Hardware Hits the Floor and the Stack is Finally Here

Unitree drops a sub-$16k humanoid

Unitree just dropped pricing for their G1 humanoid, and it's a staggering sub-$16k for a beta-ready unit. This is a hardware commoditization shot that forces every other player to justify their hardware cost immediately.

Qualcomm ramps up robotics hiring

Qualcomm is hiring aggressively for robotics roles again, signaling they're moving beyond the reference design stage. If you're building on the edge, keep an eye on their chipsets; the ecosystem is finally being built out.