Amazon Prime Air to Reach Nearly 500 U.S. Cities by Year-End in Sixfold Drone Delivery Expansion
Amazon has announced Prime Air drone delivery will expand to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by end of 2026, a sixfold increase from its current...
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Amazon has announced Prime Air drone delivery will expand to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by end of 2026, a sixfold increase from its current...
Swiss startup Gravis Robotics has raised $200 million in a Series A from SoftBank at a $1 billion post-money valuation, bringing AI-powered autonomy and operator assistance...
Beijing-based Robotera is considering a Hong Kong IPO that could raise $800 million to $1 billion, according to Bloomberg, as the HSG-backed humanoid robotics company operates...
The second World Humanoid Robot Games opens in Beijing on August 22 with 666 teams and 2,056 robots from 16 countries, quadrupling robot participation from the...
Counterpoint Research has ranked Pudu Robotics first globally in both commercial cleaning robot shipments and revenue, as the firm reports global shipments exceeded 50,000 units in...
Pudu Robotics has launched the ET1, an AI-native compact scrubber-dryer robot designed for commercial spaces of 100 to 800 square meters, combining 800 rpm scrubbing, 85°C...
Global humanoid robot shipments reached approximately 19,100 units in the first half of 2026, up 272% year-on-year, with Agibot overtaking Unitree to claim 44% global share,...
Samsung Electronics has established a new RX Business Office reporting directly to CEO TM Roh and has been developing an in-house humanoid robot described as advanced...
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital completed three surgical firsts in one week using the da Vinci SP single-port robotic system, including a novel nipple-sparing mastectomy with nerve...
Unitree Robotics is expected to be valued at more than 50 billion yuan following its Shanghai IPO, according to sponsor Citic Securities, as the company reports...
BYD will unveil its first humanoid robot at its Di Space showrooms in August 2026, presenting a functional production model that attendees can interact with, as...
DoorDash has earned FAA Part 135 air carrier certification and launched DoorDash Air, its in-house drone delivery program, becoming one of only eight drone operators in...