Mike Kalil

The Rise of Fake Humans: Humanoids to Watch Out for in 2025 Hate it or love it, humanoid robots are here. Amid an international technological arms race, a truly staggering number of AI-powered machines are emerging basically every day. Depending on who you ask, they could…

About a dozen people sent me the Unitree announcement today. Makes sense, since I guess since K-Scale is the only American humanoid robot company with a product that you can actually buy. If you are American and you care about the future of robotics in this country, you should…

Chinese advertising in 2025:

i think fourier’s gr-3 is way more potentially disruptive than the new unitree r1. it looks like they’re going after hugging face/pollen’s reachy mini 2 but with a possible upgrade path to bipedal. it could establish brand loyalty/trust while tech is refined.

Two of China's leaders in humanoid robotics are unleashing their potentially-game changing next-generation machines into the world. Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics, whose humanoids are already becoming ubiquitous, is bringing the cost to entry to a new low, while Shanghai's…

It looks like Fourier is about to release a desktop humanoid robot after the success of Hugging Face’s Reachy Mini launch. Hugging Face is already taking orders but can Fourier ship first? youtu.be/68KkSmFC_J8

Fourier GR-3

Unitree just introduced its most affordable, and potentially disruptive, AI-powered humanoid robot yet. The Chinese robotics leader, which recently reached unicorn status as head heads toward an IPO, is known for its relatively low-cost humanoid and quadrupedal robots that are…

It's another humanoid robot summer in China. #Robotics #Automation #AI #china

does anyone still think 1x’s neo is a person in a costume? i don’t think that personally but it would be hilarious.

I'll be presenting our new predictive simulation model at ISB 2025 in Stockholm next week! Parallel session 9F (Movement Generation and Prediction), Wednesday July 30 from 10:40 to 12:00. Hope to meet you there!

Elon Musk Shares HUGE Updates on Tesla Optimus Generation 3 Autonomous Humanoid Robot youtu.be/riI9yQZg_Bg

In Beijing, the successor to the world's fastest humanoid robot just emerged. Robot Era, which was spun from Tsinghua University in 2023, is pushing its suite of AI-powered humanoids to market with significant financial backing. The startup recently secured around 500 million…

RobotEra Makes World’s Fastest Humanoid Quicker, Stronger, and Smarter China just can't stop churning out fake humans. The rising startup RobotEra, maker of the world’s fastest bipedal humanoid robot, is pushing a suite of AI-powered humanoids to market with significant…

Fourier's GR-3 humanoid robot will apparently be cuddly?

China AI Robots Show Shocking Progress! World's Fastest Humanoid Robot Gets Faster, Stronger youtu.be/LYwPFSqpM0M

EngineAI teases its T-800 humanoid robot

EngineAI Teases Terminator-Inspired Robot Codenamed T-800 With significant financial backing, one of China’s buzziest humanoid robotics firms is drawing inspiration from a cinematic icon for its next-generation machine. EngineAI rocked the robotics world when it emerged from…

One of Tesla's rising competitors in the EV space has reportedly begun showcasing its AI-powered humanoids in its showrooms. Footage circulating on social media shows Xpeng's IRON robotic humanoids greeting and interacting with potential customers. Xpeng says it's also deployed…

Tesla is officially sending its AI-powered Optimus humanoid robots into the world. The EV maker is using its new retro-style diner as a testing ground as it races to mass produce the much-anticipated humanoids. The retro-futuristic Tesla Diner, first conceptualized by Elon Musk…

Tesla Optimus AI Robots Enter the World as SHOCKING Viral Unitree Malfunction Video Raises Alarms youtu.be/sydtb4AoCHI