Key Takeaways

• Two U.S. humanoid programs have now logged documented, repeat production work inside real customer facilities, and the operating-hour totals behind them explain why this wave should be read differently from earlier automation cycles.
• Driverless Class 8 freight moved into contracted commercial scale over the summer, with one fleet target already fully sold before the trucks are built.
• A July regulatory action redrew which robots may lawfully enter the U.S. market, and the carve-outs matter considerably more than the headline suggests.

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