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Embodied AI unveils AIR, a wheeled robot built to work beside people without a cage
The Swiss startup's two-armed robot keeps its heavy parts in the torso, learns each job from a remote operator, and aims for CE marking in 2027.
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Schaeffler opens a factory where humanoid robots build parts for humanoids
Six humanoid robots work five stations on a joint-module line in Taicang, China, and the same site trains robots for other companies.
Technology
TP-Link plans US router assembly at a Mississippi line after the import ban
TP-Link signed a letter of intent with Key Tronic to assemble routers in Mississippi from early 2027, as it seeks a way around the FCC ban on new foreign-made routers.
Robots
Figure retired its BMW factory robots by having them jump into molten steel
Figure decommissioned its F.02 humanoid robots after 11 months building BMW X3s, sending them off with a Terminator 2-style melt into a foundry furnace, an idea Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested.
Technology
Apple is reportedly only making 6-8 million iPhone Duo units, and yields are still rough
Apple is reportedly targeting 6-8 million iPhone Duo units for 2026, far below typical flagship volumes, as assembly yields sit just above 60% ahead of an October launch.
Robots
Tesla ramps Optimus to hundreds a week, but its hands are the bottleneck
Tesla has scaled Optimus production roughly tenfold since Q2, but the robot's hands still need hand assembly and its touch sensors aren't holding up, The Information reports.