10 New Global Robotics Updates

These stories were reported between November 5 and 11, 2026, and none repeats our earlier robotics roundup. Performance numbers come from the companies themselves unless stated otherwise.

This week’s theme: robot brains are improving faster than robot bodies.

1 · Gemini Robotics 2.5

On November 10, Google DeepMind introduced its most capable robot model so far. Across more than 200 tasks, it reports 30% to 100% higher success rates than earlier baselines and tasks done 20% to 30% faster. It is rolling out to robotics partners.

2 · Nvidia GR00T 2

Announced at the Conference on Robot Learning in Austin. Nvidia reports 71% average success across 50 tasks after a single demonstration each, and 95% with five. Open weights are reported to be planned for December.

3 · Isaac Lab 3.0

Nvidia’s open-source robot training framework got a major update, with AI agents that help set up training environments and better simulation of soft objects like cables and cloth.

4 · Apollo 2 at Mercedes-Benz

DeepMind says Apptronik’s Apollo 2 humanoid, running Gemini Robotics 2.5, reached a 96% success rate sorting car parts into kits in a proof-of-concept with Mercedes-Benz.

5 · Foxconn and Siemens test GR00T 2

Foxconn is applying Nvidia’s new model to server manufacturing, and Siemens is evaluating it for industrial uses.

6 · Path Robotics raises $300 million

On November 10, the Ohio welding-robot company raised a Series E led by Georgian at a $2.45 billion valuation. Its AI lets robots find joints and plan welds themselves, and it has a production agreement tied to US Navy shipbuilding.

7 · Atlas on wheels

Boston Dynamics showed its Atlas humanoid rolling on wheels attached to its feet, an experiment in whole-body control that mixes classic control with reinforcement learning.

8 · Digit heading to GXO sites

Logistics company GXO is reported to be deploying Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid at sites in North Carolina and Tennessee in early 2027.

9 · Oversonic’s RoBee R20

The Italian maker is showing its RoBee R20 humanoid at events in Munich and Lisbon as it expands beyond its European industrial customers.

10 · Humanoid speakers at Web Summit

Lisbon’s Web Summit opened on November 9 with humanoid robots as official speakers for the first time, alongside a record Chinese delegation.

• Robot AI models now learn new tasks from very few examples
• Car makers and electronics factories are the first real customers
• Investors are funding robots that do one hard job well, like welding
• Humanoids are still mostly in pilots and showcases

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