Skild AI Raises $1.4B, Reaching $14B Valuation in Physical AI Bet
Skild AI raised nearly $1.4 billion in a funding round led by SoftBank, valuing the robotics AI company at more than $14 billion as it scales a unified foundation model for robots.
Skild AI raised nearly $1.4 billion in a funding round led by SoftBank, valuing the robotics AI company at more than $14 billion as it scales a unified foundation model for robots.
Caterpillar and NVIDIA deepened their partnership at CES 2026, outlining how Physical AI will transform construction, mining, manufacturing, and industrial supply chains.
London-based startup Humanoid moved from concept to a functional alpha prototype of its HMND 01 robot in seven months, compressing a development cycle that typically takes up to two years.
Boston Dynamics and Google have renewed their collaboration at CES 2026, combining advanced AI with the next generation of the Atlas humanoid robot.
Kodiak has entered a strategic agreement with Bosch to scale production-grade autonomous trucking hardware, aiming to accelerate commercial deployment of driverless trucks.
Humanoid robots dominated discussions at a Silicon Valley Humanoids Summit, but investors and engineers raised concerns about scalability, costs, and real-world deployment timelines.
Engineering students at Texas A&M University developed an AI-powered robotic dog that sees, remembers, and plans routes autonomously, targeting search-and-rescue and disaster response missions.
MIT engineers developed an AI-controlled aerial microrobot capable of flying with speed and agility comparable to insects, marking a major advance in micro-scale robotics.