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Tesla’s Optimus robots just started rolling off a production line, the same quarter profit fell 43%

Tesla gave hard numbers for the quarter its Optimus line started up: net income down 43%. For the robot's price, rate and sale date, it gave none.

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SignalsSep 26, 2026

Agility is going public on a two-legged robot. Now it’s exploring wheels.

The listing values the company at about $2.5 billion, on the strength of a robot that walks. So…

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ExplainerSep 25, 2026

How much clearance does a robot vacuum need to fit under furniture?

Sofa makers sometimes print the gap under the frame, robot makers print a height, and a few robots…

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SignalsSep 25, 2026

A robot-vacuum sensor maker goes public as the US blocks new foreign-built robots

Eight weeks after the US changed the rules for foreign-built robots, a supplier to robot-vacuum makers is selling…

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SignalsSep 24, 2026

Spirit AI says its robots handle 90% of simple tasks in a structured living room. Homes come last.

A Beijing startup trains its humanoid software by recording people who open fridges and cut vegetables. Its chief…

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LifecycleSep 23, 2026

How do you know when a robot company stops supporting a model you own?

Your robot’s app, maps and schedules can depend on a maker’s servers and software updates. How long those…

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SignalsSep 23, 2026

Tesla is auditing the Chinese car-parts makers lined up to supply Optimus, reports say

Tesla is said to be checking whether Chinese car-parts makers can turn out Optimus parts in volume. Nobody…

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SignalsSep 22, 2026

Boston Dynamics opens a training center for the 25,000 Atlas robots Hyundai plans to deploy

Boston Dynamics says its road to a robot in your home runs through factories. The newest stop is…

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SignalsSep 21, 2026

China is slowing humanoid robot IPOs to ask who is buying the machines

At least half a dozen Chinese humanoid makers are lined up to go public, and regulators want to…

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Deep DiveSep 18, 2026

Why hasn’t any consumer robot reached the top of the Autonomy Ladder?

Level V describes a robot that takes on jobs and places nobody prepared for it. Even the $20,000…

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