Humanoid Raises $152 Million to Become Europe’s First Pure-Play Humanoid Robotics Unicorn
UK-based robotics company Humanoid announced a $152 million Series A funding round on July 21, 2026, bringing its post-money valuation to $1.35 billion. Founded in 2024, the company describes the transaction as the largest Series A raised by a humanoid-first robotics company in Europe and says it has become the region’s first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn.
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NVIDIA Brings Japan’s Robotics Giants Together Around Cosmos and Isaac
On July 15, NVIDIA announced an expanded Physical AI ecosystem in Japan involving some of the country’s largest robotics, manufacturing and technology companies. Participants include FANUC, Fujitsu, Yaskawa Electric, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Hitachi, Honda R&D, OMRON, Sony, SoftBank and Kubota.
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AMD and Foundation Future Industries Partner on Compute for the Phantom MK-2 Humanoid
Foundation Future Industries and AMD announced a partnership on July 23 to jointly develop the next-generation Phantom MK-2 humanoid robot. The robot is expected to use AMD’s Ryzen AI Embedded X100-series processors as part of its edge-computing architecture. Foundation is developing the platform for both industrial and defense-related applications.
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AgiBot Formally Begins Its Hong Kong IPO Process
Chinese humanoid robot manufacturer AgiBot formally initiated the process of pursuing an initial public offering in Hong Kong on July 24. The move advances listing preparations first reported in 2025 and marks a significant step in the Shanghai-based company’s transition from a privately financed robotics startup to a potential publicly traded manufacturer.
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Agility Robotics Opens Fremont Physical AI Facility Focused on Customer Operations
Agility Robotics opened a new facility in Fremont, California, on July 17. The company describes the site as a center for advancing Physical AI, robot behavior and field applications, with a particular focus on improving the performance of its Digit humanoid robot in commercial deployments.
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Tesla Continues Investing in Optimus Production, but Uncertainty Remains Around Gen 3 and the Scaling Timeline
In its second-quarter results released on July 22, Tesla said capital expenditure related to Optimus production capacity, AI compute and supporting infrastructure is expected to increase over the coming years. Management stated that Optimus is operational but still requires further development, while the company did not deliver the widely anticipated demonstration of its next-generation robot.
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Handroid Study Highlights Hardware Modularity Between Dexterous Hands and Humanoid Bodies
Published on July 17, the Handroid study introduced a platform in which the same 27-degree-of-freedom electromechanical system can be reconfigured as either a dexterous robotic hand or a tabletop humanoid. The system provides a shared control framework for teleoperation, grasping, in-hand manipulation, locomotion and robot learning.
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