Launches · updated 2026-10-19
Humanoid robot launches and release dates
Upcoming humanoid launches, pre-orders, deliveries and mass-production dates, plus the latest official announcements. 57 upcoming events tracked.
Coming up
| Date | Robot | Event | What | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | K-Bot · K Scale | deliveries delayed | K-Scale cancelled K-Bot orders, refunded deposits and open-sourced its IP after funding failed. | source |
| 2026 | Phantom MK1 · Foundation | mass production | Foundation targets 10,000 Phantom units in 2026; target unconfirmed by deliveries. | source |
| 2026 | Reflex humanoid · Reflex | mass production | Reflex Robotics plans a humanoid factory in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, promising 2,000 jobs. | source |
| 2026 | G1 · Unitree | mass production | After the Spring Festival Gala, Unitree set a target of 20,000 humanoid units for 2026. | source |
| 2026 | Walker S2 · UBTECH | mass production | UBTECH targets 5,000 humanoid units in 2026, a tenfold output increase. | source |
| 2026-08 | Optimus V3 · Tesla Optimus | launch delayed | On the Q1 call Musk tied the V3 reveal to production start in July-August; no public reveal as of mid-October 2026. | source |
| 2026-10 | Xiaodong · Dongfeng | deliveries | Dongfeng's Xiaodong humanoid to enter its factories in October 2026. | source |
| 2026-10-20 | 4NE1 · NEURA Robotics | event demo | Autonomous 4NE1 laundry-handling demo planned at GTC Berlin, October 20-22. | source |
| 2026-10-20 | Mobo · Chery Aimoga | launch | Mobo family companion humanoid to debut at Chery's 2026 Global Innovation Conference in Wuhu. | source |
| 2026-10-21 | Optimus · Tesla Optimus | event demo | Tesla Q3 2026 earnings call on October 21; investors expect Optimus V3 production and reveal updates. | source |
| 2026-10-21 | Mobo · Chery Aimoga | preorders | Global Mobo pre-orders open October 21; price and delivery dates not yet disclosed. | source |
| 2026-11 | Digit · Agility | ipo | Agility agreed a $2.5 billion SPAC merger with Churchill Capital XI to list on Nasdaq. | source |
| 2026-11 | Torso 4 · Clone | new version | Clone says redesigned Torso 4 for stationary two-arm enterprise tasks arrives in November. | source |
| 2026-11 | Memo · Sunday | deliveries | Sunday aims to ship Memo to beta households by Thanksgiving 2026. | source |
| 2026-11-02 | Digit 5 · Agility | ipo | SEC declared S-4 effective; Churchill XI holders vote November 2, Nasdaq trading as AGLT expected in November. | source |
| 2026-H2 | NEO · 1X | funding | SoftBank reportedly negotiating a majority stake in 1X at about a $6 billion valuation. | source |
| 2026-H2 | H2 Plus · Unitree | launch | H2 Plus, an NVIDIA Isaac GR00T reference humanoid for research, available in late 2026. | source |
| 2026-H2 | · Deep Robotics | ipo | STAR Market IPO application for 2.5 billion yuan accepted; listing date not set. | source |
| 2026-H2 | · Leju | ipo | Leju's ChiNext IPO application (2.6 billion yuan) was accepted; listing date not set. | source |
| 2026-Q1 | Optimus V3 · Tesla Optimus | event demo delayed | Tesla said production lines were being installed and promised a production-intent Optimus V3 unveil in Q1 2026. | source |
| 2026-Q1 | Optimus V3 · Tesla Optimus | event demo delayed | Tesla ended Q1 2026 without the promised Optimus Gen 3 reveal; Musk cited finishing touches. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | Optimus · Tesla Optimus | partnership | Reports of a new round of Optimus supplier audits in Ningbo ahead of volume production. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | Figure 03 · Figure | funding | Report: NVIDIA in talks to invest about $1 billion in Figure; no completed deal yet. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | NEO · 1X | deliveries | First NEO consumer shipments planned for 2026, primarily in the US; none confirmed as of mid-October. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | 4NE1 · NEURA Robotics | deliveries | 4NE1 reservations at 98,000 EUR; customer deliveries expected at end of 2026. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | Gen 3 humanoid · Persona | deliveries | Persona AI targets Gen 3 humanoid deliveries at end of 2026; early integration started in Korea. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | · AgiBot | funding | AgiBot started a 1-1.5 billion yuan round at about 50 billion yuan valuation. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | U1 Youth Edition · UBTECH | new version | UBTECH plans a cheaper U1 'Youth Edition' in Q4 2026 to lower the entry price. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | IRON · Xpeng Iron | mass production | XPeng reaffirmed IRON mass production by end of 2026. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | · Dexmal | funding | Dexmal in talks for a round at about 20 billion yuan valuation. | source |
