Apptronik

Robotics & Defense

Google's Gemini Robotics 2.5 hit 96% on live Mercedes production lines, with no order or price attached

The model belongs to Alphabet, and the hardware's one US-listed pure-play just posted $1.8 million of revenue against a $138.1 million net loss. The question the eight-outlet coverage skipped is who gets paid, and how much, when a 96% demo becomes an order.

November 11, 2026three-minute read

Chips

Texas Instruments says a humanoid carries $500 to $1,000 of its chips, and dates the ramp to 2027

Texas Instruments told analysts each humanoid will carry $500 to $1,000 of its silicon, with the production ramp in 2027, and LG Innotek's Nvidia-wired robot cameras point to the same year. The side of the market that bills per part is the honest calendar.

October 22, 2026three-minute read

Robotics & Defense

1X sells the first home humanoid at $20,000, with an employee behind the hard chores

TIME says the 1X NEO launched globally at $20,000, the first humanoid widely available for homes. The hard chores still run on Expert Mode, a 1X employee steering by camera, and no outside audit has tested the safeguards.

October 18, 2026three-minute read

Secondary market

Google's Gemini Robotics 2.5 hit 96% on live Mercedes production lines, with no order or price attached

Texas Instruments says a humanoid carries $500 to $1,000 of its chips, and dates the ramp to 2027

1X sells the first home humanoid at $20,000, with an employee behind the hard chores

Figure's founder says its robot walked 348 miles on a cord; the $39 billion mark rests on rented robots

Jabil's $8.5 Billion Growth Guide Is Almost All AI