Robotics and embodied AI
Humanoids, robot foundation models and machines that learn to act in the physical world.
- WikiFigure AIFigure AI builds general-purpose humanoid robots and its own Helix AI model. Its robots, BMW deployments, funding and 2026 milestones.Updated
- WikiGemini RoboticsGemini Robotics is Google DeepMind's family of robot AI models. What it does, how it evolved from RT-2 to Gemini Robotics 2, and its limits.Updated
- WikiNVIDIA Isaac GR00TIsaac GR00T is NVIDIA's platform of open humanoid robot foundation models, simulation tools and reference hardware. Versions, data and partners.Updated
- WikiOpen X-EmbodimentOpen X-Embodiment is a pooled dataset of 1M+ robot trajectories from 22 robot types and the RT-X models trained on it. Why it mattered.Updated
- WikiPhysical IntelligencePhysical Intelligence (π) is a startup building general-purpose robot foundation models such as π0 and π0.5. Its models, data approach and funding.Updated
- WikiTesla OptimusOptimus is Tesla's humanoid robot. Its history since 2022, the Fremont and Texas factory plans, repeated delays and status as of October 2026.Updated
- WikiUnitree RoboticsUnitree Robotics is a Hangzhou maker of quadruped and humanoid robots. Its shipments, 2026 Shanghai IPO, the US import ban, and role in research.Updated
- WikiWaymoWaymo runs driverless robotaxis in US cities. Its scale, safety data and AI approach, and why self-driving cars matter for embodied AI.Updated
- AnalysisAre humanoid robots ready for real work? The 2026 debateEvidence on whether humanoid robots and robot foundation models are ready for factories and homes, with competing views on data, demand and safety.Updated
- ExplainerHow robots learn: demonstrations, trial and error, and dataA plain guide to how modern robots learn skills from human demonstrations, reinforcement learning and pooled datasets, and why data is the bottleneck.Updated
- ExplainerSim-to-real: training robots in simulation for the real worldHow robots are trained in simulated worlds and then moved to real hardware, what the "reality gap" is, and how domain randomization bridges it.Updated
- ExplainerVision-language-action models: how robot foundation models workWhat vision-language-action (VLA) models are, how they turn camera images and instructions into robot motion, and the main models as of 2026.Updated