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1. Shenzhen's AI² Robotics ships AlphaBot 2 wheeled humanoids at scale: 1,000+ units for HKC, new line targets tens of thousandsUnconfirmed

   Humanoids moving from demos to factory lines with orders.

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   ExpandCollapseShenzhen's AI² Robotics ships AlphaBot 2 wheeled humanoids at scale: 1,000+ units for HKC, new line targets tens of thousands

   CyberRobo reports that Shenzhen-based AI² Robotics is mass-producing and shipping its wheeled humanoid AlphaBot 2. Listed deployments: a three-year agreement with HKC covering 1,000+ robots for display manufacturing, material handling and loading/unloading at Dongfeng Liuzhou's auto production, and robot-run kiosks making drinks for consumers. It adds that the company started a new production line in H2 2026 targeting tens of thousands of units. This is the account's relay; deal values and actual delivered volumes aren't disclosed and no company release is linked.

2. Meta reportedly built humanoid prototype “Max” with Fourier in 3 months; v2 in the works, internal onlyUnconfirmed

   A consumer-internet giant extending its agent into humanoid hardware, with a China supply chain.

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   ExpandCollapseMeta reportedly built humanoid prototype “Max” with Fourier in 3 months; v2 in the works, internal only

   Wall St Engine relayed The Information: Meta built a humanoid prototype codenamed Max with Chinese robotics firm Fourier in just three months. It stands nearly 5 feet, weighs about 106 lb, runs NVIDIA's Jetson Thor and has expressive eyes and mouth plus five-fingered hands that can pick up small objects. Meta reportedly sees humanoids as a physical extension of its Muse AI agent; Max 2 will get better hands, stair-navigation sensors and a built-in projector, and Meta is hiring robotics engineers in China. Meta says the prototypes are strictly for internal research with no consumer timeline; this is press relay.

3. Lightberry's Lumi gets U.S. DoW conditional approval — first humanoid exempted from the FCC Covered List

   The first working compliance path under U.S. restrictions on foreign robots.

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   ExpandCollapseLightberry's Lumi gets U.S. DoW conditional approval — first humanoid exempted from the FCC Covered List

   San Francisco-based Lightberry says its Lumi humanoid passed a U.S. Department of War national-security review, and the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau exempted it from the Covered List. The release says the FCC added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, including humanoids, to the list in July, blocking authorization to import or sell new ones. Lightberry's two commitments: replace the sensors, onboard computer and software with its own, and manufacture in the U.S., starting with the body, head and hands. Lumi is 127 cm tall, Founder Edition units cost $39,990 and ship in 2026, and it is compatible with the Unitree G1 research platform.

4. Google DeepMind agents (Gemini 4 Argon + Antigravity) build a dancing 12-DoF robot from one promptUnconfirmed

   Agents reaching from software into a design–simulate–build hardware loop.

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   ExpandCollapseGoogle DeepMind agents (Gemini 4 Argon + Antigravity) build a dancing 12-DoF robot from one prompt

   Google's official account said its DeepMind team used AI agents powered by Gemini 4 Argon and Antigravity to bring a Halloween jack-o'-lantern robot to life from scratch. DeepMind's Aaron Saunders, whom it quoted, says the agents designed, simulated and built a physical, dancing robot with 12 degrees of freedom from a single plain-English prompt, with no manual CAD. It is a holiday demo video with no disclosure of time taken, human intervention or failed attempts; an official demo not independently reproduced.

5. Sebastian Thrun's new startup Dulo raises $130M for AI that designs planes, cars and complex hardwareUnconfirmed

   AI entering engineering design (CAD/CAE) shortens R&D cycles.

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   ExpandCollapseSebastian Thrun's new startup Dulo raises $130M for AI that designs planes, cars and complex hardware

   The Information reports that Sebastian Thrun, who helped launch Google Brain and the self-driving project that became Waymo, has raised $130 million for his new startup Dulo. Dulo is building models that can design planes, cars and other complex hardware — AI-powered engineering. Investors, valuation and product details aren't in the post; press report.