Topic · Concept
Robotics
Robotics covers machines that sense and act in the physical world, from factory arms to humanoids, and the AI, chips and safety standards behind them. This page tracks the robots that have been announced or put on sale, what their makers say they can do, and the safety and certification rules they have to meet before they can work next to people.
- Industrial robots in operation
- A record 5 million units in 2025, up 9%; more than 600,000 installed in 2025, up 11% (IFR World Robotics 2026, released September 24, 2026)
- Industrial robot safety standard
- ISO 10218-1:2025, "Robotics — Safety requirements — Part 1: Industrial robots," third edition, published February 5, 2025; replaces the 2011 edition
- Unitree G1 price
- From US$13.5K, tax and shipping excluded; the G1 EDU research version is "Contact sales"
- Unitree G1 specs
- 1,320 mm tall, about 35 kg with battery, 23 degrees of freedom (23 to 43 on the EDU), about 2 hours per battery
- Agility Digit 5 unveiled
- September 15, 2026: lifts up to 50 lb (22.7 kg) repeatedly, 1.81 m tall, 129 kg, 90-minute battery that recharges in 9 minutes
- Digit 5 availability
- Early access expected in the first half of 2027; general availability for manufacturing, warehouse and distribution operators expected by the end of 2027
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