Robotica Guide covers humanoid robots, embodied AI and large language models, with a focus on what companies have actually shipped, demonstrated or disclosed. Every article links its primary sources and labels company claims, demos, pilots and deployments for what they are. Edited by Brandon Cook.
Guides and Explainers
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Humanoid Robot Readiness Levels: How to Tell a Demo From a Real Deployment
A six-step scale for humanoid robot claims, from render and demo to pilot, commercial deployment and open orders, with where Optimus, Atlas, Figure 03, Digit, NEO and Unitree G1 sit in October 2026.
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Schaeffler’s Taicang Factory Has Humanoids Building Humanoid Actuators. What It Hasn’t Said
Schaeffler opened a 7,500-square-meter factory in Taicang where six humanoids assemble actuators for other humanoids. It hasn't named the robots or published output.
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Policy and Safety
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China Publishes Its First Humanoid Robot Standards. The Safety Rules Come Later
China's market regulator has issued six national humanoid robot standards, GB/T 48317.1-.5 and GB/T 48316, effective April 1, 2027. Unitree, UBTECH, XPENG and Xiaomi helped draft them. They're…
AI Models
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Claude Auto Mode Becomes the Default Next Week. Here’s What It Blocks and How to Opt Out
Starting next week, new sessions in most Claude apps on Pro, Max and Team plans run in auto mode, where an automated check blocks risky actions instead of asking you to approve each step.…
