
Around 7,000 humanoids were sold in 2025 compared with 603,000 conventional industrial robot installations. The gap shows how early humanoid commercialization remains—and why deployments, utilization and repeat customer orders may matter more than production targets.

Samsung Medical Center will demonstrate two humanoid surgical assistant robots working alongside a human surgeon, testing instrument handling, endoscope operation, tissue retraction and other operating-room tasks in a simulated environment.

NEURA Robotics and SECO are partnering to develop and manufacture European-built compute modules for cognitive robots including the 4NE1 humanoid, while expanding Physical AI training and industrial deployment in Europe.

HIVE Robots and Danfoss Power Solutions are testing humanoid robots on industrial assembly lines, focusing on five-finger grasping and how robots can work alongside human operators in existing factories.

Wandercraft says its Calvin-40 industrial humanoid has secured 12 blue-chip customers across automotive, logistics, retail, healthcare and defense as it prepares to expand real-world deployments.

Minth Group and AGIBOT have launched humanoid robot production in Serbia, with a planned expansion that could eventually support annual production of up to 20,000 humanoid robots and robotic dogs.

Hyundai is exploring using its dealership network to distribute Boston Dynamics robots, while Hyundai Capital studies financing options as the company prepares to scale Atlas and its broader Physical AI strategy.

NEC has invested in robotics startup Dexmate, backing its VEGA robot and Physical AI platform as the companies explore real-world deployments across manufacturing, logistics, and other industries.

XMAQUINA portfolio company 1X has unveiled a 25-degree-of-freedom hand system designed to bring near-human dexterity to its NEO home robot.