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.
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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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XPENG’s IRON Humanoid Is Due in Europe in 2027. Its Spec Sheet Got Smaller on the Way
A Paris Night slide put XPENG IRON's European rollout in the second half of 2027; XPENG's own release says "global rollout in 2027." Meanwhile the production robot lists 76 degrees of freedom,…
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Policy and Safety
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South Korea Lets 20 Robros Humanoids Work Beside People Without Safety Fences
South Korea's industry ministry approved a sandbox special case on October 13 that lets Robros put 20 IGRIS-C humanoids to work next to people at four company sites without safety fences. What…
AI Models
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Gemini 4 Argon Costs $2/$10 Until Nov 30, Then Doubles. Google’s Own Table Shows Where It Loses
Gemini 4 Argon costs $2/$10 per million tokens until Nov 30, then $4/$20, matching Claude Opus 5.5. No free API tier, AI Pro is app-only, and Google's own model card shows where Argon loses on…
