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Rémi Cadene, who developed Tesla's Optimus AI from scratch and pioneered LeRobot at Hugging Face, has unveiled an early prototype of Northstar, UMA's humanoid robot, targeting European manufacturing plants, logistics…
McLaren Construction has partnered with California-based FieldAI to deploy autonomous quadruped robots across its UK construction sites for 360-degree site scanning, point cloud data capture, progress verification, and AI-enabled deviation…
In a rare public disclosure ahead of its SPAC merger, Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson described a $300 million pipeline of booked multi-year revenue covering roughly 1,000 robots, positioned Agility's…
Edward Warchocki, the humanoid robot that has become one of Poland's most recognized internet figures with tens of millions of views, appeared on the beach at Ustka on the Baltic…
Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot delivered the match ball to the referee at halftime of Brazil's round-of-16 World Cup match against Norway at New York New Jersey Stadium, overcoming stadium…
Weave Robotics has launched Isaac 1, a wheeled home robot priced at $7,999 or $449 per month that handles room tidying and laundry autonomously with remote human operator backup, with…
Apptronik has expanded its Robot Park training facility in Austin to nearly 90,000 square feet and unveiled Apollo 2 in bipedal and wheeled configurations, feeding real-world training data to Google…
NORI Robotics has launched the L2, a bimanual wheeled home robot starting at $1,288 and shipping summer 2026 from its San Francisco facility, featuring a Skill Hub marketplace where tasks…
Pudu Robotics has announced the world's first full-scenario robot-serviced hotel on West Artificial Island connecting the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link, with trial operations beginning in late 2026 and a full 44-room opening…
San Francisco-based Framework Ventures has raised $400 million for its fourth fund, expanding its mandate from crypto into frontier technology including robotics, AI, and energy. The firm is part of…
BMW Group has deployed Figure AI's Figure 03 humanoid robot at its Spartanburg plant for a logistics sequencing application, following the successful 11-month Figure 02 deployment that supported production of…
UBTECH's U1 full-size companion humanoid robot has accumulated over 5,000 pre-orders on JD.com and Tmall within three weeks of launch, nearly five times the company's total 2025 full-size humanoid robot…
Realbotix has deployed its M-Series humanoid robot and Optio AI teaching assistant at Salamanca City Central School District in New York, with plans to expand the pilot to approximately 500…
Goldman Sachs Research estimates Korean companies will account for 30% of global humanoid robot production by 2035 through direct manufacturing and component supply, with Korean supply chains supporting approximately 74,000…
Naver Labs Europe has unveiled DIVINE, a universal encoder that consolidates multiple specialized AI encoders into a single model, reducing robot memory consumption by approximately 90% and increasing encoding throughput…