Robotics Daily — May 18, 2026
Japan Airlines just put humanoid robots to work at Haneda Airport. SoftBank bought ABB's robot division for $5.4B. And the supply chain race is heating up fast.
AI Daily — May 17, 2026
Google I/O is two days away and everyone's betting on Gemini 4. Plus: AI startups raised more in Q1 than all of 2025 combined.
Robotics Daily — May 17, 2026
China's AgiBot shipped 5,100 humanoids and grabbed 39% of the global market. Apptronik hits $5B. The industry is booming — but batteries still die in 2 hours.
AI Daily — May 16, 2026
OpenAI puts Codex in your pocket. OpenAI and Apple head for court. Anthropic raises $30B at $900B. Gmail AI writes in your voice. Google trains 6 million teachers for free.
Robotics Daily — May 16, 2026
Tesla's Fremont factory completes its historic Model S/X shutdown as Optimus retooling begins. Figure AI hits one robot per hour at BotQ. China's humanoid retail wave goes mainstream.
AI Weekly Deep Dive: The Humanoid Robotics Inflection Point — From Factory Floors to Living Rooms
May 2026 marks the moment humanoid robotics transitions from demonstration to deployment: 1X opens America's first consumer humanoid factory, Unitree's IPO reshapes the competitive map, and the global race between U.S. innovation and Chinese volume enters a decisive phase.