{"question":"Who is expanding production in humanoid robotics?","domain":"humanoid robotics","key":"capacity_by_quarter","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/questions/humanoids/production-expansion","days":90,"count_recent":319,"count_total":994,"since":"2021-08-01","latest":"2026-11-02","companies_named_most":[{"name":"Tesla","mentions":29,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla"},{"name":"UBTech Robotics","mentions":27,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ubtech-robotics"},{"name":"Agility Robotics","mentions":17,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agility-robotics"},{"name":"Boston Dynamics","mentions":16,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/boston-dynamics"},{"name":"Schaeffler","mentions":15,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/schaeffler"},{"name":"AgiBot","mentions":13,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agibot"},{"name":"Unitree","mentions":13,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/unitree"},{"name":"Figure","mentions":9,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/figure"}],"findings":[{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"Jiangsu Yunmu Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd. develops YMBot D2 heavy-duty industrial mobile humanoid","detail":"The China-based company developed the YMBot D2, a factory-oriented mobile humanoid that pairs a wheeled base with two robotic arms and a humanoid upper body. The robot stands 180 cm tall and weighs 150 kg.","outlet":"humanoid.guide","companies":[{"name":"Jiangsu Yunmu Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd.","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/jiangsu-yunmu-intelligent-manufacturing-technology-co-ltd"}]},{"date":"2026-10-31","finding":"Tesla's Fremont Optimus line is designed for 1 million robots per year","detail":"The high-volume Optimus line at Tesla's Fremont factory is designed to build 1 million robots per year, or 20,000 per week, with the ramp to those rates expected to take at least a year.","outlet":"Moonshots with Peter Diamandis","companies":[{"name":"Tesla","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla"}]},{"date":"2026-10-31","finding":"Tesla's Fremont Optimus line is designed to build 1 million robots per year","detail":"The high-volume Optimus line at Tesla's Fremont factory is designed to produce 1 million robots per year, or 20,000 per week.","outlet":"Peter H. Diamandis","companies":[{"name":"Tesla","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"SynDexy delivered its first small batch of C1 humanoids for precision electronics assembly.","detail":"The Beijing startup began development six months earlier and has now delivered C1 humanoids to electronics plants. The robots achieved success rates above 98% on key assembly tasks during testing.","outlet":"Pandaily","companies":[{"name":"SynDexy","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/syndexy"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Bleu Robotics raises €5 million in pre-seed funding for humanoid robot factory software","detail":"Bleu Robotics raised €5 million in pre-seed funding co-led by Contrarian Ventures and OVNI Capital, with participation from Kvanted, WEPA, and technology investor Charlie Songhurst. The French company is developing AI software that teaches humanoid robots new factory tasks with fewer demonstrations and aims to shorten deployment times.","outlet":"The AI Insider","companies":[{"name":"Bleu Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/bleu-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-10-29","finding":"Renault has begun deploying a humanoid robot at its Douai electric-vehicle plant.","detail":"A humanoid robot has taken its first steps at Renault’s Douai, France, factory, which produces the electric R5, approaching a cart of tires during a night shift.","outlet":"L'Usine Nouvelle","companies":[{"name":"Renault","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/renault"}]},{"date":"2026-10-29","finding":"Generative Bionics will keep industrial humanoid data, model training, and validation within Europe.","detail":"Generative Bionics said the Physical AI Data Factory will ensure that the data, models, and know-how underlying Europe’s industrial humanoids are generated, trained, and validated within the European continent.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[{"name":"Generative Bionics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/generative-bionics"}]},{"date":"2026-10-29","finding":"Agility Robotics plans a 50,000-square-foot Pittsburgh facility to support Digit deployments.","detail":"Agility Robotics is expanding its Pittsburgh hub with a 50,000-square-foot facility dedicated to supporting deployments of its Digit humanoid robot.","outlet":"humanoid.guide","companies":[{"name":"Agility Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agility-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-10-29","finding":"Bleu Robotics raised €5 million to develop robot-learning software for industrial humanoids.","detail":"The French startup is developing software intended to teach industrial humanoids new tasks in under an hour. Initial factory deployments have not yet begun.","outlet":"Humanoids Daily","companies":[{"name":"Bleu Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/bleu-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-10-29","finding":"Bleu Robotics says its robot-learning system can teach new tasks from about ten demonstrations.","detail":"Bleu Robotics says its software requires around ten demonstrations to teach an industrial humanoid a new task, with factory deployments still ahead.","outlet":"Humanoids Daily","companies":[{"name":"Bleu Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/bleu-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-10-28","finding":"Solid-state batteries for XPeng's Iron humanoid robot entered small-batch production.","detail":"The solid-state batteries designed for XPeng's Iron humanoid robot have begun rolling off the production line in small batches. Iron itself remains in the pre-production stage.","outlet":"CnEVPost","companies":[{"name":"Xpeng","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/xpeng"}]},{"date":"2026-10-27","finding":"Tesla confirmed that the first batch of mass-production-quality Optimus humanoid robots has rolled off the production line.","detail":"Tesla made the confirmation in late October 2026, marking a manufacturing milestone for its Optimus humanoid robot program.","outlet":"Yicai","companies":[{"name":"Tesla","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla"}]}]}