[New] Tesla will produce 1 million humanoid Optimus robots per year within the next five years.
Gizmodo
[New] Geopolitics will shape robotics as much as technology in 2026.Brightpick
[New] Optimus is anticipated to be the new American humanoid robot poster boy due to Tesla's AI advancements and mass-production goals.
Interesting Engineering
[New] The German supplier will debut a planetary gear actuator developed specifically for humanoid robots, combining a two-stage planetary gearbox, electric motor, encoder, and controller in a compact unit designed and manufactured entirely in-house.
Automotive World
[New] Tesla is not selling Optimus robots, but Musk claims that will happen by the end of 2026, though progress is hard to gauge.
Forbes Australia
[New] Tesla's humanoid Optimus robots could make Tesla a $25 trillion company.
UK Investor Magazine
[New] Tesla's progress in autonomous driving and humanoid robotics, coupled with China's evolving regulatory landscape, presents both risks and opportunities for investors.
Ainvest
[New] The next signals to watch will be delivery trends in early 2026, margin resilience in the automotive segment, and concrete timelines for scaling autonomy and robotics from concept to commercial contribution.
investing.com
[New] TechRadar forecasts an inescapable AI era by 2026, where humanoid robot interactions and AI assistants demand robust processing, sidelining non-compliant devices.
WebProNews
[New] Robotics is going to attract massive funding and private sector attention in 2026.TechCrunch
[New] Humanoid robots will appear in industrial settings in significant numbers by 2026-2028, with broader adoption through the 2030s.
The Innovation Machine
[New] By end of 2026, a robot will publicly demonstrate the ability to perform a multi-step physical task in an unstructured real-world environment like making a sandwich in a home kitchen it has never seen before, or tidying a messy room.
Retaining Agency
[New] 2026 will be an inflection point for building custom chips for AI models and robotics.The News International
[New] One company is Impossible Metals, a five-year-old seabed mining startup that's vying to mine in the Marianas and American Samoa, that argues its robot technology will not have a long-lasting, material impact on the environment.Grist
86% of surveyed employers expect AI and information-processing technologies to transform their business operations by 2030, far more than robotics, automation or energy technologies.
The Manila Times
Bug-sized robots could help pollination on future farmsInsect-sized robots crafted by MIT researchers could one day be used to help with farming practices like artificial pollination.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
At CES 2026, TechForce will present its full suite of proprietary robotics technologies, including newly developed platforms designed to increase operational efficiency, improve service speed, and drive incremental revenue for enterprise and multi-location customers.
GlobeNewswire
By the end of 2025, humanoid robots could very well be working alongside people in certain industrial and hospitality settings.
Supply Chain 24/7
Equipped with an autonomous robot arm developed by the Naval Research Laboratory, and funded with DARPA money, Space Logistics will launch an MRV in 2026 to demonstrate Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites.
Air & Space Forces Magazine
Last updated: 05 January 2026
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