Stuttgart-based AI robotics software company Sereact has raised $110 million in a Series B led by Headline, with customers including BMW and Daimler Truck already running its vision-language-action models in live production environments.
Texas Instruments reported first-quarter revenue of $4.83 billion, up 19% year-over-year, driven by 90% growth in its data center segment and 30% growth in industrial, sending shares to their best single-day gain since 2000.
Tesla has raised its 2026 capital expenditure target to over $25 billion, up from a January forecast of more than $20 billion, as CEO Elon Musk accelerates investment in AI infrastructure, self-driving technology, and humanoid robotics.
Sony’s Ace robotic arm has become the first autonomous system demonstrated to be competitive with elite human table tennis players, according to a study published in Nature, tracking a ball with 10-millisecond latency and winning matches against top-ranked opponents.
NVIDIA and more than a dozen industrial partners used Hannover Messe 2026 to demonstrate AI-driven manufacturing systems already operating in live production environments, from humanoid robots in electronics factories to vision AI agents on automotive assembly lines.
More than 3,000 exhibitors at Hannover Messe 2026 showcased physical, generative, and agentic AI systems moving from demonstration into production, with Siemens, Schneider Electric, NVIDIA, and Microsoft presenting deployments already delivering measurable results on factory floors.
A humanoid robot developed by Honor completed Beijing’s half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, finishing ahead of all 12,000 human competitors and below the standing human world record for the distance.
Tesla has launched its driverless robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston, extending a program that began in Austin and marking the company’s most significant autonomous ride-hailing expansion to date.
Agibot has deployed its G2 humanoid robots at a Shanghai electronics manufacturer, reporting throughput of up to 310 units per hour and a success rate above 99%, with plans to scale to 100 robots by Q3 2026.
Siemens, NVIDIA and Humanoid have tested a humanoid robot in a live factory environment, signaling progress toward industrial-scale physical AI deployment.
A viral humanoid robot chasing wild boars in Warsaw has drawn attention to the rapid global spread of Chinese robotics hardware.
Unitree is bringing its lowest-cost humanoid robot to global markets via AliExpress, signaling a shift toward early consumer adoption of robotics.
Global shipments of humanoid and quadruped robots are projected to reach 810,000 units by 2030, as enterprise adoption replaces early experimentation.
BMW has overhauled its Munich plant with an AI-driven production system and thousands of robots, signaling a shift toward software-defined manufacturing for electric vehicles.
Toyota Material Handling Europe has launched a coordinated AGV system designed to operate across mixed fleets. The platform reflects a shift toward scalable, software-driven warehouse automation.