September 2026 robotics: Helix 2.5 in 30 homes, Digit 5 lifts 22.7 kg, OpenAI eyes humanoid
TheTuringPost · x · 2026-09-22
Turing Post's roundup of 8 notable September 2026 robotics advances, centered on handling unseen situations:
- Figure Helix 2.5: household skills tested across 30 unfamiliar homes (tidying toys, folding)
- Skild S1: learns tasks from a single video prompt (the 66% figure is not a completion rate)
- Generalist GEN-1.5: picks up short tasks from seconds of demos
- Facet-0: detects jammed parts; Safe-Stop: humanoids stop without falling
- Agility Digit 5: lifts 22.7 kg, charges in 9 minutes
- FANUC AI Welding Agent: turns drawings into robot welding programs
- OpenAI: reportedly planning its own humanoid robot
The throughline: skill transfer, learning from demonstration, physical contact handling, and on-the-fly adaptation now matter as much as raw intelligence—alongside safety, easier programming, and real-world hardware.
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