31:40NEXT with John Koetsier· Aug 22, 2026
Humanoid robots: 4Ps that will determine who wins
Ankur Saxena, investment director at TDK Ventures, discusses humanoid robotics and physical AI with John Koetsier on NEXT with John Koetsier.
Week 34
Humanoid robotics weekly, Aug 17-23, 2026
2 funding items, the largest stated amount up to $300M for LimX Dynamics. Launches and releases: Omni (X-Humanoid). 4 deployments, from Unix Group, Hexagon, Faraday Future, and 1 more. 13 other news items. 2 talks and interviews briefed.
Funding2
- Wed, Aug 19G1 · Unitree Robotics
Unitree, maker of the G1, soars over 600% in Shanghai STAR Market IPO debut
humanoidsdaily.com ↗ - Tue, Aug 18LimX · LimX Dynamics
LimX Dynamics confidentially files for Hong Kong IPO of up to $300M
equalocean.com ↗
Launches and releases1
- Wed, Aug 19Omni · X-Humanoid
X-Humanoid debuts lightweight Tiangong Omni at World Robot Conference 2026
pandaily.com ↗
Deployments4
- Thu, Aug 20Panther · Unix Group
Panther staffs a 24-hour unmanned cafe with JD.com's Seven Fresh Coffee at WRC 2026
finance.sina.com.cn ↗ - Wed, Aug 19AEON · Hexagon
Hexagon's AEON enters Schaeffler's dedicated 'humanoid gym' ahead of 1,000-unit factory rollout
comparethecloud.net ↗ - Wed, Aug 19FF Master · Faraday Future
Faraday Future's RoboShare books its first paid rental, including an FF Master humanoid
roboticsandautomationnews.com ↗
Other news13
- Sun, Aug 23Galbot · Galbot
Galbot humanoids complete 100-plus consecutive autonomous tennis rallies against a champion
finance.yahoo.com ↗ - Sat, Aug 22Walker C1 · UBTECH Robotics
UBTECH puts Walker C1 on service duty at World Robot Conference 2026
youtube.com ↗ - Sat, Aug 22Tien Kung · X-Humanoid
Tien Kung Ultra runs 100 m in 9.39 s, beating Usain Bolt's world record
english.news.cn ↗ - Sat, Aug 22HONOR · HONOR
HONOR's humanoid "Lightning" breaks the human 100 m world record at the World Humanoid Robot Games
aljazeera.com ↗ - Fri, Aug 21Pudu D7 · Pudu Robotics
PUDU D7 runs live demos at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing
chinadaily.com.cn ↗ - Fri, Aug 21HMND 01 · Humanoid.ai
Bosch confirms Bühl plant will build Humanoid's robots from August 2027 after HMND 01 prototype trials
heise.de ↗ - Thu, Aug 20Booster T1 · Booster Robotics
Booster T1 is the platform behind the Science Robotics cover paper on vision-driven soccer skills
newsfilecorp.com ↗ - Thu, Aug 20Optimus · Tesla
Tesla tells JPMorgan Optimus Gen 3 design is locked and Fremont tooling is going in
electrek.co ↗ - Thu, Aug 20Wanda 2.0 · Unix Group
Four Wanda 2.0 robots perform as a band at WRC 2026
finance.sina.com.cn ↗ - Wed, Aug 19CyberOne · Xiaomi
Xiaomi unveils next-generation CyberOne humanoid after four months of car-factory training
pandaily.com ↗ - Wed, Aug 19Panther · Unix Group
Panther sets a Guinness World Record for autonomous coffee service
youtube.com ↗ - Wed, Aug 19QUANTA X2 · X Square Robot
X Square Robot runs home-service demos with its two-wheeled humanoid at WRC 2026
manilatimes.net ↗ - Tue, Aug 18Galbot · Galbot
Galbot teases ET1 bipedal humanoid ahead of WRC 2026 debut
humanoidsdaily.com ↗
Talks and interviews2
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2:19:54Peter H. Diamandis· Aug 21, 2026Elon Says 100X, Memory Prices Spike 500%, Unitree Robot Outruns Usain Bolt with Emad Mostaque | #282
Moonshots host Peter H. Diamandis and AI entrepreneur Emad Mostaque, alongside the Moonshot Quintet, discuss frontier AI, robotics, memory constraints, and biomedical research on Peter’s Moonshots podcast.