Humanoids: The Race for the Robot Body
Who is actually shipping — Figure, Tesla Optimus, Agility Digit, Unitree, 1X, Boston Dynamics — with dated, sourced status updates and the unit economics behind the hype.
What Is a Humanoid Robot? Inside the Race to Build a General-Purpose Robot Body
A grounded look at what actually defines a humanoid robot, who's building one (Figure, Tesla, Unitree), and how close the industry really is to general-purpose robot labor.
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01Agility Digit in the Warehouse: The First Humanoid on a Real Commercial PayrollInside the GXO-Agility Robotics deployment that put a humanoid robot to work moving totes in a Georgia warehouse — and what its 100,000-tote milestone actually proves.02The Chinese Humanoid Wave: Unitree, UBTech, and the Race to Build a Cheaper Robot BodyHow Unitree and UBTech turned humanoid robots into a low-cost hardware category, and what their pricing, IPOs, and deployments mean for the global race.03Figure vs Tesla Optimus: Who Is Actually Shipping Humanoid Robots?EN spoke article comparing Figure and Tesla Optimus deployment status for robotops.pro humanoids cluster04What a Humanoid Robot Actually Costs: Bill of Materials, Price Curve, and Break-Even MathA grounded look at humanoid robot unit economics — component costs, list prices from Tesla to Unitree, the projected price curve through 2030, and how to think about payback period.