ROBOT REALITY INDEX // UPDATED 2026-08-26
A source-linked index that separates product claims, public availability and customer deployment evidence. No composite hype score. No invented specifications.
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GXO describes a multi-year Robots-as-a-Service agreement and fully operational Digit robots in a live warehouse environment.
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BMW says Figure 03 will work on a logistics sequencing use case at Plant Spartanburg following the completed Figure 02 pilot.
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Apptronik says Apollo 2 fleets are active across its Robot Park network and unnamed customer or partner sites for data collection.
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GXO and Apptronik describe a lab evaluation before any planned distribution-center deployment.
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Mercedes-Benz says Apollo robots have collected data in a production environment while the company tests autonomous operations.
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// ANALYSIS
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A source-linked 2026 guide to humanoid robot companies, separating commercial products, pre-orders, pilots, deployments and prototypes.
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Humanoid robot hands still struggle with dexterity because actuators, tactile sensing, and real touch data remain harder than walking or lifting.
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Figure says its Helix-02 livestream passed 200 hours and 249,560 packages. Here is what the demo shows, what stays company-claimed, and what is still unverified.
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Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks for a second $1B funding round in 2026. We break down what PI does, why the money keeps flowing, and what it means for the humanoid robot industry.
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Agile Robots is the latest company in a growing list of Google DeepMind robotics partnerships. We map every partnership, explain why DeepMind keeps winning robot deals, and compare their foundation model approach to…
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Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics, a startup building kid-size humanoid robots for the home. What Fauna does, why Amazon wants home robots in 2026, and what this means for consumer robotics.
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The index covers bipedal, social, research and human-form industrial robots. Generic AI labor news and unrelated affiliate buying guides are outside scope.