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Microsoft's demo screen sorting ten requests into categories: Microsoft-Decision-1 complete in 182 ms while GPT-6 Sol, at 4.00 s, has labeled six

Microsoft-Decision-1 Can’t Write a Word, and Costs $0.042 per Million Tokens. Its Speed Claim Changed in a Day

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 11, 2026

White SO-101 robot arm gripping a white block on a cork tabletop, next to a grey container and a blue container holding dark blocks

World Action Models Explained: Black Forest Labs Says Its Robot Brain Ranks First. NVIDIA’s Leaderboard Says Second

Split demo frame: a Standard panel showing two robot arms around an empty turntable beside an Ultrafast panel showing a white rocket on a launch pad

GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast Costs 6x Standard, More Than Astra. Most ChatGPT Plans Can’t Use It

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The $3,555 Flourish 1 Home Robot Comes With No Warranty and No Returns

White Astribot T1 robot with a black visor-style face and a cap, one gripper raised, at a riverside railing in front of a yellow suspension bridge

Astribot’s T1 Robot Starts at $18,000 in the US. What the Price Does and Doesn’t Cover

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Guides and Explainers

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Bipedal vs Wheeled Humanoid Robots: What Actually Changes

When humanoid makers offer legs, wheels, or both (Apollo 2), what trade-offs are real: stairs and human spaces versus energy, stability and throughput — with evidence tiers, not vibes.

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 7, 2026

Unitree G1 humanoid robot walking across a stage at Japan Mobility Show 2025 with a robot dog in the background

What Is a Robot Foundation Model? (VLA, GR00T, Helix and Open Weights)

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October 7, 2026

ISO and Safety Standards for Humanoid Robots: What Applies in 2026

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October 7, 2026

Humanoid Robots in Warehouse Logistics: Who’s Actually Moving Totes in 2026

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October 7, 2026

Comparisons

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White two-armed Feather robot on a wheeled torso reaching across a blue workbench in a parts workshop

Feather’s ‘Under $30,000’ Robot Is Listed at $31,990 in Its Own Store

Feather Robotics advertises its two-armed robot from $29,990, but its own store lists the Full System at $31,990 and sells hands, cameras and compute separately. Specs, add-on prices and what…

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 10, 2026

Agility Robotics Digit humanoid with a teal torso, glowing green chest lights and white head unit, against a grey studio backdrop

Humanoid Robot RaaS vs Buy: What Vendors Actually Quote

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 7, 2026

Unitree G1 humanoid robot standing on a lit circular stage at the Japan Mobility Show 2025

Unitree G1, R1 and H2: Prices, Specs and What to Check Before Buying

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 6, 2026

Exterior of the Federal Communications Commission building, a tan multi-storey office building with rooftop flags and bare trees under a clear blue sky

FCC Covered List and Foreign-Made Robots: What It Means for Buyers

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 5, 2026

Robot Companies

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Unitree G1 and H1 humanoid robots and a Go2 quadruped on display at a TechShare booth at Japan Mobility Show 2025

Robotics Funding Tracker 2026 (Updated Monthly)

A monthly tracker of major 2026 robotics funding, listings and M&A based on company releases and filings. Reported-but-unconfirmed rounds are labeled separately.

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 9, 2026

Agility Robotics Digit humanoid robot with a teal torso and white head unit, shown from the waist up against a plain grey studio background

Agility Robotics’ SPAC Filings: A $2.5B Valuation on $1.8M in Sales

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 7, 2026

Boston Dynamics' electric Atlas humanoid with a ring-lit head on a display platform at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang, beside a Hyundai car and in front of a giant LED-wall image of Atlas

Hyundai Wants 25,000 Atlas Robots. Here’s Where Boston Dynamics Actually Stands (Oct 2026)

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 7, 2026

Apptronik Apollo humanoid robot lifting a grey tote in a warehouse aisle lined with shelving

Apptronik Apollo 2 and Robot Park: What Is Confirmed (Oct 2026)

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October 7, 2026

1X NEO Price, Factory and Shipping Status (October 2026)

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October 7, 2026

Figure 03: Specs, Helix, BotQ Production and What Figure Has Not Disclosed

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October 7, 2026

Policy and Safety

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Halodi Robotics collaborative humanoid standing beside a perception engineer in a lab setting, both heads visible

Policy & Safety

Robot Liability and Insurance for Humanoids: Who Pays When Something Goes Wrong (2026)

Who may be liable when a workplace humanoid causes harm, what OSHA actually says about robots, and which insurance lines buyers should inventory before a pilot.

byRobotica Guide

April 23, 2026

White AgiBot X2 humanoid robot waving at an exhibition stand in an ornate hall at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, with visitors filming it

Policy & Safety

EU Machinery Regulation 2027: What Changes for Humanoid Robots on January 20

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White industrial robot arms seen through a black diamond-mesh safety fence, standing on a metal diamond-plate floor

Policy & Safety

What Certifications Guarantee a Robot Is Safe to Use

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Humanoid Robots

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Humanoid Robots for Home Use in 2026: What You Can Actually Order

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 7, 2026

Boston Dynamics' blue-and-black electric Atlas humanoid with a ring-lit head, seen from behind in front of a giant LED-wall image of Atlas at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang

Embodied AI

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Silver and black Unitree humanoid robot standing in a white kitchen, holding a mug above an open dishwasher drawer

Unitree Open-Sourced Its 6B Humanoid Model. Here’s What You Can Actually Run

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 10, 2026

White Figure 03 humanoid robot carrying a fabric basket while tidying toys in a bright living room as a man in a dark shirt watches beside a sofa

Humanoid Robot Training Data Is the New Bottleneck. Sequoia Just Bet $60M on It

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 8, 2026

Willow Garage PR2 research robot, a white two-armed mobile robot with a camera-equipped head, shown at an exhibition

Embodied AI

How Robots See and Understand the World

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Top tiers of a TurtleBot3 Burger, a small tiered mobile research robot with a lidar scanner on top, against a white background

Embodied AI

How Robots Build Maps While Exploring New Areas

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AI Models

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Anthropic’s New Usage Policy Bans Cruelty to Claude and Adds a Stop Rule for AI-Run Robots

Anthropic's 2026 Usage Policy, effective Nov 12, bans sustained cruelty to Claude and, for robots and other hardware, requires a person who can stop it and safety limits enforced independently…

byRobotica Guide Staff

October 10, 2026

Microsoft-Decision-1 Can’t Write a Word, and Costs $0.042 per Million Tokens. Its Speed Claim Changed in a Day

World Action Models Explained: Black Forest Labs Says Its Robot Brain Ranks First. NVIDIA’s Leaderboard Says Second

GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast Costs 6x Standard, More Than Astra. Most ChatGPT Plans Can’t Use It

Latest

The $3,555 Flourish 1 Home Robot Comes With No Warranty and No Returns

Guides and Explainers

Comparisons

Feather’s ‘Under $30,000’ Robot Is Listed at $31,990 in Its Own Store

Humanoid Robot RaaS vs Buy: What Vendors Actually Quote

Unitree G1, R1 and H2: Prices, Specs and What to Check Before Buying

FCC Covered List and Foreign-Made Robots: What It Means for Buyers

Robot Companies

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Policy and Safety

Humanoid Robots

Humanoid Robots for Home Use in 2026: What You Can Actually Order

Embodied AI

Unitree Open-Sourced Its 6B Humanoid Model. Here’s What You Can Actually Run

Humanoid Robot Training Data Is the New Bottleneck. Sequoia Just Bet $60M on It

AI Models