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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:LaunchRobot Hardware

Nvidia Expands Thor Modules for Scalable Robotics and Edge AI

Nvidia brings the Thor architecture to mainstream robotics and edge AI with the launch of the Blackwell-powered T3000 and T2000 modules. Source: embedded.com

Importance:ResearchEmbodied AI

Xiaomi introduces Xiaomi-Robotics-U0 for embodied AI and robot generation

Xiaomi on Wednesday unveiled Xiaomi-Robotics-U0, a 38-billion-parameter multimodal autoregressive foundation model for embodied AI. The company said the. Source: technode.com

Importance:LaunchRobot Hardware

Nvidia's Next Step: 'Robot Brains' and AI Computers That Don't Need the Internet

NvidiaNvidia has unveiled the 'Jetson T3k' and 'Jetson T2000,' new compact computers designed to run AI on humanoid robots and autonomous equipment. Source: invenglobal.com

Importance:ResearchRobot Learning/AI Models

Nvidia Releases New Robotics AI Model

Nvidia on Wednesday released a new small, open-source model for “physical” AI that operates in the real world, including for robots. Source: theinformation.com

Importance:NewsNVIDIA Physical AI

Japan's Robotics and Manufacturing Leaders Build on NVIDIA Cosmos to Advance Physical AI Frontier

NVIDIA today announced that Japan's physical AI leaders are building on the NVIDIA Cosmos, NVIDIA Isaac, NVIDIA Metropolis and NVIDIA Jetson platforms to... Source: finviz.com

Importance:NewsNVIDIA Physical AI

Japan’s Robot Makers Join Nvidia’s Physical AI Cosmos Coalition

Nvidia Corp. and four of Japan's leading industrial automation companies said they will expand their collaboration on robot development, bolstering Jensen... Source: bloomberg.com

Importance:NewsNVIDIA Physical AI

NVIDIA and Japan Bring Full-Stack AI and Robotics to Every Industry

Home to leading manufacturers, robotics pioneers, infrastructure builders and iconic gaming companies, of course, Japan is one of the world's centers of AI... Source: blogs.nvidia.com

Importance:Launchhumanoid robots

Booster Robotics Unveils Booster T2, Its Flagship Humanoid Platform for Embodied AI Development

Santa Clara, California--(Newsfile Corp. - July 13, 2026) - Booster Robotics officially launched Booster T2 (www.booster.tech/booster-t2/), its flagship... Source: newsfilecorp.com

Importance:Launchembodied AI platforms

Dexmal Aims to Ignite Embodied AI Productivity With DM0.5 Model, DexOS, and MaaS Three-Stage Strategy

Dexmal releases DM0.5 foundation model, Apex universal robot, DexOS operating system, and MaaS platform, targeting the final engineering gap between... Source: pandaily.com

Importance:Launchrobot navigation

Mistral AI Launches Robostral Navigate, An 8B Robotics Model That Steers Robots With A Single Camera And Plain‑Language Commands

Mistral AI has released Robostral Navigate, its first dedicated robotics navigation model and a key step in the French startup's push into “physical AI” for... Source: pulse2.com

Importance:Launchrobot learning

NeuraFrame Studio Launches Embodied AI Memory Layer That Lets Robots Learn Without Onboard AI Models

NeuraFrame Embodied moves AI training off the robot, deploying portable learned memory for local operation on standard hardware. Source: natlawreview.com

Importance:Launchembodied AI data

X Square Robot Launches Embodied AI Data Collection Platform Quanxta Zero Series

Chinese humanoid robot maker X Square Robot launched a software-and-hardware platform designed to help collect, process and use data for embodied AI models. Source: theaiinsider.tech

Importance:Launchhumanoid robots

The first commercial human-like robot is here. Are replicants next?

The U1 brings a human face to embodied AI, betting on the market of 'emotional companionship.' Source: fastcompany.com

Importance:Opinionembodied AI

Is Embodied AI The Next Great Computing Revolution?

Executives often overlook embodied AI (EAI), focusing instead on digital models, despite its imminent rise. Chris Chen of Faraday Future highlights EAI's... Source: forbes.com

Importance:Newsindustrial robotics developments

Physical AI, no-code cobots, and inbound logistics automation headline the latest wave of industrial robotics news

Enterprise operators: physical AI funding surges, no-code cobots expand, and Ambi Robotics + Pickle Robot deliver fully automated inbound logistics. Source: marketscale.com

Importance:Researchrobot learning infrastructure

CMU Researchers Build Missing Infrastructure to Move AI Between Robots

Robotics researchers often spend weeks, or even months, simply getting a new robot up and running before they can begin testing new behaviors. Source: cmu.edu

Importance:Launchrobot navigation

Robostral Navigate: single-camera AI navigation

Introducing Robostral Navigate: 8B model achieving 76.6% on R2R-CE with just a single RGB camera. No depth sensors, LiDAR, or multiple cameras needed. Source: mistral.ai

Importance:Newsindustry deployment

10 insights from the Machina AI Summit: Physical AI moves from demos to deployment

Physical AI and robotics are moving beyond impressive demonstrations into a new phase of practical deployment, with companies now targeting specific,... Source: siliconangle.com

Importance:Launchrobot navigation

Mistral AI releases robotics model to support physical AI push

The new model, called Robostral Navigate, lets robots navigate complex environments using a single camera and basic language prompts. Source: mercurynews.com

Importance:Launchhumanoid robotics

NVIDIA and Hugging Face bring new models and frameworks to LeRobot

The Isaac GR00T platform helps robotics developers scale humanoid data collection and simulation-based training to develop, validate, and deploy policies on... Source: therobotreport.com