Top 10 robotics developments of September 2025 - The Robot Report

In September 2025, the robotics industry experienced significant developments, highlighted by major funding rounds, new product launches, and shifts in technology platforms. UBTECH Robotics secured up to $1 billion in financing from Infini Capital to expand humanoid robot production in the Middle East, planning a superfactory and R&D center. Similarly, Figure AI raised over $1 billion in Series C funding, reaching a $39 billion valuation to accelerate general-purpose humanoid robot deployment. These investments underscore the growing emphasis on humanoid robots as key players in industrial and service sectors, despite ongoing challenges in advancing their capabilities at the pace of AI chatbots. Several companies introduced innovative technologies addressing automation and robotics control. Google DeepMind and Intrinsic collaborated on AI solutions for multi-robot planning to reduce programming complexity in industrial settings, where over 4.3 million robots are currently in use. U.K.-based startup Humanoid launched the HMND 01 Alpha, a dual-armed mobile manipulator designed to help alleviate