Daily Robot News
June 18, 2026
As humanoid and delivery robots inch closer to mastery in various sectors, the competition intensifies, revealing that our real challenge may not be building the machines, but teaching society to trust them.
Summary
Humanoids on the Rise
Honor Lightning set a new half-marathon record at 50:26, Eno was unveiled as a versatile worker, DIY Robot Actuator builds new capabilities.
Robotaxi Developments
Uber plans to launch premium robotaxi service in Houston by 2027, Mobileye is entering the US robotaxi market, Waymo faces hurdles with slow rollout despite operational updates.
Humanoid Research and Innovations
New Research improves path planning for robots, Faraday Future unveils a new $1,990 classroom companion robot, Cooked Data claims Tesla manipulated data for Full Self-Driving approval.
In Other Robot News
Food Delivery Robot was caught during a SWAT situation, XDOF is cleaning up training data, Karl Storz integrates Asensus while discontinuing other models.