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A recap of the 2026 I/O Dialogues, where leaders discuss the future of AI, quantum computing, robotics and creativity.
Google DeepMind is integrating Street View with Project Genie to create immersive, interactive world simulations for robotics, gaming, and travel, allowing users to explore environments, weather changes, and rare scenarios.
Adcock framed the secondary as a retention and hiring tool as Figure pursues general robotics.
Industrial robotics firm Mind Robotics, spun out from Rivian, raised $400M led by Kleiner Perkins at $3.4B valuation, totaling over $1B in under a year for AI foundation models in manufacturing.
The humanoid robotics industry is looking beyond mechanical structures for its next wave of innovation, with materials emerging as a potential focus for new market opportunities.
The Figure AI CEO says multiple customer deployments will be announced within 90 days as Figure 03 shifts from demos to production work.
As humanoid robots master locomotion, the race has shifted toward dexterity, whole-body control, and the science of robotic touch.
Insider Brief EngineAI Robotics announced its new factory in China producing the first batch of its T800 humanoid robots.
Foxconn chairman Young Liu said the company is accelerating its move into electric vehicles, robotics, and smart cities, arguing that these businesses will drive its next phase of long-term growth.
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Massimo Group (Nasdaq: MAMO) (“Massimo” or the “Company”), a U.S.-based powersports and utility vehicle company, announced the formal launch of its AI intelligent patrol platform initiative, marking the Company’s strategic expansion into AI-powered security infrastructure, autonomous...
Shift will cover pro cleaners if residents allow first-person video of tasks, anonymized and licensed for AI and robotics training, with free service offered for a limited time.
Human Archive, a startup founded by UC Berkeley and Stanford researchers, is paying gig workers in India to wear camera-equipped caps and sensor devices to collect the real-world physical training data that AI and robotics labs are racing to acquire.
Perceptron AI unveiled Perceptron Mk1, a model for video understanding and embodied reasoning that rivals benchmarks from Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI at much lower costs.
South Korean robotics firm WIRobotics raises KRW 100B ($68M) in Series B to advance humanoid robots and physical AI systems. Funding led by Korea Investment Partners, with plans for commercialization.
Hugging Face debuts $2,500 bipedal robot project for builders and researchers.
Figure AI's 24/7 livestream showcases human soft spot for humanoid robots.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's Mind Robotics secured $400M led by Kleiner Perkins, pushing total funding over $1B at $3.4B val. The startup focuses on AI-powered industrial robots, drawing investments from Salesforce Ventures and Volkswagen's Incharge Capital.
The importance of Snowflake Inc. in the enterprise AI ecosystem is not necessarily its contribution to the analytics warehouse.
Moving robots into everyday environments is one of the most significant transitions the industry has faced, and one of the most unforgiving.
The 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo concludes with keynotes outlining the future of AI-powered robots, breakout sessions, and a career fair. Industry insiders weigh in on the practical deployment of these innovations.
STFlow, a breakthrough in trajectory simulation, leverages graph neural networks for accurate and efficient modeling. Its implications span across multiple fields.
TOKYO (AP) — Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with…
Insider Brief Inbolt is expanding its AI vision platform with new robot programming and motion-control capabilities designed to reduce the weeks of manual tuning typically required to deploy industrial robots on factory floors.
The US Department of Defense announced a rapid expansion of artificial intelligence use alongside an accelerated drone procurement push, reporting that AI user numbers rose from about 80,000 to about 1.5 million in one year and launching a program to buy 200,000 small lethal drones by 2027, with a budget cap of...
Enterprises racing toward assured autonomy in agentic AI are running headlong into a decades-old problem: Most of their infrastructure was never designed to be connected — let alone governed at the speed AI demands.
Beijing mandates physical AI (robotics) as a strategic pillar, investing heavily in embodied intelligence beyond chips and algorithms.
Samsung Electronics is preparing to expand its foundry push into physical AI semiconductors through a chiplet platform developed with Cadence, targeting chips for robotics, automotive systems, drones, and industrial automation, ETNews reported, citing industry sources.
Open-source and billed as the second piece of its full-stack suite, Genesis World 1.0 targets the 1x real-world speed bottleneck with a technical blog laying out the thesis.
