Industry
IFR: five million industrial robots now work in factories, China sets a recordThe IFR's World Robotics 2026 report counts over 600,000 new industrial robots installed in 2025, 59% of them in China. The US has overtaken Japan.
Figure: a €890 million bet on chore videos lifted robot success from 9% to 56%Figure AI has shared first results from its Index data platform: the Figure 03 humanoid completed 56% of chore tasks in unfamiliar homes, with notable caveats.