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US firm unveils small humanoid robot butler for household chores
Fauna, a New York-based robotics startup, has unveiled Sprout, a compact humanoid robot designed specifically for operation in everyday human environments such as homes, schools, offices, and service spaces. Unlike traditional industrial robots adapted for public use, Sprout is built from the ground up with safety, interaction, and accessibility as priorities. Standing 3.5 feet tall, it features a lightweight, soft exterior with quiet actuation and avoids sharp edges, enabling safe close physical proximity without safety cages. Its simple one-degree-of-freedom grippers support basic tasks like fetching objects and hand-offs, while the robot is engineered to fall, crawl, and recover without damage. Sprout also incorporates an expressive face to facilitate intuitive, nonverbal human-robot communication. Sprout is positioned as a developer-centric platform, offering whole-body behaviors such as walking, kneeling, crawling, compliant physical interaction, and fall recovery, alongside core capabilities like teleoperation, mapping, navigation, and expressive interaction primitives
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UniX AI is preparing to unveil its next-generation humanoid robots, Wanda 2.0 and Wanda 3.0, at CES 2026, marking a shift from demonstration-focused prototypes to commercially deployable service robots. Designed for real-world, repeatable service tasks, these full-size humanoids feature advanced hardware including 23 high-degree-of-freedom joints, an 8-DoF bionic arm, and adaptive grippers, enabling dexterous manipulation and autonomous operation in dynamic environments. UniX AI emphasizes the robots’ ability to learn workflows, adapt to new routines, and perform consistently across various service sectors such as hotels, property management, security, retail, and education, with a stable production capacity of 100 units per month. The Wanda series will be demonstrated performing practical tasks like drink preparation, dishwashing, clothes organization, bed-making, amenity replenishment, and waste sorting in simulated real-world settings. Powered by UniX AI’s proprietary technology stack—combining
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Chinese company Zerith Robotics has begun mass-producing its H1 service humanoid robots, scaling production to over 100 units per month within a year. Priced at approximately RMB 99,000 (around $13,600), the H1 is positioned at the lower end of the humanoid market, driving strong demand with orders exceeding RMB 100 million. The robots are already deployed in commercial settings across major Chinese cities like Beijing and Shenzhen, performing autonomous cleaning and sanitation tasks in shopping malls and other indoor public and enterprise locations. Distinct from general-purpose bipedal robots, the H1 features a wheeled base with a height-adjustable upper body and two articulated arms, optimized for indoor service and housekeeping roles. It uses advanced sensors including 3D LiDAR and depth cameras for navigation and obstacle avoidance, runs on the ROS2 framework, and offers up to four hours of continuous operation per charge. Zerith’s focus is on reliable, sustained task execution rather than experimental capabilities, signaling a transition
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Chinese robotics startup Noetix has launched Hobbs W1, a humanoid service robot designed for public-facing roles such as reception and guidance in hospitality, retail, education, and corporate environments. Hobbs W1 features a lifelike female-styled bionic head combined with an interactive display, dexterous six-degree-of-freedom hands, and five-degree-of-freedom robotic arms, enabling it to perform natural gestures, hand over items, and carry out light physical tasks. The robot also boasts fully autonomous navigation, emotion recognition, natural conversation abilities, and real-time information synchronization, allowing it to operate independently in complex indoor settings while supporting human workers by handling routine tasks. In addition to Hobbs W1, Noetix recently introduced Bumi, a child-sized humanoid robot priced under US$1,400, following a US$41 million pre-Series B funding round. This pricing significantly disrupts the typical high cost of humanoid robots, which often reach six figures. No
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Keenon Robotics has introduced the XMAN-R1, described as the world’s first humanoid service robot butler, at the Shangri-La Traders Hotel located in Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. This deployment marks the hotel as the first globally to implement a collaborative service model combining both humanoid and special-purpose robots to handle various hospitality tasks. The XMAN-R1 serves as a front-desk greeter capable of natural language interaction, guest engagement, and offering welcome gifts, creating an immersive and futuristic guest experience. Supporting robots handle specific functions such as in-room delivery, luggage transport, cleaning, and restaurant food delivery, collectively enhancing operational efficiency and service consistency. At the core of XMAN-R1’s capabilities is Keenon’s KOM2.0, the first Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model tailored for the service industry, which integrates vision, speech, and movement to interpret human intentions and respond contextually in real time. Additionally, Keenon employs KEENON ProS
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At the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, a Chinese humanoid robot named Xiao He served as a multilingual AI receptionist, assisting journalists and delegates by providing real-time information in Chinese, English, and Russian. Equipped with advanced emotional recognition, adaptive learning, and extensive knowledge databases, Xiao He facilitated smooth communication while maintaining cultural neutrality and factual accuracy. The robot guided attendees on summit logistics, such as media center locations and cultural activities, and even engaged in lighthearted interactions like serving ice cream to volunteers. Xiao He’s presence highlighted China’s growing emphasis on robotics as part of its technological and diplomatic strategy. Alongside Xiao He, China introduced Guanghua No. 1, an emotional AI humanoid capable of displaying humanlike emotions, underscoring the country's advancements in AI robotics. This demonstration at the SCO, coupled with China’s recent hosting of the World Humanoid Robot Games, signals the nation’s ambition to lead in the evolving robotics industry and integrate such technologies
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Primech AI has launched the next-generation HYTRON bathroom cleaning robot, designed to autonomously clean bathrooms in challenging environments such as airports, hospitals, hotels, shopping malls, and office buildings. The robot completed its first commercial trials in September 2024, receiving positive customer feedback. Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Super System-on-Module, the HYTRON offers energy-efficient, real-time data processing and intelligent navigation. It integrates advanced 3D-cleaning capabilities and electrolyzed water technology to deliver consistent, high-quality sanitation while significantly reducing manual labor. The upgraded HYTRON features several technological improvements, including an enhanced AI-powered navigation system for better pathfinding and obstacle detection, stronger cleaning mechanisms for deeper sanitation, refined machine learning algorithms to optimize cleaning patterns, and an improved user interface for easier operational management. Primech executives emphasize that this model represents a major step forward in autonomous cleaning technology, combining functional innovation with striking design to set new industry standards in facility management and robotics.
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KEENON Robotics unveiled its bipedal humanoid service robot, XMAN-F1, at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2025, showcasing its ability to perform specific hospitality tasks such as mixing drinks, scooping popcorn, and delivering product demonstrations. The Shanghai-based company emphasized that while the robot’s lifelike movements and gestures attract attention, the primary focus is on mastering simple, repeatable tasks before expanding to broader capabilities. CEO Li Tong highlighted a pragmatic approach, aiming for gradual deployment from single to multiple tasks, supported by AI technologies including large language models and multimodal interaction. Beyond individual functions, KEENON demonstrated XMAN-F1’s integration within a broader ecosystem of robots, such as collaborating with logistics and delivery robots in medical and bar settings to create interoperable fleets. The company leverages its extensive experience in electromechanical manufacturing and environmental data collection to advance humanoid robotics. With a significant market presence—holding 22.7% of global commercial service robot
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The article announces the release of RobotEra's new service robot model, the RobotEra Q5. This advanced robot features 44 degrees of freedom, allowing for highly flexible and precise movements. Additionally, it is equipped with a responsive conversational AI, enhancing its ability to interact naturally and effectively with humans. RobotEra aims for the Q5 to make a significant impact in the service robot industry by combining sophisticated mechanical capabilities with advanced communication technology. However, the article provides limited details beyond these key features, leaving specifics about its applications, availability, or pricing unclear.
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