Humanoid Digest: December 2025

As the year closes, humanoid robotics is starting to show its contours.

Capital moved decisively toward teams claiming scale, manufacturing milestones replaced abstract roadmaps, and public scrutiny began to separate polished visuals from verifiable systems.

December didn’t introduce new ambitions. It tested existing ones. What carries into 2026 is clearer than before. Execution, credibility, and production capacity are becoming the real differentiators.

1. Galbot secures over 300 million dollars in new funding

Galbot announced a funding round exceeding 300 million dollars, pushing its valuation to roughly 3 billion. It is one of the largest humanoid-focused raises in China so far.

The size of the round reflects more than investor confidence in a single company. It points to how humanoid robotics is being treated increasingly as long-term industrial infrastructure rather than speculative research. In the Chinese market especially, capital is aligning with teams that claim a path to manufacturing and sustained output.

As competition increases, raises of this scale are likely to become fewer and more selective.

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2. Neura Robotics relocates humanoid R and D to Zurich

Neura Robotics announced that all research and development for its 4NE 1 humanoid will move to Zurich, while manufacturing remains in Germany.

The decision places Neura’s cognitive and Physical AI work closer to one of Europe’s strongest robotics and machine learning talent pools, particularly around ETH Zurich. It reflects a growing pattern in the sector where intelligence development and manufacturing are optimized separately.

As humanoids mature, software and cognition are becoming the main differentiators, even for companies with strong hardware foundations.

3. EngineAI releases real world footage of the T800

EngineAI released real world footage of its T800 humanoid following skepticism around earlier CGI heavy material.

The footage places the robot in less controlled environments and shifts attention from presentation to verification. As humanoids approach pilot programs and early deployments, teams are increasingly expected to demonstrate systems operating outside studio settings.

This is becoming part of the baseline. Not as marketing, but as proof.

4. AgiBot reaches 5000 humanoids assembled

AgiBot reported assembling 5000 humanoid robots in just 36 months.

The milestone matters less for individual robot capability and more for what it signals about production readiness. Reaching this level of throughput suggests that supply chains, tooling, and assembly processes are already in place.

In China, the conversation around humanoids is moving quickly from whether they can be built to how many can be produced and maintained at scale.

5. LimX Dynamics introduces TRON 2

LimX Dynamics unveiled TRON 2, a humanoid platform built around modularity rather than a fixed form.

Instead of deploying separate robots for different tasks, the system is designed to change configuration from a shared base. This approach aims to expand task coverage while reducing the need for constant hardware redesign.

As teams look toward broader real world use, modular platforms are emerging as a practical response to cost, maintenance, and deployment constraints.

6. 1X opens its merch to the public

1X opened its official merchandise to the public after years of distributing it only internally to its team and community. The release was marked by new images of Neo shared by the company’s VP of Product.

The move is not about retail. It reflects a broader shift as humanoid companies begin to think about identity, culture, and public presence alongside technical development.

As attention grows, some teams are preparing earlier for visibility beyond engineering circles.

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