Physical AI, humanoid robots, robot learning, and embodied intelligence from Figure, Boston Dynamics, Tesla, and research labs.
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Researchers at the Bosch Center for AI and Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new AI system to improve the dexterity of humanoid robots. Source: aibusiness.com
Mind Robotics has raised $400 million in a new funding round led by Kleiner Perkins, with support from several new and existing investors. Founded in 2025. Source: techfundingnews.com
Funding for AI-powered industrial robot project now exceeds $1 billion. Source: wsj.com
The Robots Have Clocked In When Japan Airlines (JAL) deployed humanoid robots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in May 2026, the industry's message was hard to... Source: kraneshares.com
Competing humanoid robot-makers Figure and 1X revealed new footage from inside their factories this week, showcasing the similarities and differences in... Source: cnet.com
When Unitree Robotics added "Mantis Boxing", Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do and even "Kamehameha" moves to its humanoid robot application store, the immediate... Source: digitimes.com
Japan's SoftBank Group (SFTBY) is planning to create a new AI and robotics company designed to automate data center construction, with an eye on a roughly... Source: msn.com
Genesis AI just released a new AI model called GENE-26.5 that lets robots handle everyday objects with the same ease and precision people... Source: techeblog.com
Episode 242 of The Robot Report Podcast features Eric Chan, co-founder and chief scientist of Rhoda AI. He describes the fundamental problem facing physical... Source: therobotreport.com
A research team involving Sony Group Corp.'s artificial intelligence unit and others recently said it has developed an AI-powered robot... Source: english.kyodonews.net
Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a robotics artificial intelligence startup focused on humanoid systems, as the company expands its... Source: thejournal.com
Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a demo... Source: techcrunch.com
China shifts focus from traditional automation to AI-integrated intelligent robotics, leveraging its massive domestic market and manufacturing dominance. Source: designnews.com
Tutor Intelligence is running 100 Sonny semi-humanoid robots in its headquarters while sharing technology and data with its Cassie mobile manipulator. Source: therobotreport.com
China has launched its 15th Five-Year Plan by placing robotics at the heart of its modern industrial system. The aim is to pivot its AI research towards... Source: ifr.org
It's the latest move in a race to add artificial intelligence to consumer-facing home technology, with xAI and Amazon also competing for future category... Source: socialmediatoday.com
Meta Platforms has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup focused on AI models for humanoid robots, marking another step in the company's... Source: digitimes.com
Meta has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup company that's building artificial intelligence for robots in order to "address critical... Source: engadget.com
Bloomberg reports that Nvidia's push into physical AI, spanning robotics, digital twins, and industrial automation, is lifting Asian partner companies in. Source: startupfortune.com
Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup developing artificial intelligence models for robots, as part of a major initiative... Source: bloomberg.com