Robotics

Machines that act in the physical world.

Robotics is moving from fixed industrial arms toward general-purpose machines that handle unstructured environments. Progress depends as much on cheap actuators and batteries as on learned control policies.

Latest developments

RoboticsPartnershipSep 15, 2026Demo data

Humanoid handling robots enter a multi-site warehouse pilot

A bipedal handling platform is deployed across several distribution sites for repetitive tote-moving tasks under supervision.

Atlasworks Robotics humanoid robots

Source: Huburb demo record · no external source attached

Technologies

RoboticsEarly

Humanoid Robots

General-purpose robots with a roughly human form factor, intended to work in spaces built for people rather than in purpose-built cells.

mobilityScaling

Autonomous Vehicles

Vehicles that perceive their surroundings and drive without a human operator, ranging from robotaxis to yard trucks and delivery pods.

Featured companies

RoboticsSeries B

Atlasworks Robotics

General-purpose robots for handling tasks in existing warehouses.

Munich, Germany · Founded 2022

Trends

Signal

General-purpose robots are starting narrow

Humanoid platforms are being sold as general labour but deployed on single repetitive tasks, because that is where data, safety cases and payback periods are tractable.

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