Mike Kalil
@mikekalil.bsky.social
Covering the rise of the machines without an agenda.
I still think this robot from Airbus is the most unsettling robot of all time. Imagine being stuck on the ISS with it.
As far as I can tell, only a handful of existing Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots are exempt from the FCC's new restrictions.
RoboParty’s UFO Framework Uses Harsh Real-World Testing to Build More Resilient Humanoid Robots mikekalil.com/blog/robopar...
Foundation: The Killer Robot Company Built on Claims Nobody Bothered to Check mikekalil.com/blog/foundat...
Dairy Queen’s New Robot Worker Costs More Than a Human Crew Sharpa's flagship wheeled humanoid, North, is preparing to whip up Blizzards at DQ's new restaurant in Shanghai. On the surface, the economics make little sense until you consider the wider implications. mikekalil.com/blog/sharpa-...
The Silicon Valley startup Sunday Robotics is hyping its new AI model as a massive breakthrough in home autonomy as it obviously needs a major funding round to keep momentum going.
Dairy Queen just hired its first robot worker Singapore-based Sharpa's humanoid robot, North, is training to whip up Blizzards autonomously at DQ's new store in Shanghai starting in August 2026.
EngineAI’s T800 Loses Its Head, Refuses to Back Down During First URKL Fight
Japan’s Auto Giants Move into Humanoids as Korea Breaks a Funding Record Humanoid robots are moving into some of the toughest industrial jobs in the world. The industry is compressing years of development into months as investors throw billions into physical AI.
Updated list of Chinese robotics firms heading toward IPO to include Shenzhen-based LimX Dynamics. The startup, launched in January 2022, just announced a $200 million pre-IPO funding round. It’s raised $400 million so far in 2026 alone for a valuation of $2.1 billion.
Ultra-realistic robot head replicas of Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio’s characters talking about life after Titanic. The research was done as part of a study at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.
Booster Robotics' flagship humanoid robot is growing up. The three-year-old Chinese startup just launched the Booster T2, a larger and more capable successor to its first commercial product, the T1. The Beijing-based robotics firm is expanding after raising around $140 million in fresh funding.
The Houston, TX startup Persona AI is training its heavy-duty humanoid robot for welding work at shipyards.
Unitree G1 Surgeons, NEO’s Crazy Hand, and the Truth Behind the AI Hype mikekalil.com/blog/robot-s...
Mitsubishi just entered the humanoid robotics race. The Japanese automaker just announced a partnership with Highlanders, a startup from the University of Tokyo, to develop and possibly mass produce a robot called HL Ninja.
Tesla Optimus Veteran Unveils UMA’s First Humanoid Robot Worker in Paris mikekalil.com/blog/uma-nor...
AnyWit Robotics Brings Rainbow Six Siege’s Ela Bosak to Life mikekalil.com/blog/anywit-...
China’s DEEP Robotics Is Emerging From Unitree’s Shadow mikekalil.com/blog/the-ris...
It’s probably safe to start calling Boston Dynamics a South Korean robotics firm going forward mikekalil.com/blog/boston-...
ROBOTIS Teaches AI Sapiens Humanoid K-Pop Dance with Smartphone Video mikekalil.com/blog/robotis...