IEEE Spectrum's weekly Video Friday roundup covers the latest in robotics, with a focus on humanoid robot production scaling. Figure is now producing 55 robots per week, while 1X has opened a 58,000 sq ft NEO Factory in Hayward, California for full-scale humanoid production with consumer shipments planned for 2026. Other highlights include Agility Robotics' Digit balancing on one leg, a tactile-enabled whole-body humanoid manipulation system, Boston Dynamics' Stretch robot perception Q&A, NASA's two Mars rovers exploring different eras of Martian history, Neuralink's surgical robot for implant procedures, and a look at Chinese-made Unitree G1 humanoid robots entering the US market via companies like OpenAI and Nvidia.
Sort: