2026 marks the shift from robot demos to real factory deployment across global manufacturing plants..Tesla Optimus Gen 2/3 sorts batteries and handles materials in Fremont and Giga Texas factories..Agility Robotics Digit works at Amazon and GXO, moving totes and handling warehouse logistics..Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas deploys at Hyundai’s Georgia Metaplant for heavy lifting and sequencing..Figure AI Figure 02 runs pilots at BMW Spartanburg for sheet metal handling..Apptronik Apollo supports Mercedes-Benz with line feeding and industrial material handling..UBTECH Robotics Walker S works in NIO and BYD factories for inspection and assembly support..Unitree Robotics G1 & H1 offer low-cost industrial mobility starting near $13,500..Physical AI, RaaS models, and labor shortages drive rapid humanoid adoption in China, US, and Germany..Read More Stories.Join our WhatsApp Channel to get the latest news, exclusives and videos on WhatsApp