Civil

22,000+ humanoids shipped. Only 13% went to factories.

Counterpoint’s H1 2026 count: 22,000+ humanoids shipped (+~300% YoY). Over 60% went to shows and research; manufacturing only 13%. AGIBOT ~9,700, Unitree 7,000+, Galbot 1,100+, UBTECH ~1,000. 2026 forecast: 50,000+.

Footage: UBTECH / Unitree / AGIBOT / Galbot (official). Data: Counterpoint H1 2026. Short: behindrobotics.

Footage: UBTECH, Unitree, AGIBOT, Galbot (official). Graphics: behindrobotics. Data: Counterpoint Research, H1 2026.

22,000+ humanoids shipped in H1 2026. Only 13% went to factories.

Counterpoint Research (Aug 20 2026) says global humanoid shipments topped 22,000+ in H1 2026 — up nearly 300% year on year. Over 60% went to entertainment, performance, data production and research. Service & guidance took 19%, manufacturing 13%, warehousing & logistics 5%.

Who shipped: AGIBOT ~9,700 (#1) · Unitree 7,000+ · Galbot 1,100+ · UBTECH ~1,000. Featured on screen: UBTECH Walker S2, Unitree G1, AGIBOT X2 EDU, AGIBOT G2, Galbot G1.

Counterpoint’s full-year 2026 forecast: 50,000+ shipments.

Source: Counterpoint Research — Global Humanoid Robot Shipments Soar Nearly 300% YoY in H1 2026 (Ethan Qi, Aug 20 2026). H1 2026 data, not a new break.

Footage: official UBTECH, Unitree, AGIBOT and Galbot YouTube channels, used for news commentary and credited on screen. Product information / news commentary; behindrobotics received no payment from any company named here.

behindrobotics chart: October 2026 biggest robot rounds

The biggest robot check went to a digger. The humanoid IPO shrank before it traded.

Week 44 on behindrobotics: Bedrock raises $600M at $4.1B for excavators already doing paid work, Agility's SPAC trust drains to ~$164M ahead of AGLT, cheap drone interceptors race into production, and four of the top five humanoid shippers are Chinese.

behindrobotics chart: India's military drone orders by units, from TASL's 540 loiter munitions to 31 MQ-9B

India plans $15B of military drones. Its biggest signed kamikaze order is 540

India plans more than ₹1.5 lakh crore (>$15B) of drones over five years. Its biggest signed loiter-munition order covers 540 munitions. Russia's Alabuga plant builds 36,000+ a year. A retired general calls it buying in 'penny packets'.

behindrobotics chart: Agility Robotics SPAC by the money. $620M+ pitched Oct 13, ~$465M expected Oct 30, trust ~$424M to ~$164M, ~$260M redeemed, Foxconn-led PIPE ~$201M

Agility pitched $620M+. SPAC holders pulled ~61% of the trust before the first trade

The first U.S. humanoid listing shrank before it trades: ~$465M expected, not $620M+. The Churchill XI trust fell from ~$424M to ~$164M. Foxconn's PIPE held, and Agility is selling $300M+ in Digit 5 orders. Vote Nov 2, AGLT on Nov 5.

behindrobotics Short cover: Helsing — $18B MILITARY AI

$18 billion. 4,300 ordered. Hit rate still a fight: Helsing HX-2

Helsing is priced at $18B (Confirmed) with a German 4,300 HX-2 order ≈€270M (Confirmed) — while hit-rate evidence still splits: 39/41 company claim vs 5/14 Reported.

Read more

The biggest robot check went to a digger. The humanoid IPO shrank before it traded.

India plans $15B of military drones. Its biggest signed kamikaze order is 540

Agility pitched $620M+. SPAC holders pulled ~61% of the trust before the first trade

$18 billion. 4,300 ordered. Hit rate still a fight: Helsing HX-2