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Humanoids
The latest reporting, analysis, and field notes from across the Humanoids beat.
Humanoids at the Power Threshold: Why New AI Stacks, Wireless Charging, and Big-Money Deals Are Suddenly Changing What Robots Can Do
A week of headlines — NVIDIA-powered AI stacks, SoftBank’s purchase of ABB Robotics for $5.375 billion, and CE approval for wireless ‘power-in-motion’ — pulled humanoid robots out of lab demos and into industrial strategy documents. The missing piece: reliable power, edge autonomy, and safety-ready engineering that turn plastic prototypes into 24/7 workers.
SoftBank’s Big Bet and the Missing Pieces for Practical Humanoids
When SoftBank agreed to buy ABB Robotics for $5.375 billion, it signaled a new phase: industrial-robot expertise migrating into a physical-AI playbook that includes humanoids. The deal exposes an uncomfortable truth — hardware, control and industrial scale are proven; continuous power, safe autonomy, and regulatory readiness are not.
Humanoids at the Edge: Power, Perception and the Corporate Moves That Will Decide If They Scale
Humanoid robots are exiting lab demos and reaching a real deployment crossroads: edge AI stacks that squeeze perception into a backpack, wireless power systems that promise 100% fleet uptime, and a wave of corporate consolidation that will determine who gets to own the market. The next 12–18 months will test whether humanoids become useful tools or exotic prototypes.
Humanoids at the Edge: Why 2025’s Deals, Chips and Wireless Power Move Robots Out of the Lab
From SoftBank’s $5.375 billion bid for ABB Robotics to new edge‑AI stacks and wireless charging that promises “100% uptime,” humanoid robots are moving from demonstrations toward everyday duty. The question now is engineering, not hype: can power, perception and safety be solved at scale so humanoids stop being prototypes and start being productive?