| 2026-Q4 | Xiaodong · Dongfeng | mass production | Dongfeng plans trial production of humanoid robots by end of 2026. | source |
| 2027 | Optimus · Tesla Optimus | mass production | Construction of a dedicated Optimus factory at Giga Texas is underway; second production line expected to start in 2027. | source |
| 2027 | Figure 04 · Figure | new version | Adcock said Figure 04 reached design lock and entered production preparation; no reveal date or specs given. | source |
| 2027 | NEO · 1X | deliveries | 1X plans to expand NEO deliveries beyond the US to other markets starting in 2027. | source |
| 2027 | NEO · 1X | mass production | CEO Bernt Bornich said 1X aims to ship 50,000 robots in 2027 from Hayward and San Carlos. | source |
| 2027 | Atlas · Boston Dynamics | deliveries | Atlas to become available to customers beyond Hyundai and DeepMind from 2027. | source |
| 2027 | OpenAI humanoid · Openai Robotics | event demo | Sam Altman confirmed OpenAI will build humanoid robots and promised a demo in 2027. | source |
| 2027 | · AgiBot | ipo delayed | AgiBot launched a Hong Kong IPO process in July 2026; listing now likely shifted to 2027. | source |
| 2027 | GoMate Mini · Gac | mass production | GAC plans small-series GoMate production in 2026 and mass production in 2027. | source |
| 2027 | · Limx Dynamics | ipo | LimX filed confidentially for a Hong Kong IPO of up to $300 million. | source |
| 2027 | MATRIX-3 · Matrix Robotics | mass production | Matrix states a goal of 100,000-robot annual capacity by 2027 after launching its MFH factory. | source |
| 2027 | Calvin-40 · Wandercraft | partnership | Renault plans 350 Wandercraft Calvin humanoids on its lines by 2027. | source |
| 2027-02 | FF robot lineup · Faraday Future | mass production | FF targets US robot production starting February 2027. | source |
| 2027-H1 | Digit 5 · Agility | deliveries | Digit 5 early-access deployments planned for H1 2027, including EU and UK customers. | source |
| 2027-H1 | IRON · Xpeng Iron | deliveries | IRON commercial deliveries to start in H1 2027, first for stores and malls. | source |
| 2027-H2 | IRON · Xpeng Iron | deliveries | XPeng plans a European rollout of IRON in H2 2027. | source |
| 2027-Q1 | Next-gen bipedal humanoid · Lg Bear | launch | LG and NVIDIA co-develop a GR00T-based bipedal humanoid targeting a Q1 2027 unveiling. | source |
| 2027-Q4 | Optimus · Tesla Optimus | launch | At Davos Musk said Optimus public sales should start by end of 2027, once reliability and safety targets are met. | source |
| 2027-Q4 | Digit 5 · Agility | deliveries | General availability of Digit 5 targeted for end of 2027; launch BOM about $150,000. | source |
| 2027-Q4 | HMND 01 (wheeled, next version) · Humanoid Uk | new version | Next wheeled HMND version targets a certified product by end of 2027. | source |
| 2028 | Atlas · Boston Dynamics | deliveries | Kia set full-scale Atlas deployment at Hyundai Metaplant America for 2028-2029. | source |
| 2028 | Atlas · Boston Dynamics | ipo | Hyundai targets a Nasdaq IPO of Boston Dynamics by 2028; Reuters says 2027 listing unlikely. | source |
| 2028 | Atlas · Hyundai | mass production | Hyundai US robot plant to start in 2028 with 30,000 units yearly; 25,000 already committed. | source |
| 2028 | · Changan | mass production | Changan formed Tianshu Intelligent Robot and targets humanoid mass production in 2028. | source |
| 2030 | Kaleido · Kawasaki | partnership | Kaleido to adopt Noetra physical AI, with staged autonomy targeted by 2030. | source |
| 2035 | 4NE1 · NEURA Robotics | partnership | Schaeffler to deploy thousands of 4NE1 humanoids by 2035 and co-develop actuators. | source |
