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Japan’s KDDI and Avita Testing Humanoid Robot Station Attendant with Osaka Metro

Insider Brief Osaka Metro, KDDI and Avita are testing a Gemini-powered humanoid robot as a station attendant to provide information, directions and customer service in Osaka, Japan. The demonstration will run from Aug. 31

31 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

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NEC Orchestrating Future Fund Invests in U.S.-based Humanoid Robot & Physical AI Developer Dexmate

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Atom and NSK Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Develop the Humanoid Robot Industry in Japan

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Physical AI · Humanoids

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Humanoids

Japan’s KDDI and Avita Testing Humanoid Robot Station Attendant with Osaka Metro

Belgium’s Motion Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding to Bring ‘Humanoids-as-a-Service’ to European Manufacturers

Lightberry Introduces Interacting Humanoid Robot Called ‘Lumi’

NEC Orchestrating Future Fund Invests in U.S.-based Humanoid Robot & Physical AI Developer Dexmate

Atom and NSK Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Develop the Humanoid Robot Industry in Japan

XPeng’s Robotics Unit Raises Over US$900M in Funding with US$6.3 billion Valuation Ahead of Humanoid Robot Production

Schaeffler Unveils New Strain Wave Gearboxes for Humanoid Robots

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Humanoids

Japan’s KDDI and Avita Testing Humanoid Robot Station Attendant with Osaka Metro

Belgium’s Motion Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding to Bring ‘Humanoids-as-a-Service’ to European Manufacturers

Lightberry Introduces Interacting Humanoid Robot Called ‘Lumi’

NEC Orchestrating Future Fund Invests in U.S.-based Humanoid Robot & Physical AI Developer Dexmate

Atom and NSK Announce Strategic Partnership to Help Develop the Humanoid Robot Industry in Japan

XPeng’s Robotics Unit Raises Over US$900M in Funding with US$6.3 billion Valuation Ahead of Humanoid Robot Production

Schaeffler Unveils New Strain Wave Gearboxes for Humanoid Robots

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BigHat Biosciences Closes $75M Series C Financing to Advance AI-Designed Therapeutics and Leading Agentic Data Platform for Rapid Protein Design

Lightspeed Targets $250M for New AI-Focused India Early-Stage Fund

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