Locomotion
Legged and wheeled robot movement — gait controllers, rough-terrain traversal, and the control theory behind dynamic balance.
Coverage (10 articles)
- ICE Forecasts $1-2M Boston Dynamics Spot Robot Buy for Public Safety — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans a sole-source purchase of Boston Dynamics Spot quadrupeds worth $1-2 million. The robots would handle remote insp
- Unitree Superman Humanoid Reaches 12.66 m/s and 2 m Jump — Unitree Robotics unveiled its Superman humanoid prototype on August 17, 2026. The 45 kg machine with 0.85 m legs achieved a claimed 12.66 m/s peak speed and 2 m
- Figure AI Ankle Patent Highlights Hardware Edge in Humanoid Mobility — Figure AI received the July 2026 Patent of the Month for US12649246, covering advanced ankle assemblies with independent actuators for precise foot pitch and ro
- FCC Bans New Chinese Humanoid and Quadruped Robot Imports — On July 28, 2026, the US FCC banned imports of new Chinese-made humanoid and quadruped robots over national security concerns including data risks and cyberatta
- CubeMars AK80 Concentric Actuators and Georgia Tech STL-Guided MPC — CubeMars AK80 integrated concentric brushless actuators deliver up to 44.9 Nm/kg torque density with harmonic-compatible planetary gearing for humanoid and exos
- ISO 25785-1 Sets Safety Rules for Dynamically Stable Humanoids — ISO 25785-1 is advancing as the key safety standard for industrial mobile robots with active stability control, including humanoids and legged systems. It addre
- ThorArena Benchmark Exposes Force-Aware Gaps in Humanoid Controllers — ThorArena, a new benchmark from TU Munich, tests how humanoid robots handle physical contact by replaying real human forces in simulation. The results expose ma
- iFixRobot and SuperDroid Robot Repair Services for Humanoids — Specialized US providers iFixRobot and SuperDroid Robots now deliver national humanoid maintenance, actuator repairs, and 200-day warranties as consumer and ind
- Humanoid Robot Safety Standards Advance at Automate 2026 Amid ISO Timeline — WSJ coverage of Automate 2026 demos highlights engineering push for collaborative humanoid safety 2026, integrating arXiv research on sensor-driven control and
- EngineAI $1.5B Hong Kong IPO Fuels China Humanoid Robot Surge — EngineAI confidentially files for Hong Kong IPO at $1.5B valuation after $200M Series B, advancing PM01 humanoid and quadruped production amid China's robotics
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- Agibot A2 Ultra — Agibot · Humanoid
- Unitree Go2 — Unitree Robotics · Quadruped
- ANYmal — ANYbotics · Quadruped
- DroidUp Moya — DroidUp · Humanoid
- Tiangong Ultra — Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center · Humanoid