| In-house humanoid · Samsung | new version | Samsung reportedly building its own humanoid in a new RX unit, separate from Rainbow Robotics. | source |
Recently announced
| Date | Robot | Event | What | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Digit 5 · Agility | partnership | Nyobolt selected to supply nine-minute fast-charging batteries for Digit 5. | source |
| 2026-10-15 | FF Nova · Faraday Future | launch | FF launched the $2,490 FF Nova education humanoid and $299 Nova Mini. | source |
| 2026-10-14 | Neuron AI · NEURA Robotics | new version | NEURA launched Neuron AI, a multisensory foundation model with touch, sound and memory. | source |
| 2026-10-14 | pi API · Physical Intelligence | launch | Physical Intelligence opened an API beta for robot training and inference. | source |
| 2026-10-14 | · Astribot | funding | Astribot raised 1 billion yuan at about 15 billion yuan valuation. | source |
| 2026-10-13 | Gemini 4 Argon · Google Deepmind | event demo | Google demonstrated Gemini 4 Argon developing robot skills on Apptronik Apollo, scoring 87% on embodied reasoning. | source |
| 2026-10-13 | U1 · UBTECH | deliveries | UBTECH says U1 small-batch deliveries to end customers began in September 2026. | source |
| 2026-10-08 | Walker S Lite · UBTECH | partnership | UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen expanded humanoid cooperation into factory logistics. | source |
| 2026-10-06 | Digit 5 · Agility | event demo | Analyst and Investor Day detailed Digit 5 economics and a conditional $300 million order. | source |
| 2026-10-02 | ET1 · Galbot | price change | Galbot priced ET1 from 79,000 yuan with Pro and Flagship versions above. | source |
| 2026-10-01 | Atlas · Boston Dynamics | new version | New Atlas hands raise dexterity from 7 to 13 DoF with tactile sensing. | source |
| 2026-10-01 | T1 · Astribot | launch | Astribot brought T1 to North America at IROS from $18,000. | source |
| 2026-10-01 | Agile ONE · Agile Robots | partnership | Hitachi partnership spans Agile ONE, arms and mobile robots via HMAX Industry. | source |
| 2026-09-26 | Optimus V3 · Tesla Optimus | mass production | The Information: Tesla built several hundred Optimus V3 units per week in August, mostly for internal testing and data. | source |
| 2026-09-26 | Expedition A3 Ultra · AgiBot | mass production | AgiBot reached 20,000 cumulative robots; milestone A3 Ultra delivered to Chimelong. | source |
| 2026-09-24 | Expedition A3 Ultra · AgiBot | partnership | AgiBot and Chimelong launched a theme-park deployment of more than 300 robots in Zhuhai. | source |
| 2026-09-23 | IRON · Xpeng Iron | partnership | XPeng held its first IRON supply-chain partner conference and signed supplier agreements. | source |
| 2026-09-21 | Atlas · Boston Dynamics | event demo | Boston Dynamics opened the Robotics Metaplant Application Center to train Atlas for manufacturing tasks. | source |
| 2026-09-21 | Dex5-S hand · Unitree | new version | Unitree released the 22-DoF Dex5-S robot hand. | source |
| 2026-09-20 | Quanta X1 Pro · X Square | partnership | X Square's QUANTA X1 Pro handles parcels at lululemon's Wuhan distribution center. | source |
| 2026-09-17 | Helix 2.5 · Figure | new version | Helix 2.5 reached 56% full-task success across 30 unseen homes. | source |
| 2026-09-15 | Digit 5 · Agility | launch | Agility unveiled Digit 5 with 50 lb payload, nine-minute charging and a cage-free safety architecture. | source |
| 2026-09-14 | G1+ · Unitree | launch | Unitree launched G1+ with stronger motors and a two-joint neck at $15,000 base. | source |
| 2026-09-13 | Walker S · UBTECH | mass production | UBTECH commissioned a 10,000-unit-per-year humanoid super factory in Liuzhou. | source |
| 2026-09-10 | UnifoLM-WLA-1.0 · Unitree | new version | Unitree open-sourced UnifoLM-WLA-1.0 for humanoid whole-body control. | source |
| 2026-09-07 | IRON · Xpeng Iron | mass production | XPeng commissioned its automotive-grade IRON assembly line; first robot walked off the line. | source |
| 2026-09-07 | Calvin-40 · Wandercraft | partnership | Wandercraft signed 12 enterprise customers for Calvin-40. | source |
| 2026-09-03 | Helix · Figure | partnership | Compute deal with Nscale for up to 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs, with an initial $3.5 billion commitment. | source |
