Shenzhen-based Kinetix AI has unveiled KAI, a full-sized humanoid robot with 115 degrees of freedom, a 36-DoF dexterous hand, and a full-body tactile skin system with 18,000 sensors, targeting service and home assistance applications at a sub-$40,000 price point.
SusHi Tech Tokyo, Asia’s largest startup convention, opened Monday at Tokyo Big Sight with 770 exhibitions across AI, robotics, resilience, and entertainment, targeting 10,000 business negotiations over three days.
Accenture Ventures has invested in General Robotics, whose GRID platform connects robots from multiple manufacturers under a single AI intelligence layer, targeting scaled automation in factories and warehouses.
LG CNS has partnered with Silicon Valley robotics startups to strengthen its physical AI capabilities, combining robot foundation models with new hardware platforms.
Startup Icarus Robotics is preparing to test autonomous free-flying robots aboard the ISS, aiming to automate routine tasks in space operations.
San José Mineta International Airport has launched a pilot program using an AI-powered humanoid robot to greet passengers, answer questions and provide real-time multilingual support.
German humanoid robotics startup Neura Robotics is reportedly seeking around €1 billion in new funding at a €4 billion valuation, with backing from Amazon and a Qatari investor highlighting rising global interest in physical AI.
Amazon has acquired startup Fauna Robotics, maker of the small humanoid robot Sprout, as the company broadens its push into robotics beyond warehouses and into homes and delivery.
Amazon has acquired robotics startup RIVR, a developer of stair-climbing quadruped delivery robots, as the company expands its efforts to automate last-mile logistics.
RoboForce has raised $52 million in a round led by YZi Labs to expand deployment of its TITAN physical AI robots. The company is targeting labor shortages across sectors including solar energy, logistics, mining, and data center construction.
Mind Robotics, a startup spun out of electric vehicle maker Rivian, has raised $500 million to develop AI-powered industrial robots designed for more adaptable factory automation.
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.
Italian startup Mirai Robotics has raised $4.2 million in pre-seed funding to develop autonomous maritime systems, aiming to deploy fleets of robot ships for security, monitoring, and commercial operations.
Beijing-based Noetix Robotics has raised nearly $140 million in a Series B round led by a CATL-backed investment fund as it develops humanoid and biomimetic consumer robots.
Google has brought robotics software company Intrinsic fully in house, signaling a major push to integrate its AI models and cloud infrastructure into industrial robotics.