Hugging Face introduces LeRobot Humanoid, a $2,500 DIY robot kit. It's not marathon-ready, but it's a big step for AI research in robotics.
The once-simple task of moving a robot from A to B has become a high-stakes dance of vision systems and data orchestration. Enter GMSL, a technology that could change the game for robotics by simplifying complex systems and boosting precision.
Humanoid robots need more than just a tech upgrade, they require new strategies to interact safely with humans. With advancements in vision and audio processing, these robots are learning to read unpredictable environments.
FAV introduces a novel way to align generative models without traditional constraints. The results? Superior performance in both robotics and image generation.
Robinhood is testing AI agents for stock trading and credit card purchases, raising questions about trust and autonomy in finance.
Carriers, manufacturers, and air traffic authorities are restructuring aviation operations around AI-driven maintenance, sustainable aviation fuel commitments, and autonomous flight systems — reshaping competitive dynamics across the sector.
The Robotics Summit & Expo is underway, gathering over 5,000 robotics experts. From autonomous systems to humanoids, this event is a hub for groundbreaking discussions. Here's what you need to know.
At the upcoming Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston, Allient Inc. will spotlight its new motion control technologies. Expect live demonstrations showcasing the precision and integration essential for advanced robotics.
XELA Robotics showcases new tactile sensing at the 2026 Robotics Summit, promising to enhance robotic dexterity and adaptability. Is this the tipping point for human-like robot interaction?
GMSL technology is transforming robotic vision by simplifying camera integration and boosting performance. This shift, inspired by automotive tech, is important for developers seeking speed and agility.
FAV breaks free from traditional constraints in generative models, offering a fresh alignment approach. It’s outperforming established methods in robotics and image generation.
As humanoid robots move closer to mass production, thermal management is emerging as a critical bottleneck. Component efficiency, cramped joint architectures, and limited heat-dissipation space are all making system design harder and shaping the next wave of humanoid robot development.
Accelerating the adoption of smart manufacturing, AI-driven automation, and humanoid robot applications in 2026 is driving robust growth across Taiwan's robotics supply chain.
Covestro showcased a portfolio of engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane materials at COMPUTEX 2026 aimed at supporting AI computing, embodied intelligence, and networking devices, executives said.
Xiaomi placed AI at the center of its first quarter 2026 strategy, saying it will "take the agent as the core" of a new OS approach and pushing its MiMo model and token plans to drive product adoption and monetization across phones, cars, IoT, and robotics.
Thunder Tiger said on May 26 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Elan Microelectronics to jointly develop AI guidance, image-recognition, and communications technologies for drones, marking a step in the drone maker's shift beyond unmanned vehicle system integration.
The global aerospace sector enters a phase of structural transformation as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and reshaped supply chains redefine competitive advantage. Established primes and new entrants face mounting pressure to modernize production while meeting decarbonization mandates and defense demand.
AI-driven algorithms like Neural Informed RRT* are setting new standards in robotic navigation, offering shorter paths and smoother trajectories with minimal computational cost.
Insider Brief AiM Medical Robotics is partnering with Siemens Healthineers to connect its MRI-guided brain surgery robot with the company’s MRI scanners to improve image-guided neurosurgery and speed up the path toward clinical deployment.
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Cornerstone Robotics (“CSR”), a leading global innovator in surgical robotics based in Hong Kong, China, is pleased to announce its Sentire® Endoscopic Surgical System (hereinafter “Sentire® Surgical System”) has officially received European Union CE mark certification under the...
Insider Brief Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric has signed a three-year agreement with the Chiba Institute of Technology to jointly develop physical AI technologies and autonomous robotics systems for everything from manufacturing to infrastructure maintenance.
Airlines, OEMs, and air navigation providers are embedding AI, predictive maintenance, and autonomy into core operations as the aviation sector confronts capacity constraints, sustainability mandates, and a structural shortage of skilled labour.
What happened: GE Vernova (which spun off from GE in 2024 ) and has ambitious expansion plans/.. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Robotech Automation, a robotics and automation […] The post GE Vernova Buys Robotech to Speed Factory Automation appeared first on India Automation Hub.
