Lyte Raises $165M at $1.6 Billion Valuation to Build Full-Stack Robot Perception from Custom Silicon
Lyte, founded by Apple Face ID and Microsoft Kinect engineers, has raised $165 million in a Series C led by Maverick Silicon at a $1.6 billion…
Robots & Robotics covers the machines, systems, and technologies that enable physical automation and intelligent interaction with the real world. This topic focuses on the design, development, and deployment of robotic platforms across industrial, commercial, and public environments. Coverage includes robotic hardware, sensing and actuation, control systems, autonomy, and human-robot interaction. It also examines how advances in artificial intelligence, software, and materials are expanding the capabilities of robots beyond controlled settings into complex, dynamic environments. From factory floors to healthcare, logistics, and service applications, robotics plays a growing role in productivity, safety, and operational efficiency. As robots become more adaptable and widely deployed, this topic provides context on the technological progress and challenges shaping the future of physical intelligent systems.
Lyte, founded by Apple Face ID and Microsoft Kinect engineers, has raised $165 million in a Series C led by Maverick Silicon at a $1.6 billion…
Samsung SDS hosted its RX ART 2026 event in Mountain View, California, sharing results from technology validation projects at Samsung Electro-Mechanics, SEMES, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung…
Paris-based Wandercraft is in talks to raise approximately €100 million at a €750 million pre-money valuation, advised by Goldman Sachs, as customer and investor Renault plans…
Zeroth has launched Bridge, an 88-centimeter AI-native humanoid robot with open SDKs and motion-control APIs, alongside OpenBridge, a fully open-source ecosystem with a shared Skill Hub,…
Tesla has begun producing Optimus robots at its Fremont factory, using the space previously occupied by Model S and X production, with initial output focused on…
Elon Musk told the G20 meeting that humanoid robots will begin producing other robots, creating exponential self-replication, and that more than one billion humanoid robots will…
iRobot has launched the Roomba Max 875 Combo Robot, its most advanced robot vacuum and mop to date, featuring proprietary SealForce carpet sealing technology, ThermaMist heated…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued a federal procurement notice to spend up to $2 million on Boston Dynamics Spot robot dogs for border security,…
Pudu Robotics has launched the GT Series, a three-model lineup of commercial robotic mowers covering compact grounds care, large-area high-efficiency mowing, and precision reel mowing for…
Chinese automotive supplier Minth Group and AgiBot have opened Europe's first mass-production facility for humanoid robots in Sabac, Serbia, with the first robot rolling off the…
Pollen Robotics’ 25-centimeter Microduck pairs retrainable movement skills with open software, as the small biped appears at NVIDIA’s GTC Berlin.
Approximately 2,000 humanoid robots competed at the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, with robot Lightning running 100 meters in 9.32 seconds to beat Usain…