Humanoid robots spent 2025 straddling a strange line between breakthrough and blooper reel. They poured lattes, posed in fashion campaigns and even stepped into kickboxing rings, only to trip, moonwalk into the floor and literally fall on their faces in ...

2. In 2025, Unitree's actual shipment volume of humanoid robots exceeded 5,500 units (referring to the quantity actually sold and delivered to end customers, not order volume; the order volume is higher). The total mass-production output of 2025 exceeded 6,500 units.

Elon Musk admitted on Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings call today that the company doesn’t have any Optimus robots doing

Chinese humanoid robot companies are expanding globally, piling pressure on Elon Musk’s Optimus before it reaches mass production.

Airbus ordered UBTech’s Walker S2, a full-size humanoid that stands 176 cm tall (5’9"), weighs 70 kg (154 lbs), and walks at about two meters/second (4.5 mph). It has dextrous hands with 11 degrees of freedom and tactile sensors, and can hold 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs) in each hand and 1 kg (2.2 lbs) with each finger.

The global humanoid robot market experienced a 508-percent year-on-year increase in 2025, with shipments reaching approximately 18,000 units, the Securities Times reported on Friday, citing an industry report by global consultancy IDC.

Humanoid robots achieve only up to 50% of human productivity in limited factory tasks, said Michael Tam, chief brand officer at Chinese robotics firm UBTech.

The Tesla chief said the company plans to sell Optimus robots by the end of 2027 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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