Image created with gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview with claude-opus-4.7. Image prompt: A Byzantine gold-ground mosaic apse icon of a frontal humanoid automaton saint with hammered brass robes, articulated metal fingers raised in benediction, a halo of concentric circuit-ring gyres, holding a tiny golden clockwork bird on its palm, tesserae texture with visible grout and glinting gear-shaped tiles, deep imperial purple and Tyrian crimson accents, warm candlelit directional glow, centered symmetrical composition with generous negative space, the word ‘ROBOTS’ rendered in bold gold Trajan Roman capitals across the lower third, painterly tactile surface, 16:9 full-bleed.

30 minutes of video. Robot learns the task. Open-source, end-to-end. An open-source framework for training robot policies from only 30 minutes of human egocentric videos captured via Meta Aria glasses: Achieving zero-shot transfer to robots without any robot data collection.
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2059544160810541152

Figure AI has partnered with Catalyst Brands to deploy robots at its Reno, NV distribution center, starting with its Joey Pouch sorting system. The humanoid robots will automate repetitive sorting/packing tasks. Catalyst Brands operates JCPenney, Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers,
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2059356145530364368

Guys – it’s time. It’s been 9 days of F.03 running 24/7, fully autonomous, with no downtime It’s clear humanoids will be incredibly useful with high runtime I’m going to let the team get to 200 hours and I’m going to shut this puppy down – tune in at 6pm PT for the close out!
https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/2057555892988776798

Truly remarkable achievement by Figure in so many ways: – An unedited 200-hour demonstration of autonomous work for everyone to see on a livestream. This is a significant risk for a startup if things go terribly wrong. Speaks to their confidence. – It’s not a simple
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2057877562534314033

Big milestone today. But still very early for self-driving software. When I was working on Autopilot at Tesla, we had an internal infra project called “”Operation Vacation”” – the goal being that the entire Autopilot engineering team could take a vacation and come back to a better
https://x.com/russelljkaplan/status/2059696925096776113

Handover event of last Tesla Model S & X: Franz: Next time you come back and stand in this place, it will be full of robots. Elon: I guess next time, we’ll be handing over the first Optimus… well, Optimus will just hand itself over. Hrushikesh: Fremont built the most cars of
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2057907084411519278

Tesla’s Fremont line for the planned 1 million unit/year Optimus. At first glance it looks like a render, but those people walking around seem real.
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2057930556374200479

We just wrapped what began as an 8-hour challenge – and it ran for 200 hours without a failure Shoutout to the team for the hardcore engineering behind F.03 and the robust Helix models powering it
https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/2057651077928145235

3D printed tires Pure 3D-printed lattice magic in TPU that flexes, absorbs insane weight, and keeps rolling. No air or suspension needed. @robotsailor is building next-level robot wheels… fully custom, printed fast on Bambu Lab printers. If you don’t follow him… you are
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2057884971738485032

A full university-level course on building and controlling real robots. If you’re into hands-on robotics (designing, fabricating, and making physical robots move) this one deserves a permanent bookmark.📌 University of Michigan’s ROB 311: How to Build Robots and Make Them
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2058094587273478402

A full university-level course on industrial robotics: theories for real-world implementation. If you’re trying to get actual robots running in factories and manufacturing lines (kinematics, programming, control, and integration) this one deserves a permanent bookmark.📌
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2058972315468054771

Atlas hits a perfect rabona. Even on the simple kick, the follow-through mechanics look so human. Hyundai is an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup. They’re using Boston Dynamics Atlas as the branding hero. Hyundai has a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics.
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2059720827508228305

Atlas moves with incredible grace for a 198-pound hunk of metal. Its lower-body fluidity is wild, especially the way it manages those toe-lead steps.
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2059684110294262205

Dear algorithm: please show this to people interested in robotics, embodied AI, automation, and manufacturing around New York and the East Coast. We’re bringing together founders, engineers, and operators during NYC Tech Week to talk about what it actually takes to move robots
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2058247338951401948

EngineAI has launched a new manufacturing base in Shenzhen. – The ~129,000 sq ft factory is already producing T800 humanoids. – The targeted capacity is one robot every 15 minutes, supporting an annual output of 10,000 units.
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2059702062007656829

HOW TO: Hosting a robotics event in New York City. It started with a conversation with @JonMSchwartz from @Ultraroboticsco, who made me realize how much is quietly happening in the NYC robotics scene. After recording the Season 2 finale with @evanbeard from @standardbots,
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2058468915143991666

Human data collection roughly 4x faster than robot teleoperation: A method that aligns human glove-based tactile signals with robot sensors via self-supervised encoders and rectified flow using motion-derived pseudo-pairs, avoiding any need for paired data or identical hardware.
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2058819382449434643

Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese | kvue.com
https://www.kvue.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/humanoids-dance-and-thread-needles-as-japanese-robotics-developers-look-to-outdo-chinese/616-d650862d-eff7-4891-8491-eab54ae199e5

Humanoids to Hit $15 Billion by 2035 Despite Adoption Barriers
https://www.designnews.com/automation/humanoid-robots-to-hit-15-billion-by-2035-despite-adoption-barriers

Hyundai x Boston Dynamics launched “”School of Football,”” a video series leading to the 2026 World Cup. It documents the electric Atlas humanoid robot learning fluid, complex soccer skills.
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2059312696559046677

If you want to get into training robots badly: You can start training real robots at home for under $300… Thread 👇 (with links) Here’s the exact low-barrier roadmap the community is using right now to go from zero to running ACT policies on a real arm in weeks. Thread 👇
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2059334512123711821

It won’t be long until robots beat pro soccer players. Booster Robotics’ upcoming T2 humanoid:
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2058057413522297103

New York is quietly becoming a robotics hub. And on June 4th, we’re going to prove it: This started as a late-night LinkedIn DM with Jacob from @newyorkrobotics. I had just recorded an episode with @evanbeard, suggested by @JonMSchwartz, @faunarobotics had just launched
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2059621559464030368

That range of motion is exactly what lets a robot handle the awkward, dangerous, back-breaking positions humans can’t sustain. Crawl into tight spaces, weld overhead for 10 hours, or do the same repetitive heavy lifts day after day…? This is Gen 1 humanoid doing full dynamic
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2057732228528959714

The $6 Billion Chinese Startup Trying to Build Hands for Every Robot | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-china-the-dollar6-billion-chinese-startup-making-hands-for-humanoids/

Thinking about the fact, that my little one will grow up with robots is crazy…
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2058953248497639860

Today, we’re releasing LFM2.5-8B-A1B, a device-optimized model designed to power real-life applications on phones, laptops, PCs, robots, and fast & lightweight server-side use-cases. > 8B MoE, 1.5B active > Expanded 128K context > LFM2.5 flagship hybrid MoE architecture >
https://x.com/liquidai/status/2060023455290974474

UBTech is the only pure-play humanoid robotics company currently listed on the HK Stock Exchange, with a market valuation of ~$7.2 billion. In 2025, the company generated ~$120.7 million in revenue from humanoid products and solutions. Walker C1 humanoid:
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2057858140088238140

– Figure started from absolute scratch just four years ago today – Rapidly iterated vertically integrated platforms for hardware and AI – This wouldn’t happen without a high level of grit and relentless engineering Next four years are gonna be crazy interesting to watch.
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2057922547350683733

Figure just turned 4 years old The ride so far has been surreal, and I wanted to share my perspective on what’s happened over the last four years When I started Figure, the core technologies were still extremely nascent. Humanoid hardware was heavy, hydraulic, unsafe,
https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/2057907052140486938

I’m excited to announce that Figure has signed a commercial agreement with Catalyst Brands, the operator of JCPenney, Aéropostale, and Brooks Brothers We’ll work to deploy humanoid robots at scale, starting with initial deployment in Reno, NV
https://x.com/adcock_brett/status/2059351113984557262

@huggingface’s @LeRobotHF team announced LeRobot Humanoid, an open-source bipedal robot platform built for roughly $2,500 using mostly 3D-printed and off-the-shelf parts: The release provides complete hardware designs, runtime software, identification tools, simulation
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2057522561790149048

Hugging Face has released LeRobot Humanoid, a full-stack, open research robot. – Costing around $2,500, it is built using 3D-printable parts, off-the-shelf components, and affordable electronics. – The first release includes hardware files, assembly documentation, design
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2058205087600984482

This #CVPR2026 paper from our research team is trending #1 on @HuggingFace 🤗 Meet LocateAnything: a vision-language detection model that rethinks bounding box prediction. For AI agents and robots, “seeing” is only useful if a model can pinpoint where something is fast enough to
https://x.com/NVIDIAAI/status/2060058563544801787

Key takeaways from NVIDIA’s quarterly earnings call last week: – Physical AI revenue >$9B over the trailing 12 months. – Edge computing platform (robotics, automotive, AI RAN, workstations) hit $6.4B, +29% YoY. – Asked if NVIDIA can outgrow hyperscalers (whose CapEx is
https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2059324196128534623

the role of tactile sensing and force/torque feedback as a key enabler for developing reliable, touch-enabled Physical AI hardware?
https://x.com/IlirAliu_/status/2059104814919770206

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