{"question":"Who is new in humanoid robotics?","domain":"humanoid robotics","key":"new_entrants","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/questions/humanoids/new-entrants","days":90,"count_recent":21,"count_total":43,"since":"2025-05-13","latest":"2026-10-26","companies_named_most":[{"name":"China Telecom","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/china-telecom"},{"name":"Gamma Robotics","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/gamma-robotics"},{"name":"Minerva","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/minerva"},{"name":"TeleAI","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/teleai"},{"name":"120ft","mentions":1,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/120ft"},{"name":"Agility Robotics","mentions":1,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agility-robotics"},{"name":"Alphabet","mentions":1,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/alphabet"},{"name":"Boston Dynamics","mentions":1,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/boston-dynamics"}],"findings":[{"date":"2026-10-26","finding":"China Telecom established Gamma Robotics to develop and commercialize humanoid robots.","detail":"China Telecom spun out Gamma Robotics from its TeleAI artificial intelligence research institute as an embodied-intelligence company focused on humanoid robot development and applications. Gamma Robotics and TeleAI will jointly establish a humanoid robot laboratory and pursue commercialization of their research through industrial products and services.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[{"name":"China Telecom","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/china-telecom"},{"name":"Gamma Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/gamma-robotics"},{"name":"TeleAI","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/teleai"}]},{"date":"2026-10-25","finding":"Tau Robotics introduced the Tau Humanoid for home and office cleaning.","detail":"The San Francisco startup, founded in 2024, developed the 132-centimetre-tall, 35-kilogram humanoid robot for cleaning services in residential and office environments.","outlet":"humanoid.guide","companies":[{"name":"Tau Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tau-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-10-22","finding":"Gamma Robotics launched in Shanghai to develop self-evolving humanoid robots.","detail":"Gamma Robotics, the first market-oriented company incubated by China Telecom’s TeleAI, has spun out and launched in Shanghai. The company is developing self-evolving humanoid robots and whole-body models.","outlet":"Pandaily","companies":[{"name":"China Telecom","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/china-telecom"},{"name":"Gamma Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/gamma-robotics"},{"name":"TeleAI","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/teleai"}]},{"date":"2026-10-19","finding":"Agility Robotics launched the Digit 5 humanoid robot.","detail":"Agility Robotics, co-founded in 2015 by Jonathan W. Hurst, launched Digit 5 on October 19, 2026. The company designed it for useful warehouse work at scale, including lifting heavy bins onto high shelves.","outlet":"IEEE Spectrum Robotics","companies":[{"name":"Agility Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agility-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-10-15","finding":"Swedish startup 120ft emerged from stealth with €576,000 in angel funding for a containerized humanoid-run factory.","detail":"120ft is developing local robotic assembly for small production batches, with the factory designed to fit into three containers. Brands will pay 120ft per finished product.","outlet":"Humanoids Daily","companies":[{"name":"120ft","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/120ft"}]},{"date":"2026-10-06","finding":"Minerva emerged from stealth with $10 million to develop the Roger humanoid.","detail":"Minerva raised $10 million as it emerged from stealth to build Roger for hazardous energy and public safety applications.","outlet":"Humanoids Daily","companies":[{"name":"Minerva","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/minerva"}]},{"date":"2026-10-06","finding":"Minerva Humanoids emerged from stealth with approximately $10 million in pre-seed funding.","detail":"Minerva Humanoids is developing semi-autonomous humanoid robots for hazardous work in energy operations and public safety. General Catalyst led the round, with Long Journey Ventures and Credo Ventures as co-leads; MVP Ventures, Kaya, RunwayVC, and Compound also participated.","outlet":"The AI Insider","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-06","finding":"Minerva emerges from stealth with $10 million for humanoid robots","detail":"Minerva came out of stealth with $10 million in funding to build humanoids for dangerous work.","outlet":"Humanoids Daily","companies":[{"name":"Minerva","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/minerva"}]},{"date":"2026-10-01","finding":"Flourish 1 is a $3,555 wheeled semi-humanoid home robot with 12-hour endurance.","detail":"Flourish 1 runs for 12 hours and can lift more than three pounds. The San Francisco startup developing it emerged from stealth with the home robot priced at $3,555.","outlet":"Interesting Engineering","companies":[{"name":"Flourish Robots","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/flourish-robots"}]},{"date":"2026-09-28","finding":"Addverb Technologies launches Elixis humanoid for industrial assistance across multiple sectors","detail":"Addverb Technologies unveiled Elixis, a 175 cm, 75 kg humanoid robot designed for industrial assistance in logistics, warehouses, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare settings. The robot was introduced as a new entrant in the humanoid space targeting commercial and industrial deployment.","outlet":"humanoid.guide","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-09-24","finding":"O-ID raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding for modular humanoid robots.","detail":"Tokyo-based O-ID, founded by two Europeans, raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to develop fully modular humanoid robots for industrial manufacturing and logistics.","outlet":"Tech.eu","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-09-23","finding":"Vesoma emerges from stealth with humanoid robot under construction","detail":"Vesoma, a new humanoid robotics company founded by Synapticon and Easybrain co-founders, has emerged from stealth mode. Former DeepMind research director Martin Riedmiller is heading AI for the company. The first Vesoma 1 units are currently under construction.","outlet":"Humanoids Daily","companies":[{"name":"Synapticon","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/synapticon"}]}]}