra OP1 fleet fills up to 30% of orders at Brooklyn 3PL Highline Commerce
techtimes.com ↗

Other news23

Sat, Jul 25LimX · LimX Dynamics
LimX publishes COSA voice-interaction demo showing speech-to-action on Oli
youtube.com ↗
Sat, Jul 25AgiBot X2 · AGIBOT
AgiBot introduces X2 EDU research variant at WAIC 2026
humanoidsdaily.com ↗
Sat, Jul 25LimX · LimX Dynamics
LimX unveils COSA 0.5, drives Oli through a full room of household chores in one uncut autonomous take
humanoidsdaily.com ↗
Sat, Jul 25G2 Genie · AGIBOT
AgiBot shows G2 Max heavy-payload wheeled dual-arm robot at WAIC 2026
humanoidsdaily.com ↗
Fri, Jul 24T800 · EngineAI Robotics
First batch of Henan-made EngineAI T800 humanoid robots rolls off Zhengzhou production line
interestingengineering.com ↗
Thu, Jul 23Tien Kung · X-Humanoid
Tiangong 3.0 named Official Silicon-Based Intelligent Pioneer for 2026 Huairou Rally Championship
x.com ↗
Thu, Jul 23Phantom MK1 · Foundation
Foundation partners with AMD to power Phantom robots; MK-1 demos at Advancing AI 2026
pulse2.com ↗
Thu, Jul 23Figure · Figure AI
Figure manufactures its 1,000th Figure 03 humanoid at BotQ
humanoidsdaily.com ↗
Thu, Jul 23FF Master · Faraday Future
Faraday Future demonstrates FF Master at local Maker Faire community meetups
stocktitan.net ↗
Wed, Jul 22Optimus · Tesla
Tesla says first-generation Optimus production lines being installed at Fremont, output later this year
cnbc.com ↗
Wed, Jul 22Galbot · Galbot
Galbot G1 makes breakfast under live interference at WAIC 2026
mugglehead.com ↗
Wed, Jul 22Atlas · Boston Dynamics
Hyundai says Atlas humanoid plans are not on the table in talks with striking workers
arstechnica.com ↗
Tue, Jul 21MATRIX-3 · Matrix Robotics
Four MATRIX-3 units run four different jobs at WAIC 2026
automation-mag.com ↗
Tue, Jul 21Adam SP · PNDbotics
Adam makes first public stair-climbing debut at WAIC 2026
autonews.gasgoo.com ↗
Tue, Jul 21G1 · Unitree Robotics
Unitree unveils UnifoLM-OminiA-0.3, showing the G1 doing autonomous home-care chores
interestingengineering.com ↗
Mon, Jul 20MATRIX-3 · Matrix Robotics
Matrix Robotics showcases MATRIX-3 at WAIC 2026 with WAVE model upgrade and global partner program
manilatimes.net ↗
Mon, Jul 20Atlas · Boston Dynamics
Hyundai union stages the auto industry's first strike over planned Atlas humanoid deployment
forbes.com ↗
Mon, Jul 20GENE.01 · Generative Bionics
Generative Bionics introduces GENE.01 smart-skin humanoid platform
prnewswire.com ↗
Mon, Jul 20GR-3 · Fourier
Fourier GR-3 performs autonomous fetch-and-deliver 'robot butler' demo at WAIC 2026
english.news.cn ↗
Mon, Jul 20Expedition A3 · AGIBOT
AgiBot unveils A3 Ultra full-size humanoid at WAIC 2026
therobotreport.com ↗
Mon, Jul 20GENE.01 · Generative Bionics
GENE.01 becomes first humanoid published across PyPI, conda-forge and the ROS build farm
therobotreport.com ↗
Mon, Jul 20QUESTER1 (Q1) · AGIBOT
PrimeBOT Q1 demonstrates live full-body force-control interaction at WAIC 2026
english.news.cn ↗
Mon, Jul 20Adam SP · PNDbotics
Adam gives first public stair-climbing demo at WAIC 2026; twin Adam-U units run VLA picking
news.cn ↗

Talks and interviews1

38:53
NVIDIA· Jul 24, 2026
GTC SJ 2026: Next Generation Intelligent Surgical Robots
Mati Azizzian of NVIDIA, joined by Shawn Hoover and colleagues, presents at GTC San Jose 2026 on data-centric surgical robots, healthcare AI models, and hospital automation.