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January 23, 2026

The inventor behind humanoid startup 1X is back building robots for the factory floor

Physical Robotics wants its robots on customer sites by Q3 this year and plans to produce 100k robots by the end of 2031


Tom Nugent

9 min read

It would be easy to discount Europe’s place in the humanoid robotics race.

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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers university spinouts and robotics. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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