History

Fixed, evergreen deep dives into the history of physical AI and robotics — how today's humanoid boom traces back to the first industrial arms.

History

From Robot Dogs to Humanoids

BigDog, MIT's Cheetah, and Unitree's robot dogs spent two decades solving balance, actuators, and simulation — the same three problems that now define the humanoid boom. The engineering throughline, and where researchers say it breaks down.

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History

The History of the Robot Industry

From the first industrial arm on a GM assembly line in 1961 to today's humanoid funding boom, across the US, Japan, Europe, and China — how physical AI got here.

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