RoboRank, a LeetCode-like benchmarking project for robotics at roborank.dev, will separate and open-source its evaluation environments, target VLAs and world models, and harden sandboxed code execution so researchers can contribute tasks and models in the open.
China's humanoid robot market is expanding rapidly, but intensifying price competition and growing concerns over product reliability are beginning to expose structural weaknesses across the supply chain.
LimX Dynamics is positioning Luna for public-facing roles, but the X post offered no specs, pricing, or timeline to back the mass-deliverable claim.
China is telling its humanoid robots to take a number. The country plans to assign a unique numerical code to every AI-equipped bipedal humanoid manufactured in the country before it leaves the factory floor.
China's new humanoid robot ID system works like a citizen identity code. a unique number that follows each bipedal machine through its entire life cycle.
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Enterprise robotics has shifted from isolated pilots to production infrastructure, forcing CIOs to rethink procurement frameworks, integration architectures, and vendor risk. A structural analysis of the current market.
Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its robotics strategy through a deeper integration with Boston Dynamics and its humanoid robot Atlas, signaling a major push toward AI-powered industrial automation.
Zeng Hsing Industrial held its annual general meeting on May 25. It approved the 2025 business report and financial statements, the earnings distribution plan, amendments to the articles of incorporation, and a private placement to issue new common shares.
What happened: FANUC announced a collaboration with Google to advance Physical AI in industrial robotics.
What happened: Yamaha Motor opened a Robotics Business Support Division in Gurugram.
XRoboHub reports the line is live at an integrated Shenzhen facility, but capacity timing and T800 specs were not disclosed.
As automakers shift from hardware-defined vehicles to software-defined platforms, the competitive landscape is being redrawn by AI infrastructure, foundation models for autonomy, and partnerships between traditional OEMs and silicon vendors.
Enterprise robotics deployments are moving from isolated pilots to integrated infrastructure as humanoid platforms, warehouse automation, and AI-driven control systems converge. The shift is reshaping capital allocation across logistics, manufacturing, and services.
Humanoid partners with Bosch to scale the HMND robot for industrial settings. This collaboration aims to revolutionize logistics and manufacturing with humanoid robotics.
As industrial and service robotics mature, enterprises are moving beyond proof-of-concept deployments toward integrated production systems. The shift is reshaping vendor competition, capital allocation, and operational strategy across manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare.
A new framework proposes a hybrid 3D representation for embodied AI, merging the strengths of implicit and explicit models. It promises to enhance task performance and efficiency in robotic systems.
A new normative database captures sensorimotor ratings for Mandarin, challenging the limits of AI's understanding of embodied knowledge.
I wanted to see if this AI-powered wearable robot could give my regular bike ride the equivalent upgrade of an e-bike. After three test rides, the answer is clear.
Brian Gerkey of Open Robotics will explain how the open-source community is ushering in the age of robots and AI at the Robotics Summit. The post Robotics Summit keynote to present open foundation for AI-powered robots appeared first on The Robot Report.
As part of Aiper’s Memorial Day Sale with up to $400 savings on robot pool cleaners, you can find a returning low price on its latest Scuba V3 AI Vision Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner back for $899.99 shipped, which matches the price we’re also seeing over at Amazon.
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics.
The rise of neo-Luddism reflects something deeper than fear of machines — a growing anxiety about who technology ultimately serves.
When Abidur Chowdhury walked Apple’s stage to introduce the iPhone Air, few expected him to leave within months.…
Kotar framed PSI-0.5 as contrasting with world models focused on moving around scenes; the reposted announcement we saw did not include links to code, a demo, or a paper.
arXiv:2605.20373v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Building humanoid robots capable of generalizable whole-body loco-manipulation in the real world remains a fundamental challenge.
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IXSAR Capital, a San Francisco–based venture firm investing at the frontier of Space Technology, Autonomy, and Robotics, today announced its focused venture platform designed to back technical founders building the next generation of intelligent systems, physical AI, and advanced...
Wetour Robotics is redefining human-machine interactions by treating the human body as a computing node, merging spatial, visual, and gestural inputs to create a smooth interface.
The University of Lincoln won a Silver Gilt medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 for an exhibit that uses robots and AI to scan plant health and shape the future of food.