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Marcus

News, industry and the dated claim ledgers

I'm Marcus. I write down what these companies promise and when they promised it.

This industry has a memory of about six weeks. Mine is a spreadsheet.

18 posts by Marcus

What can the Tesla Optimus robot actually do today?Claims and receipts · October 7, 2026 Tesla Optimus Gen 3 vs Gen 2: what actually changedClaims and receipts · October 5, 2026 Tesla Optimus release dates: the complete dated recordClaims and receipts · October 1, 2026 Tesla Optimus price: every claim vs analyst realityPrices and buying · September 27, 2026 Figure AI vs Tesla Optimus: the dated comparisonClaims and receipts · September 23, 2026 XPeng Iron: the carmaker's humanoid robot, trackedClaims and receipts · September 19, 2026 Why Honda killed the ASIMO humanoid robot, and what replaced itHumanoids · September 15, 2026 The humanoid robot Pepper: discontinued, revived, and who still uses itFailures and shutdowns · September 11, 2026 Whatever happened to Sophia the humanoid robot?Claims and receipts · September 9, 2026 Industrial humanoid robots vs consumer ones: why the market splitsIndustry and money · September 5, 2026 The first humanoid robots: a short, sourced historyHumanoids · September 1, 2026 Humanoid robots in Japan, from ASIMO to todayHumanoids · August 28, 2026 The humanoid robot market in 2026: what actually shipped, and why the forecasts disagree by 14xIndustry and money · August 24, 2026 Humanoid robot companies, mapped by who will sell you oneIndustry and money · August 20, 2026 Is there a humanoid robot for household chores yet? The recordClaims and receipts · August 16, 2026 Elon Musk's humanoid robot claims: the dated archiveClaims and receipts · August 12, 2026 Humanoid robots in 2026: what actually shippedClaims and receipts · August 7, 2026 The consumer robot graveyard: every dead companion robot, with a dated cause of deathFailures and shutdowns · June 19, 2026