NVIDIA Releases Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B for Local Robot Assistants
NVIDIA’s compact Bolt E4B model powers dialogue and tool calls in a Reachy Mini demo, bringing local conversational AI to robotics interfaces.
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Bolt Picks NVIDIA Alpamayo for Lucid Robotaxis as Madrid Tests Near
Bolt’s Lucid robotaxi program brings driving AI, sensors and fleet operations together, with Madrid data collection planned for 2027 pending approval.
Chinese Humanoid Robot Makers Seek Factory and Café Work in South Korea
UBTECH and Anyverse pursue Korean factory and service trials as Seoul expands manufacturing AI programs, with certification and local partners key to adoption.
Unitree Founder Predicts Humanoid Robot Breakthrough as Soon as 2028
Wang Xingxing brings forward his humanoid forecast, pointing to AI advances while acknowledging that today’s robots still struggle with everyday tasks.
NEURA Unveils 20% Lighter 4NE1 Gen 4 Humanoid as TUM RoboGym Opens
NEURA’s 20% lighter 4NE1 Gen 4 debuts as a €17 million TUM partnership opens a Munich RoboGym to train robots for practical work.
JR West Adds Giant Railway Robots With 120 kg Lifting Capability
JR West is adding two railway maintenance robots, targeting a 30% reduction in manpower for selected jobs and safer work at height.
Tesla Plans Optimus Academy to Train Up to 20,000 Humanoid Robots
Musk says Tesla needs 10,000–20,000 robots to practice tasks at Optimus Academy, generating training data as Fremont production begins its early ramp.
CoreWeave Launches Ready-to-Run Robot Simulation Workflows
CoreWeave’s Physical AI Launchables packages Isaac Sim, MuJoCo and other tools into tested workflows for robot training and evaluation.
Robotiq Launches 2FC Tactile Gripper for Physical AI
Robotiq’s new gripper combines tactile sensing and onboard grasp intelligence, with pre-orders open and shipments planned for Q1 2027.
Unitree Unveils H2-X “Guardian” Robot With Kung Fu Demonstration
Unitree’s H2-X video showcases martial-arts moves and staged protection scenes, with a claimed maximum endurance of about eight hours.
Agile Robots Targets Up to 2,000 Humanoids in 2027 With NVIDIA
Agile Robots expects to build 1,000–2,000 compact humanoids in 2027, supplying research labs with NVIDIA-powered systems for developing robot skills.
NVIDIA Expands Isaac With Agile ONE SN Humanoid and New Robot Learning Tools
NVIDIA adds Agile ONE SN, Isaac Lab 3.0, Isaac OS and new training resources to connect humanoid research with real-world robot deployment.