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Walden Robotics has launched from stealth with $300 million at a $1.1 billion valuation, co-led by Toyota and Deviation Capital, with robots already performing real production work at a Toyota North American plant since February 2026, powered by Large Behavior Models developed at Toyota Research Institute.
Genesis AI and LG CNS have announced a long-term strategic partnership to evaluate and deploy Genesis’s Eno general-purpose robot and GENE AI foundation model across LG Group manufacturing and logistics operations in the U.S., with global expansion planned.
Humanoid robots focus on human-shaped machines designed to work in real-world, human-centered environments.