Robot of the Week: HMND 01, Europe’s $1.35 Billion Humanoid Bet
The HMND 01 is the wheeled industrial humanoid from Humanoid, a London-based startup and Europe’s first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn. Humanoid closed a $152 million Series A at a $1.35 billion valuation on July 21, 2026. Bosch is signed on as a contract manufacturer, and Schaeffler has a binding deal for a four-digit fleet. The […]
KOID vs HUMN: Which Humanoid Robotics ETF Is Better in 2026?
KOID and HUMN own the same humanoid robotics theme through opposite constructions. KOID, the KraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI Index ETF, equal-weights 60 stocks across the humanoid supply chain at a 0.69 percent net expense ratio. HUMN, the Roundhill Humanoid Robotics ETF, is actively managed: its Investment Committee picks 44 positions and weights […]
ARTY vs IBOT: Which AI & Robotics ETF Is Better in 2026?
Only one of these two funds is a robotics ETF, and it is not the larger one. The iShares Future AI & Tech ETF (ARTY) tracks the Morningstar Global Artificial Intelligence Select Index. The VanEck Robotics ETF (IBOT) tracks the BlueStar Robotics Index. That index requires portfolio companies to earn at least 50 percent of […]
Robotics ETF Performance Gap 2026: Why Returns Range From 14% to 58%
With 2026 year-to-date returns ranging from roughly 14% to nearly 60% across major funds, new analytics help investors unmask the holdings driving the divergence Brookfield, WI — September 7, 2026 — The Robotic Life today expanded its Robotics ETF Tracker. The platform tracks the business of humanoid robotics. The upgraded tool arrives as capital pours […]
BOTZ vs KOID: Which Robotics ETF Is Better in 2026?
BOTZ and KOID answer two different investment questions inside the same robotics category. BOTZ, the Global X Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF, covers the broad automation economy. The fund has traded since September 2016 at a 0.68 percent expense ratio. KOID, the KraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI Index ETF, launched in 2025 as […]
Robot of the Week: EngineAI T-800, the $25,000 Combat Humanoid Behind URKL
The EngineAI T-800 is the standardized platform behind URKL, the world’s first full-scale humanoid robot combat league. URKL opened on July 16, 2026 in Shenzhen with a viral moment. A robot named Matador lost its head to a high kick and kept fighting on backup torso sensors. The T-800 delivers 450 Newton meters of peak […]
Robot of the Week: Agility Digit, the Warehouse Humanoid Going Public at $2.5 Billion
Digit by Agility Robotics is the most deployed commercial humanoid in the world per the company’s stated positioning. The robot has moved more than 100,000 totes at GXO Logistics under a Robots-as-a-Service contract. Deployments include Amazon and a 7-unit contract at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. Agility Robotics announced a SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp […]
Tesla vs Figure vs Boston Dynamics: Who Is Winning the Humanoid Robot Race in 2026?
Tesla, Figure AI, and Boston Dynamics are running three different races inside the same humanoid robotics category. Tesla Optimus Gen 3 targets factory-scale labor at a $20,000 to $30,000 price point. Figure 03 targets the home with the Helix 02 vision-language-action model and a $39 billion company valuation. Boston Dynamics Atlas carries 30 years of […]
Humanoid Robot App Stores: Why Robot Apps Will Explode in 2027
Humanoid robot app stores let owners download new robot capabilities instead of programming them. Unitree launched a public beta of a motion app store for the G1 humanoid. OpenMind launched a universal cross-platform robot app marketplace. The model follows the iPhone App Store playbook: manufacturers build the platform, developers build the capabilities. The Robotic Life […]
Robot of the Week: Unitree G1, the $16,000 Humanoid That Shipped 5,500 Units
The Unitree G1 is the most accessible full-body humanoid robot on the market at a $16,000 starting price. Unitree shipped more than 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, ranking first globally by volume. The company filed for an IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market targeting a valuation near $7 billion. The G1 stands 4 feet 4 inches, […]