Here are the latest updates on AI-powered #robots, with a few of my own thoughts.
Feel free to add yours—because while few people are talking about it now, these machines will soon be at the center of everything.
#Agibot, a startup from Shanghai, announced plans to produce up to 5,000 humanoid robots this year. That’s the same number Elon Musk promised with #Optimus. These are assembly-line figures, not lab prototypes. Robots are about to move into warehouses, offices, and homes. And once they multiply, we have to ask: what happens to us? If they do the work, who pays us to buy what they make?
Meanwhile, in the #UnitedStates, Tesla, Boston Dynamics, and Agility Robotics took their robots to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers—real-life lobbying, with circuits. They’re pushing for policies to boost the industry. But protect the robots? Feels like we humans need the protection now. The robotics #lobby has officially begun.
#China is playing a different game entirely. They just announced a $140 billion fund to fuel robotics and AI over the next 20 years. That’s not just economics—it’s #geopolitics. Whoever controls the robot industry controls automation, data, and behavior. While we’re debating AI #ethics, they’re funding it—aggressively. Did I mention 140 billion?
And it’s working. #UnitreeRobotics has been profitable since 2020 without taking a single euro from investors. They’re already selling robots that work. Just ask influencer #ZhangGenyuan, who rented a humanoid to cook, clean, and even join him on dates. Real robots, real use cases.
In South Korea, researchers created a smart micro robot inspired by living cells. It looks like a gummy bear but may one day seek and destroy cancer cells. A tiny tumor-killing bot. This is robotics entering the human body.
At #NortheasternUniversity, a team got a robot to screw in a lightbulb. Seems basic, but it’s a complex motor skill for machines. Robots are learning to live in our world, on our terms. The real question: will they serve us—or replace us?
#ContoroRobotics just raised $12M to develop bots that unload shipping containers. #DynaRobotics secured $23.5M to bring embodied AI to small businesses. The revolution isn’t just for the giants anymore. If robots are cheaper and never take breaks… guess who’s getting replaced?
Finally, like in the gold rush, those selling the shovels are cashing in. German supplier #igus surpassed €1.1 billion in sales of robotic components. If you think robotics is still a niche, you’re not looking at the numbers.
Bottom line: #robots aren’t coming. They’re already here. And if we don’t start preparing, they’ll be the ones deciding what to do with us.
