This policy explains how roboticaguide.com/ researches, writes, labels and corrects its coverage of humanoid robots, embodied AI and robotics. It applies to every article on the site.
1. Sourcing hierarchy
We rank sources by how close they are to the facts. When sources conflict, the higher tier wins, and we say so.
- Primary documents: regulatory and securities filings, government notices, standards documents, patents, peer-reviewed or preprint research papers, and company shareholder updates.
- Official company materials: press releases, product and specification pages, spec sheets, official blogs and recorded presentations. These are authoritative for what a company says, not proof that it is true.
- Named, on-the-record statements: executives quoted in earnings calls, interviews and conference talks.
- Reporting by established outlets: news organizations with their own sourcing. When a report relies on unnamed or paywalled sources, we say that and mark the claim as unconfirmed.
- Everything else (social media, forums, aggregator sites, leaked images): used only as a lead, never as the sole basis for a factual claim.
We link to sources in a Sources section at the end of each article. If we cannot find a number in a primary or official source, we write “Not publicly disclosed” rather than repeating an estimate.
2. Claims, demos, teleoperation, pilots and deployments
Robotics headlines often blur very different stages. We use the following terms consistently.
- Company claim: a statement or figure from the maker that has not been independently tested. We attribute it (“Agility says…”).
- Demo: a video or live show. It may be scripted, edited, or teleoperated.
- Teleoperation: a human controls the robot remotely. We say when a demonstration used it, was reported to have used it, or when the company has not said.
- Internal use: the company uses its own robots for development, testing or data collection.
- Pilot: a named customer tests the robot in a real workplace, usually in a limited role or for a limited time.
- Commercial deployment: customers can order, and robots are delivered and operating under contract.
- Announced, preorder, planned: intentions and timelines are reported as plans, with the company’s stated date, not as achieved facts.
We do not describe a robot as “autonomous,” “deployed,” “shipping” or “for sale” unless a source supports that exact word.
3. Prices, specifications and rankings
We publish prices and specifications only when the manufacturer has published them, and we label them company-reported. Unless an article says otherwise, we have not tested the robots we write about, so our comparisons are based on published information and not on hands-on testing. We do not use star ratings, and we do not invent scores.
4. How articles are produced
RoboticaGuide articles are drafted with the help of AI tools and then reviewed and edited by an editor before they are published.
AI tools are not treated as a source. Any fact, figure or quote we publish should trace to a source linked in the article’s Sources section. Because AI-assisted drafts can contain mistakes, we also label company claims, prefer primary and official sources, and correct errors in public. To report one, see our corrections page.
5. Images and AI-generated imagery
- Where we show a real robot, we use images from the manufacturer’s press materials or from openly licensed sources, and we credit the source in the caption.
- Some articles use AI-generated or illustrative images because no suitable licensed photo exists. These are labeled in the caption (for example, “Illustrative image generated with AI; not a photo of the product”). We do not use AI-generated images to show a real robot doing something it has not been shown to do, and we do not present AI images as photographs of real events.
- Older-generation product photos are labeled as such in the caption.
6. Updates and corrections
Robotics news changes quickly. Articles carry a “Last updated” date. When we make a substantive change we say what changed. If we get a fact wrong, we correct it in the article, add a dated correction note, and record it on our corrections page. To report an error, use our contact page. Typo and formatting fixes are made without a note.
7. Independence from sponsors and advertisers
- Advertising, including Google AdSense ads, does not influence what we cover, how we describe a product, or which products we include.
- We do not accept payment, free products or other compensation in exchange for favorable coverage.
- Any sponsored content is labeled as sponsored and kept separate from editorial coverage. See our advertising disclosure.
- Companies we cover do not review or approve articles before publication. We may contact companies to ask for clarification or comment.
8. Conflicts of interest
If a writer or the site has a financial or personal interest in a company covered in an article, we disclose it in that article. As of October 4, 2026, we have no conflicts of interest to disclose other than the advertising revenue described in our advertising disclosure.
This policy was last updated on October 4, 2026.