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CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE114 days agoHappened as dated, per NVIDIA's[1][3] release: "TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA GTC Taipei -- NVIDIA today announced the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot."At GTC Taipei, NVIDIA announced the first open humanoid reference design: a Unitree H2 Plus chassis with Sharpa Wave five-finger tactile hands for the body, and Jetson Thor compute plus the open Isaac GR00T stack for the brain, aimed at academic robotics labs.0.70ugo Unveils the Nova Semi-Humanoid in Tokyo
CONFIRMED79% CONFIDENCE7 days agoHappened as dated, per robotstart.info[1]: the article opens "2026年9月16日、東京で開催された「フィジカルAI Summit」において" - at the Physical AI Summit held in Tokyo on 16 September 2026.At Tokyo's Physical AI Summit the AI Robot Association showed the first prototypes from its NEDO-backed contest to build a domestic general-purpose robot. ugo's entry, the wheeled dual-arm Nova, was developed in about six months and goes into mass production in 2027.0.70Figure Reaches One Robot an Hour at BotQ
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE147 days agoHappened as dated: figure.ai[1]'s own post "Ramping Figure 03 Production" is dated April 29, 2026 and reports the ramp as already achieved.Figure said its BotQ plant had gone from building one Figure 03 a day to one an hour in under 120 days - a 24x ramp that delivered more than 350 of its third-generation humanoids, with end-of-line first-pass yield above 80% and over 9,000 actuators built.0.68Waymo Announces Singapore Robotaxi Service for 2028
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE5 days agoLTA's[2] release of 18 September 2026 says "Waymo[1] will be Singapore's newest autonomous vehicle operator"; AsiaOne[3] says Waymo "announced the move on Friday (Sept 18)" (Waymo's own post carries the US date, September 17).Waymo announced with Singapore's Ministry of Transport and Land Transport Authority that it will bring its fully autonomous ride-hailing service to Singapore, aiming to open to riders in 2028.0.65Unitree Robotics Debuts on the STAR Market
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE35 days agoHappened as dated, per scmp.com[1]: "Shares of Unitree Robotics surged 629 per cent above their initial public offering price to open at 1,100 yuan in their Shanghai trading debut on Wednesday", in an article published 19 Aug 2026.Shares in China's best-known humanoid maker opened at 1,100 yuan on Shanghai's STAR Market, 629% above the 150.8-yuan offer price, valuing Unitree at about 445 billion yuan (US$66 billion). Some 9.8 million retail accounts had chased 9.7 million shares.0.64Boston Dynamics Unveils the Production Atlas at CES 2026
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE261 days agoHappened as dated, per bostondynamics.com[1]: "LAS VEGAS (Jan. 5, 2026) - Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, unveiled the product version of its new Atlas robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today."Boston Dynamics revealed the product version of its fully electric Atlas humanoid at Hyundai's CES media day and began building it at its Boston headquarters immediately. Every 2026 Atlas is already committed, with fleets going to Hyundai's Robotics Metaplant Application Center and to Google DeepMind.0.64Waymo Opens Zeekr-Built Ojai Robotaxi to All Riders
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE34 days agoElectrek[1] reported on August 20, 2026 that Waymo opened Ojai to all riders.Waymo opened its sixth-generation Ojai robotaxi, built by Zeekr, to the general public in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, with Denver, San Diego and Las Vegas to follow.0.64General Motors Installs the First Unimate Industrial Robot
ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCE65.7 years agoWikipedia[3], the Henry Ford museum and Guinness World Records[2] all date the first Unimate installation to 1961, but none give a specific month or day.In 1961 General Motors installed the Unimate, the world's first industrial robot, at its New Jersey factory to lift and stack hot die-cast metal parts. Industry 4.0 opens its history of factory automation with this machine.0.63Tesla's Cybercab Starts Robotaxi Rides in Austin
CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE20 days agoThe Statesman's[1] live updates describe attendees arriving "for the scheduled 4:45 p.m. start of the launch event" on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 (21:45 UTC), and NHTSA[2] states Tesla "began offering commercial service in its Cybercab vehicles on September 3, 2026".Tesla put its two-seat Cybercab, which has no steering wheel or pedals, into robotaxi service in Austin after an invitation-only launch at ACL Live on 3 September 2026, opening rides to the public the next evening.0.631X Opens the NEO Factory in Hayward
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE146 days agoHappened as dated, per the company's release: "HAYWARD, Calif., April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE[1]) -- 1X ... today announced that its NEO Factory in Hayward, California has commenced full-scale production."1X started full-scale production of its NEO home humanoid at a 58,000 sq ft plant in Hayward, California, making its own motors, batteries, structures and sensors in-house - capacity for 10,000 NEOs a year, after the first year's run sold out in five days.0.62Futuroscope Opens Mission Bermudes, Mack Rides' First Rocking Boat
CONFIRMED77% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoTheme-park trade press (Coaster101[3], Lift Hills and Thrills) reported Mission Bermudes' public opening date as June 28, 2025.Futuroscope closes out its €300 million Vision 2025 expansion with Mission Bermudes, the debut installation of Mack Rides' Rocking Boat system, which lets its vessels drift like real boats before climbing onto coaster-like track.0.62
