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🦾 Robotics & Embodied AI

Physical AI, humanoid robots, robot learning, and embodied intelligence from Figure, Boston Dynamics, Tesla, and research labs.

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Importance:NewsWalden Robotics funding

Industry Insights: Can Walden Robotics Make People the Center of Physical AI?

With $300 million in funding and a $1.1 billion valuation, this TRI spinoff says it wants to put people first. | Industry Insights | Walden Robotics Touts... Source: automate.org

Importance:Researchcollision detection AI

New AI Lets Robots Decide Which Collisions Are Safe

USC Viterbi researchers developed a context-aware AI system that helps robots distinguish harmless contact from risky collisions in complex environments. Source: viterbischool.usc.edu

Importance:NewsHumanoid funding

Humanoid Raises $152 Million At $1.35 Billion Valuation: Europe’s Newest Robot Unicorn

Europe has a new unicorn. It's the humanoid robot company Humanoid, which just raised a $152M series A. Source: forbes.com

Importance:NewsSamsung robotics division

Samsung Electronics shares rise as robotics move highlights push into physical AI

Samsung Electronics shares rose as the company set up a robotics division in a push into physical AI. Source: cnbc.com

Importance:NewsChina robotics showcase

Shanghai science forum photos show China's AI and robotics advances in rivalry with US

BEIJING (AP) — China's leading technology companies showcased hundreds of cutting-edge products at the World AI Conference in Shanghai — from advanced... Source: ottumwacourier.com

Importance:Newsembodied AI challenges

China’s robot firms’ lament: if we only had a ‘brain’, and more data

Experts at WAIC discuss the bottlenecks preventing embodied AI from improving robots' real-world interactions. Source: scmp.com

Importance:NewsChina AI conference

Inside China’s big AI show: Robot police, dancing humanoids and a roof collapse

Hundreds of thousands of AI-curious visitors from China and abroad flocked to Shanghai for this weekend's World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Source: nbcnews.com

Importance:Opinionembodied AI technical challenges and development trends

The "ChatGPT Moment" for Embodied Intelligence May Not Arrive Simultaneously

The "data wall" describes the widespread challenge in robotics and AI development where high-quality, real-world interactive datasets remain prohibitively... Source: eu.36kr.com

Importance:Newsconferences

AUTONOMOUS 2026: Cutting-edge robotics, AI on display as hundreds gather at San Francisco conference

Some of the latest robotic technology was on display in San Francisco Thursday for the inaugural AUTONOMOUS conference. Source: abc7news.com

Importance:Newseducation

New York school district to deploy humanoid robot in classrooms this fall

A New York school district is bringing a humanoid robot into the classroom this fall to serve as a teacher assistant and support STEM education and AI... Source: foxnews.com

Importance:Newssports

AGIBOT X2 Series Showcases Embodied AI at the World Cup, Marking a Historic Sports Companion Debut

AGIBOT unveiled its X2 humanoid robot as footballer Duckens Nazon's World Cup companion, marking embodied AI's debut in a major global sporting event. Source: natlawreview.com

Importance:Newsmilitary

A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War

The CEO of Foundation Future Industries, which counts the president's son as its chief strategy adviser, tells WIRED it's exploring some “kinetic things.” Source: wired.com

Importance:Newseducation

NY school to introduce first humanoid robot in US classroom — and vows ‘Sally’ will never replace teachers

Rural NY school district on Seneca Nation land will roll out an AI-powered robot in K-12 classrooms this fall -- among the first in the US to bring a... Source: nypost.com

Importance:Newscorporate_expansion

Nvidia Broadens Physical AI Push With Robotics, Edge AI Updates

Nvidia is broadly expanding its physical AI and robotics portfolio, unveiling new edge AI hardware, robot foundation models, developer software and... Source: aibusiness.com

Importance:Newsindustrial_application

We Just Had The First Humanoid Robot Strike Ever

Hyundai wants to use its Boston Dynamics Atlas robots in car-making factories. Workers aren't so sure ... and the union is taking action. Source: forbes.com

Importance:Launchproduct_launch

AGIBOT Unveils Four New Products at WAIC 2026, Showcasing Embodied AI in Real-World Operations

More than 30 AGIBOT robots are operating across WAIC venues, while industrial deployments and live demonstrations highlight the company's progress in... Source: agibot.com

Importance:Newsrobot learning

Nvidia (NVDA) Deepens Japan AI Push With Factory Deal And Robotics Tie Ups

NVIDIA (NasdaqGS:NVDA) has expanded its AI footprint in Japan with a national AI factory partnership, the Noetra/FRONTia project. The company announced new... Source: finance.yahoo.com

Importance:Launchphysical AI

Nvidia launches Cosmos 3 Edge model and expands its physical AI push in Japan

Nvidia Corp. has unveiled Cosmos 3 Edge, a compact world model built to run vision reasoning and robot control directly on edge devices, alongside a wave of... Source: siliconangle.com

Importance:Newsrobot learning (AI infrastructure)

Japan Government, Industrial Leaders and NVIDIA Launch the World’s First National AI Infrastructure

NVIDIA today announced it is working with Noetra Corp. to launch an NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI factory with 13750 NVIDIA Vera CPUs and 27500 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for... Source: nvidianews.nvidia.com

Importance:Newsrobot learning

Nvidia partners with Japan robotics firms on AI development

Nvidia said on Thursday it was partnering with Japanese companies including Fanuc and Yaskawa Electric to advance the development of ​robotics and AI. Source: reuters.com