Robotics Stocks: Humanoid Shipments, Stryker-CMR, Memory | Oct 16, 2026
This week on The Robot Investor, we break down the humanoid robot scoreboard, a big surgical robotics deal, and a memory chip angle most casual investors miss. IDC data reported by Gasgoo counts close to 25,000 humanoids shipped in the first half of 2026, up 432 percent, with China at about 78 percent and AgiBot leading with over 8,600 units. Stryker invests about 400 million dollars in CMR Surgical and gets an option to buy the rest, building on our recent Stryker deep dive. Agility Robotics pairs Digit 5 with Nyobolt fast charging: 90 minutes of runtime, a nine-minute charge, early access…
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