Robot Industry News & Trends

AIxCrypto debuted RoboShare at Automate 2026, a new matchmaking platform letting businesses rent robots or book robotic services on demand.

Faraday Future's RoboShare platform rents humanoid and quadruped robots as shared assets, landing a $33,000 one-year rental order as US production ramps up.

Agility Robotics' merger filing discloses Digit 5 pricing: $8,500/month rental or $200,000 purchase, plus real revenue and build-cost data.

Shanghai's QingTian Rental platform offers nationwide robot rentals from 200 to 10,000+ yuan monthly, signaling a shift toward standardized RaaS infrastructure.

Qingtian Rental debuts in Shanghai as China's first open robot leasing platform, offering pay-per-use pricing across 50 cities and 600+ service providers.

Coway will rent a 1.6kg wearable walking-assist robot made with Wirobotics, launching next month with a pre-reservation discount for seniors.

Live directory stats for September 28, 2026: 400 listed robot companies across 22 countries and 30 robot categories.

Live directory stats for September 21, 2026: 400 listed robot companies across 22 countries and 30 robot categories.

AgiBot and Accelerated Evolution launch Qingtian Rent, a Chinese platform renting robots from 200 to 100,000 yuan across 16 scenarios.

Total Automated Solutions in Yorkshire debuts a robotics rental service letting manufacturers trial automation before committing to capital investment.

Agility Robotics unveils Digit 5 humanoid with RaaS pricing near $8,500/month or roughly $200,000 to purchase, plus faster charging and new safety features.

Universal Robots partners with DLL to offer cobot leasing and financing, letting manufacturers deploy robots without upfront capital costs.

Agility Robotics discloses Digit 5 pricing: $200,000 unit cost, $20,000 deployment fee, and a $400,000 five-year total cost per robot.

Agility Robotics reveals RaaS and purchase pricing for its Digit v5 humanoid as it prepares to go public via SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp. XI.

Live directory stats for September 14, 2026: 399 listed robot companies across 22 countries and 30 robot categories.

DSS, Inc. debuts DSS Robotics, a new unit offering Robotics-as-a-Service alongside consulting, integration and deployment for enterprise automation.

Amsterdam's Monumental lands $32M to expand its pay-per-volume Robotics-as-a-Service masonry robots into the US construction market.

Singapore's BCA launches a scheme covering up to 50% of leasing costs for construction robots, aiming to ease automation adoption for smaller firms.

The Robot Studio's Humanoid event package rental price changed from $2,500 to $500/hour, spotted September 7, 2026.

Live directory stats for September 7, 2026: 381 listed robot companies across 22 countries and 30 robot categories.

Video from Dane Robot Research shows Boston Dynamics' Atlas demonstrating its full range of motion ahead of CES 2026. Compare humanoid robot suppliers in our directory.

Singapore's BCA will cover up to 50% of leasing costs for proven construction robots, aiming to widen access without requiring outright purchase.

AIxC's $33,000 robot rental deal helped an education buyer expand a robot purchase from five to 23 units, launching its RoboShare dealer program.

Brussels startup Motion raises $2M to offer humanoid robots via a monthly subscription, aiming to scale factory deployments across Benelux.