| 2026-09-03 | AI Worker · Robotis | deliveries | CJ Logistics put two ROBOTIS AI Worker semi-humanoids on live Olive Young fulfillment lines. | source |
| 2026-09-02 | European production · AgiBot | mass production | Minth Group and AgiBot opened Europe's first humanoid mass-production base in Sabac, Serbia. | source |
| 2026-09-01 | MOS 2 · Lumos | launch | Lumos launched MOS 2, a 50 kg payload wheeled dual-arm AI worker used at Mitsubishi Electric. | source |
| 2026-09-01 | · Xiaoyu | funding | Xiaoyu Intelligent Manufacturing disclosed a Series B3, its third round in a year. | source |
| 2026-09-01 | ET1 · Galbot | preorders | Galbot opened ET1 bipedal humanoid pre-orders on September 3. | source |
| 2026-08-25 | Tiangong Ultra · X-Humanoid | event demo | Tiangong Ultra ran 100 m in 8.86 s at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. | source |
| 2026-08-24 | IRON · Xpeng Iron | funding | XPeng's robotics unit raised over $900 million at a $6.3 billion valuation. | source |
| 2026-08-21 | Tieda · Xiaomi | launch | Xiaomi unveiled its Tieda humanoid at WRC 2026 after four months of EV factory training. | source |
| 2026-08-20 | Xiao Di · Byd | launch | BYD presented its first humanoid, Xiao Di, in Di Space showrooms. | source |
| 2026-08-19 | · Unitree | ipo | Unitree debuted on the STAR Market, raising 6.1 billion yuan; shares rose 629% on day one. | source |
| 2026-08-17 | Superman prototype · Unitree | event demo | Unitree showed a prototype claiming 12.66 m/s top speed and a 2-meter standing jump. | source |
| 2026-08-10 | HMND 01 · Humanoid Uk | funding | Humanoid raised $152 million at a $1.35 billion valuation, Europe's first pure-play humanoid unicorn. | source |
| 2026-08-08 | GoMate Mini · Gac | launch | GAC debuted the tri-folding 4th-gen GoMate Mini at WRC 2026. | source |
| 2026-07-31 | AiMOGA robots · Chery Aimoga | deliveries | AiMOGA reported 2,000 robots delivered to more than 60 countries. | source |
| 2026-07-26 | Figure 03 · Figure | mass production | Figure announced production of its 1,000th Figure 03 at the BotQ facility. | source |
| 2026-07-26 | MagicBot D1 · MagicLab | launch | MagicLab launched three new robots including MagicBot D1 at WAIC 2026. | source |
| 2026-07-26 | Adam · PNDbotics | event demo | PNDbotics showed Adam climbing stairs in its first public debut at WAIC 2026. | source |
| 2026-07-25 | WAIC 2026 lineup · AgiBot | launch | AgiBot introduced four new embodied AI platforms at WAIC 2026. | source |
| 2026-07-25 | · Limx Dynamics | funding | LimX closed a $200 million pre-IPO round at $2.2 billion valuation. | source |
| 2026-07-21 | · Miit Tc08 | event demo | MIIT humanoid standards committee held its plenary in Shaoxing and set up a data working group. | source |
| 2026-07-09 | NEO · 1X | new version | 1X revealed next-generation 25-DoF hands for NEO. | source |
| 2026-07-01 | U1 · UBTECH | launch | UBTECH unveiled the U1 consumer humanoid from 119,800 yuan with over 11,000 orders. | source |
| 2026-06-29 | AlphaBot 2 · Ai2 Robotics | funding | AI2 Robotics raised about $735 million at roughly $2.8 billion valuation. | source |
| 2026-06-28 | Apollo 2 · Apptronik | new version | Apptronik quietly showed Apollo 2 on its website; specs not disclosed. | source |
| 2026-06-28 | Genie G2 · AgiBot | mass production | AgiBot's 15,000th robot, a G2, rolled off the line. | source |
| 2026-06-26 | Figure 03 · Figure | deliveries | Figure 03 deployed at BMW Spartanburg for logistics sequencing after the F.02 fleet retirement. | source |
| 2026-06-24 | Atlas · Boston Dynamics | funding | Hyundai agreed to buy SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake, making Boston Dynamics wholly owned. | source |
| 2026-06-24 | S1 · Galbot | partnership | CATL and Galbot agreed to scale humanoid robots across battery factories. | source |
| 2026-06-15 | Quanta X2 · X Square | funding | X Square passed $2.8 billion valuation after four rounds in two months. | source |
| 2026-06-15 | Xiaosai · Seres | launch | Seres debuted its first humanoid, Xiaosai, with AI from ByteDance Volcengine. | source |
| 2026-06-14 | Isaac 1 · Weave | launch | Weave debuted Isaac 1, a mobile home-tidying platform. | source |
| 2026-06-10 | 4NE1 · NEURA Robotics | funding | NEURA closed a record Series C led by Tether, about $1.4 billion. | source |