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Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla and xAI are jointly developing a system called Digital Optimus, combining Tesla hardware with xAI’s Grok model to power real-time AI agents.

Amazon plans to invest AU$750 million in a new robotics-enabled fulfillment center in Brisbane, Australia, designed to process more than 125 million packages annually with the help of automated systems.

Engineers at RMIT University have developed a sneaker-sized robotic device designed to collect oil from water surfaces using a bio-inspired filter, offering a new approach to targeted oil spill response.

Engineers in China have developed a centaur-inspired robotic system that walks behind a human and carries heavy loads, offering an alternative approach to wearable exoskeletons and autonomous cargo robots.

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed modular “legged metamachines” that can flip, jump, and continue operating even after being split into pieces, offering a new approach to resilient robotics.

A software engineer who discovered a vulnerability allowing remote access to thousands of DJI robot vacuum cleaners has been awarded $30,000 after reporting the issue through the company’s security program.

AI researcher Yann LeCun has raised more than $1 billion for a new startup developing AI systems and robots capable of reasoning about the physical world, challenging the dominance of large language models.

XGSynBot has introduced the Z1 wheeled humanoid robot designed for industrial environments, positioning the system as a flexible platform aimed at closing the gap between AI prototypes and real factory automation.

Qualcomm and NEURA Robotics have announced a strategic collaboration to develop next-generation robotics platforms, combining edge AI processors with full-stack robotics systems to accelerate the deployment of cognitive robots.

PlusAI has launched SuperDrive 6.0, an upgraded autonomous driving system designed for large-scale freight operations, adding night driving and construction zone handling as the company prepares for commercial deployment of driverless trucks.

Agility Robotics has rebranded as Agility, signaling plans to expand beyond its current humanoid robot deployments as competition accelerates across the global humanoid robotics market.

Caitlin Kalinowski, head of OpenAI’s robotics and hardware group, has resigned after raising concerns about the company’s agreement to make its AI systems available within U.S. Department of Defense computing environments.

NASA’s Valkyrie humanoid robot is returning to the United States after ten years of research at the University of Edinburgh, marking the next phase in the development of robots designed for future planetary missions.

BMW has launched its first humanoid robot pilot project in Germany at its Leipzig plant, testing how AI-driven machines can support workers in battery assembly and logistics tasks on the factory floor.

ABB Robotics is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse simulation technology into its RobotStudio platform to train factory robots using synthetic data and digital twins, aiming to close the long-standing gap between virtual training and real-world deployment.