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Humanoids Summit founder launches The Humanoid Economy book
Modar Alaoui's new Wiley book examines the business behind humanoid robots, from investment and manufacturing to public trust. Its official launch was announced October 13.
XPENG targets late-2027 IRON sales; home timing unclear
XPENG targets IRON sales in late 2027 after store and office trials. For home buyers, the plans still leave household availability, supported chores and U.S. timing unanswered.
Devanthro rebrands as Plim Robotics, with robot reveal set for October 16
Devanthro has rebranded as Plim Robotics and renamed Robody as Plim, with an October 16 reveal planned. Whether it introduces new hardware remains unconfirmed.
Kawasaki’s Home LEO targets life at home
Kawasaki’s Home LEO prototype targets assistance for older adults at home. Planned features and a fiscal 2028 launch still depend on development and trials.
Before buying a home humanoid, ask what happens after the demo
A new RoboSelect360 report prompts practical questions for home humanoid buyers about demonstrated skills, human assistance, software, repairs and the full cost of ownership.
Who is at the controls? What home humanoids have actually been shown doing in 2026
We found 15 observations of household tasks, across 4 robots: Unitree G1, Figure 03, 1X NEO and XPeng IRON.
Stretch explores controls that fit the person
Elaine Short demonstrates adaptable Stretch controls for household tasks, while Hello Robot continues selective assistive testing.
Reachy Mini puts its app experience on your phone
Pollen Robotics brings mobile conversation and apps to Reachy Mini, with a separate desktop requirement for Lite owners.
Washington program helps bring ElliQ home
Eligible Washington Medicaid recipients can receive an ElliQ companion robot through an at-home support program, with case managers confirming eligibility and next steps.
Robot AI learns to combine household skills
Physical Intelligence says π0.7 can combine learned skills for unfamiliar kitchen and laundry tasks, a step toward household robots that need less task-by-task training.
Matic Cues adds voice and pointing to floor cleaning
Matic Cues lets household members direct floor cleaning by voice or a pointing gesture, with local wake-word and camera processing but Gemini cloud parsing after the chime.
Sunday reports 99.1% zero-shot laundry-folding success
Sunday Robotics says Memo completed 778 of 785 autonomous laundry-folding attempts across unfamiliar homes using one ACT-2 model with no per-home adaptation.
Figure tests Helix 2.5 chores across 30 unseen homes
Figure reports Helix 2.5 was tested on tidying, towel folding and bed making across 30 unfamiliar homes, without collecting site-specific data or tuning in those homes.
Matic’s release notes show home robotics improving by inches
Matic’s September update improves relocation, undocking, edge coverage and cleaning diagnostics, showing how home robots advance through practical household fixes.
Reachy Mini can keep home conversations local
Reachy Mini supports local voice processing and a Home Assistant status integration. This desktop companion remains a kit for builders, with privacy shaped by its configuration.
Stretch 4 tackles the return trip to its charger
Hello Robot's new Stretch 4 docking software addresses a basic home-assistance need: recharging. The research robot still reaches households through a limited supported pilot.
Isaac 1’s home robot promise includes human backup
Weave plans California-first Isaac 1 deliveries with remote human assistance. Its reservation and privacy terms explain what households should understand before ordering.
Flourish 1 opens $3,555 preorders for home chores
Flourish Robots says its $3,555 Flourish 1 can learn household chores in about 30 minutes from a phone demonstration, with first deliveries planned for December 2026.
Why home robots still struggle to understand the room
Home robots must understand cluttered, changing rooms and recover from mistakes. Perception and reliability remain practical barriers before broad consumer use.
What NEO should remember about home
1X’s CEO says memory matters for a robot living with a family. His comments raise a practical question: what should a home robot remember, and what should it forget?
Farimani sees wheeled humanoids as a major 2026 trend
At Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026, Mehrdad Farimani traced robotics design trends and highlighted wheeled, two-armed humanoids as a major 2026 direction for homes and workplaces.
Hiroshi Ishiguro sees humanoid avatars bridging the gap to home autonomy
Hiroshi Ishiguro explains how AI-assisted humanoid avatars could bring useful care, accessibility and home services for older adults closer to reality.
IFA household-robot demonstrations put everyday chores in view
Euronews’ IFA report showed household-task demonstrations alongside robot spectacle. HHN separates what was observed from claims of everyday readiness.
Why laundry remains a useful test for household humanoids
Robotics lecturer Wai-keung Fung uses laundry to explain the challenge of household autonomy. HHN looks at recovery, varied objects and useful evidence.
LG’s robot joints put energy efficiency in focus
LG’s AXIUM components target robot joints and wheels, including home applications. Its energy-recovery claims highlight a practical question: how long can a robot work?
IFA robot coverage brings household privacy into the buying conversation
Gadget Flow’s IFA commentary weighs everyday usefulness and privacy. HHN turns that discussion into practical questions for a future home-robot demonstration.
Figure’s Index turns household-task videos into humanoid training data
Figure’s Index collects videos of everyday tasks to train humanoid robots. Its household-work data is a development step, not proof of home-ready autonomy.
Figure lines up Nscale computing capacity for its humanoid plans
Figure’s Nscale agreement expands its planned AI computing capacity. The home-robot connection is a development goal, with deployment timing still ahead.
OpenAI, Homebot One and Nori Robotics enter September Top 10
OpenAI, Homebot One and Nori Robotics enter the Humanoid Home News Top 10 for September 2026 as Tesla Optimus GEN3 remains No. 1 and three robots drop below the cutoff.
OpenAI plans humanoid robots as hiring points to broader push
OpenAI plans humanoid robots, TIME reports, while job listings point to a broader robotics effort around general-purpose robots, real-world AI, dynamic environments and multiple robotic form factors.
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