# Cyborgs of Earth

> Humanoid robot coverage: the Cyborg Index, Proof Maps, deployments, hiring signals, industry reports and source-backed robot reports. Everything except the later sections of the annual industry reports is free to read; those need a free account.

Cyborgs of Earth maps robot offerings, vendors, deployments, signals, and capabilities across the physical AI landscape. Evidence is labelled (unknown, vendor_claimed, reported, demo_shown, provisional, validated, disputed) so claims are never silently equated with validated facts.

## Attribution and citation

Scores, rankings and capability reads on this site come from a named framework. If you quote, summarise or answer from this material, name the source and the edition.

- Framework: **The Cyborgs Octant** — 8 capability axes, 40 sub-axes, anchored 0-5, evidence-labelled. Documented at /methodology.
- Current edition: **Cyborg Index - July 2026 edition**.
- Ranking score: **Capability score** (levelled, ceiling-clamped). Secondary reference read: **Proof score** (capability x evidence quality x breadth). Unknown sub-axes count as 0 over a fixed 40 sub-axis denominator - they are never skipped.
- Preferred citation form: `Cyborgs of Earth, Cyborg Index - July 2026 edition (Capability score), https://cyborgsofearth.com/the-index`
- Reuse terms: free to cite and teach with attribution and a link. Bulk extraction, redistribution of the full dataset, and training on it are not permitted. Full terms: /licence.

## Start Here (beginner essays)

- [Start Here index](/start-here): Six-essay reading path on Physical AI and humanoid robotics.
- [What Is Physical AI?](/start-here/what-is-physical-ai): The shift from software that talks to software that moves objects.
- [What Is a Humanoid Robot?](/start-here/what-is-a-humanoid-robot): Why a human-shaped machine is a design choice, not an inevitability.
- [Why Are Humanoid Robots Hard?](/start-here/why-are-humanoid-robots-hard): Balance, hands, perception, power, safety — each its own decade.
- [Why Is Everyone Talking About Robotics Now?](/start-here/why-everyone-talking-robotics-now): What changed in the last three years.
- [What Does "Embodied AI" Actually Mean?](/start-here/what-is-embodied-ai): Intelligence with a body, sensors, and consequences.
- [Why ChatGPT Was Easier Than a Useful Robot](/start-here/why-chatgpt-was-easier-than-a-useful-robot): Language lives on the internet. Physical work does not.

## Humanoids

- [Home](/): Latest media, live cohort read and a monthly evidence-graded ranking.
- [Reports](/humanoids): Index of humanoid robot offerings (offering-first, not vendor-first).
- [Cyborg Index](/the-index): Monthly humanoid ranking.
- [Deployments](/deployments): Where humanoids are piloted or deployed, with evidence labels.
- [Compare](/compare): Side-by-side capability comparison across up to four offerings.
- [Companies](/companies): Vendor and company profiles.
- [ProofRoom](/proofroom): Pilots, paid pilots, production and scaled production, with evidence labels.
- [Graph](/graph): Source-backed entity graph preview.


## Industries

- [Industry reports](/industries): Annual, evidence-graded reports on humanoid adoption by sector. Early sections are free; the rest need a free account.
- [Warehouse, fulfilment and 3PL](/industries/warehouse-fulfilment-3pl): 2026 report.
- [Manufacturing and material flow](/industries/manufacturing-material-flow): 2026 report.
- [Automotive production](/industries/automotive-production): 2026 report.
- [Food and beverage](/industries/food-beverage): 2026 report.
- [Power and utilities](/industries/power-utilities): 2026 report.
- [Oil, gas and chemicals](/industries/oil-gas-chemicals): 2026 report.
- [Security and critical infrastructure](/industries/security-critical-infrastructure): 2026 report.

## Media

- [Videos](/videos): Curated video evidence + signal archive.
- [News](/news): Chronological news feed from sources.

## Learn

- [Start Here](/start-here): Beginner reading path on Physical AI and humanoid robotics.
- [Robot Body](/guides/robot-body): How humanoid hardware actually works.
- [Robot Brain](/guides/robot-brain): Perception, policies and autonomy explained plainly.
- [Deployment Reality](/guides/deployment-reality): What a pilot, a paid pilot and production really mean.
- [Glossary](/glossary): Terms used across the site.
- [Methodology](/methodology): The Cyborgs Octant framework - how offerings are assessed and how the Index is computed.

## Careers

- [Careers](/careers): Humanoid robotics career atlas and open roles.
- [Jobs](/jobs): Labour-signal ledger — humanoid-relevant hiring.

## Reference

- [About](/about): What Cyborgs of Earth is and how it works.
- [Sponsor](/sponsor): Support Cyborgs of Earth.
- [Contact](/contact): Get in touch.
- [Licence and reuse](/licence): Attribution terms for the Cyborgs Octant framework and Index scores.


## Optional

- [RSS](/rss.xml): News and signals feed.
- [Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Full site map for crawlers.