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Figure AI, a humanoid robotics startup, is close to raising $500 million in a new funding round led by Microsoft and OpenAI. Founded in 2022, Figure is developing highly dexterous humanoid robots.

A new DeepMind research describes how deep reinforcement learning can help robots train for soccer skills like scoring goals, anticipating ball movements, and getting up after falling on the ground.

Xiaomi has introduced its first-ever humanoid robot, CyberOne. It can allegedly detect human emotion and has a self-developed algorithm controlling its many different capabilities.

Pepper - SoftBank Robotics' humanoid robot - will no longer be produced according to a report. Launched back in 2014, Pepper has seen weak demand which is why the company has decided to move past it.