{"question":"Where is the money going in humanoid robotics?","domain":"humanoid robotics","key":"money_by_layer","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/questions/humanoids/where-the-money-goes","days":90,"count_recent":403,"count_total":1182,"since":"2024-01-01","latest":"2026-11-02","companies_named_most":[{"name":"Unitree","mentions":71,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/unitree"},{"name":"Agility Robotics","mentions":32,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agility-robotics"},{"name":"Figure","mentions":20,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/figure"},{"name":"AgiBot","mentions":15,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agibot"},{"name":"Tesla","mentions":15,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla"},{"name":"UBTech Robotics","mentions":13,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ubtech-robotics"},{"name":"NVIDIA","mentions":12,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/nvidia"},{"name":"1X Technologies","mentions":8,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/1x-technologies"}],"findings":[{"date":"2026-11-02","finding":"UBTECH releases Thinker-Sim embodied intelligence simulation platform","detail":"UBTECH officially launched Thinker-Sim, an embodied-intelligence simulation platform built around Real2Sim2Real. The one-stop system covers digitization of real scenes, large-scale simulation data synthesis, and robot capability evaluation.","outlet":"36Kr newsflashes","companies":[{"name":"UBTech Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ubtech-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-11-01","finding":"Realbotix prices Echo at about KRW 16 million for the desktop model and KRW 80 million for the full-body model, plus a $20 monthly software fee","detail":"Echo’s tabletop version has 17 upper-body joints and is priced at about KRW 16 million, while the full-body version has 39 degrees of freedom and is priced at about KRW 80 million. A $20 monthly software subscription applies.","outlet":"ZDNet Korea","companies":[{"name":"Realbotix","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/realbotix"}]},{"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":"2026-10-31","finding":"Tesla expects at least a year to ramp Optimus to full rate, with first deliveries in 2027","detail":"Tesla said it will take at least a year to bring the Fremont Optimus line up to its designed 1 million-unit annual rate, and first customer deliveries are expected in 2027.","outlet":"Peter H. Diamandis","companies":[{"name":"Tesla","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"AgiBot’s first-half revenue approached RMB 2 billion as it shipped 9,700 humanoid robots.","detail":"AgiBot reported first-half revenue nearing RMB 2 billion and shipments of 9,700 humanoids, indicating increased production and sales by the Chinese robot maker.","outlet":"humanoid.guide","companies":[{"name":"AgiBot","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agibot"}]},{"date":"2026-10-30","finding":"Agility Robotics expects to raise about $465 million through its SPAC merger ahead of a Nov. 5 Nasdaq debut.","detail":"Agility Robotics is merging with Churchill Capital Corp XI and expects to receive approximately $465 million before transaction expenses. The combined company is scheduled to begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker AGLT on Nov. 5, 2026.","outlet":"The AI Insider","companies":[{"name":"Agility Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agility-robotics"},{"name":"AGLT","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/aglt"},{"name":"Churchill Capital Corp XI","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/churchill-capital-corp-xi"}]},{"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":"Agility Robotics secured four new Digit customers and more than $300 million in conditional orders.","detail":"Agility Robotics reported four new customers for Digit and over $300 million in conditional orders.","outlet":"humanoid.guide","companies":[{"name":"Agility Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agility-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-10-29","finding":"Unitree reported 69.93% year-over-year quarterly revenue growth in its first post-IPO earnings report.","detail":"Unitree reported third-quarter revenue of RMB 665 million, up 69.93% year over year, and net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 113 million. For the first nine months, revenue increased 55.71% to RMB 1.817 billion.","outlet":"TechNode","companies":[{"name":"Unitree","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/unitree"}]},{"date":"2026-10-29","finding":"Noetix Robotics launches the $1,400 Bumi consumer humanoid.","detail":"Bumi is a 98 cm, 17 kg humanoid designed for home companionship, education, and experimentation. Its composite body, rounded edges, and low operating speed are intended for use around families.","outlet":"humanoid.guide","companies":[{"name":"Noetix Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/noetix-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"}]}]}