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Creandum and Union Square Ventures back Machenta’s simulation-trained robot model, which aims to perform new tasks after a single demonstration.

Physical Intelligence is reportedly discussing new financing at about a $20 billion valuation as its Pi API beta opens robot models to developers.

A3 reports 10,989 robot orders worth $723.5 million in Q3, with automotive suppliers, electronics and collaborative robots posting strong growth.

Wonder is expanding Avride robot deliveries through Grubhub in Jersey City, Hoboken, Arlington County and Philadelphia, adding dozens of participating merchants.

Marlinspike Partners leads Foundry Robotics’ $100 million Series A as the startup expands a 130,000-square-foot Emeryville factory for AI-powered hardware assembly.

Crunchbase reports $9.9 billion in Q3 robotics funding, with investment up around 185% across January–September as China and the United States lead.

NEURA’s Munich RoboGym puts manufacturing expertise to work as training data, while a new report highlights China’s much larger robot-learning infrastructure.

Bedrock Robotics aims to put a triple-digit autonomous machine fleet to work in 2027 as it expands field operations and explores new heavy-equipment applications.

Xpanner’s X1 Piling R6 automates positioning and pile driving for solar and battery storage projects, with one operator supervising the machine remotely.

BMW’s in-plant automated driving system now handles about 3,500 vehicle movements a day across four European factories, with Spartanburg scheduled to follow in 2027.

ANYmal X is shipping to energy and chemical customers including Equinor and DSM-Firmenich, bringing autonomous legged inspections into hazardous industrial environments.

Unitree’s first post-IPO results show rapid sales growth but lower quarterly profit as the robot maker steps up spending on embodied AI models, computing and research staff.

Realbotix’s silicone-skinned Echo humanoids offer four characters, tabletop pricing of $11,950 and full-body pricing of $59,950, plus a required AI subscription.

GXO plans Digit deployments in North Carolina and Tennessee in early 2027, building on more than 100,000 totes moved at its existing Georgia operation.

CapitalG and Emergence Capital lead Bedrock’s $600 million Series C as the startup expands paid autonomous earthmoving and adds contractors across the United States.