Daily Robot News

February 05, 2026

Summary

Humanoids

Moya revealed with 92% human-like gait, LimX Dynamics secured $200M for humanoid AI, Zhuoyide showcases emotional AI at Shanghai event.

Drones & Defense

Anduril offers job fast-tracks via drone contest, MatrixSpace expands counter-drone AI capabilities, DIU seeks automated drone launch systems.

Self-Driving

Waymo expands to Boston and Sacramento, SFO Airport approves autonomous taxi operations, School Zones present challenges for Waymo's safety protocols.

[WATCH] UBTECH's Chitu α Revolutionizes Logistics at Foxconn with PVT Success!

Meet Moya: the world’s first biomimetic AI robot with warm skin and human-like eye contact

The ability hand sets record as world's fastest touch-sensitive bionic hand

Chinese startup showcases 5-tonne flying car that can carry 10 passengers in public test flight

Meet Moya, the robot that walks with 92% human-like gait—is the uncanny valley really that close?

She shows emotion and warmth, but she's just a robot walking among us

InOrbit shares open-source fleet management tool OpenRobOps and welcomes Steve Cousins to its board

Robot taxi service gets the green light for passenger operations at San Francisco Airport

Chinese robotics firms score funding boost as focus shifts to humanoid brains over hardware

Waymo struggles to stop for school buses in CRUCIAL safety test before national rollouts

Meet Dot, the new autonomous delivery robot zipping food orders to neighborhoods across America

$30 billion defense startup will fast-track your job application if you can win its drone contest

Waymo expands its ride-hailing service to Boston and Sacramento for a bigger future in mobility

Futurist takes first step toward resurrecting humans in robotic bodies with brain modeling effort

China's G1 humanoid robot steals the show at Web Summit Qatar 2026 with a familiar EV strategy

[WATCH] Brookhaven Police Unveils Cutting-Edge Drone First Responder Infrastructure!

Budget robot vacuum surprises with high functionality for just $200

World's first sodium-ion battery EV proves itself a winter range monster in a new era

Royal Navy drone pilot saves £2.5m aircraft from plunge into ocean with lightning-fast reflexes

Detroit suburb sets up hives that launch drones to combat crime quickly

[WATCH] Unlock the Power of Waymo's Multi-Stop Feature—It's a Game Changer!

HoverAir X1 Pro drones get smarter for winter tracking in your snowy adventures

SkyDrive to show off remotely piloted eVTOL flights in Tokyo next February

[WATCH] ABB's PoWa Takes Center Stage at Xanadu 2.0 with @XIN LIU!

DoD launches project for automated drone delivery systems to support large-scale operations

[WATCH] igus RBTX and DOBOT Team Up for Game-Changing Robotics!

Orqa teams up with Firestorm to launch the Firestorm Squall FPV drone

Drone tech start-up aims for the skies at Space Park Leicester

The next AI battle focuses on energy-efficient architectures rather than speed and scale

Danish startup raises $760K to counter drone threats with kinetic force over electronic warfare

MatrixSpace updates AI platform for multi-drone detection in real time amid growing airspace threats

Pentagon reveals drone dominance program competitors for Phase I of acquisition initiative

U.S. drone-makers unveil plans at Singapore Airshow to combat China's influence in Asia

Claire chats with Mark Gray about collaborative robot arms for human teamwork in automation

Robotics showcase closes at CES 2026, hinting at new frontiers ahead

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