{
  "id": 8889081,
  "title": "IFR: ~7,000 autonomous humanoids were sold globally in 2025 for industrial and professional use, with many bought for research instead of doing productive work (Toby Sterling/Reuters)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ifr-7-000-autonomous-humanoids-were-sold-globally-in-2025-for",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T09:20:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/technology/humanoid-robot-sales-tally-hit-7000-globally-last-year-2026-09-21/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Around 7,000 humanoid robots were sold worldwide last year for industrial and professional service use, figures compiled by the International Federation of Robotics showed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}