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The Robots Going Viral Aren't The Robots Changing GDP
Ashutosh Saxena, founder and CEO of TorqueAGI, developing physical AI to make robots more intelligent. When a consumer robot fails, you laugh and post the clip. When an enterprise robot fails, someone gets paged, a production line stops and…
China's humanoid robot industry accelerates commercialization, marked with growing sales, surging investment
Chinese start-up Unitree Robotics opened its Asia's first embodied intelligence experience store in Jing'an district in downtown Shanghai on Sunday. Spanning over 100 sqms, the store features and sells a range of end-user products, including the…
This Robot Might Have The Best Hands Of Any Humanoid Ever
1X's humanoid robot Neo might just have the very best hands of any robot on (or soon to be on) the market, with 22 degrees of actuated freedom. Before we started recording our recent podcast, 1X head of product and design Dar Sleeper showed me…
SoftBank in Early Talks to Back $800 Million Agile Robots Round
German industrial robotics startup Agile Robots is in discussions to raise about $800 million in new funding from backers including SoftBank Group Corp., as investors seek out companies deploying artificial intelligence in real-world settings.
Robot Trucks Can Help Cut Fuel Consumption
Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. An autonomous Peterbilt semi using Aurora's technology. W elcome back to Current Climate. Self-driving truck developers…
Chinese Bionic Hand Maker Sees Humanoid Robot-Led Sales Boom
Chinese prosthetics developer BrainCo expects sales of its robotic hands to surge this year as demand grows from the country's fast-expanding humanoid robotics industry. Several dozen mainland robotics firms — including Unitree Robotics and…
Hyundai Motor set to deepen robotics, AI partnership with Nvidia
Hyundai Motor Group is expected to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics partnership with Nvidia, as the heads of the two tech firms are highly likely to meet in Seoul later this week — a move that will strengthen growth…
Robots For Real-World Work: Training Challenges And How To Solve Them
Robots are no longer limited to carefully controlled lab settings. They're sorting packages, navigating warehouses, assisting on factory floors and supporting a growing range of business operations, but the real world remains one of their toughest…
Taiwanese military display Robot patrol dogs for future service
The Taiwan military's top weapons development institute showed off three robot patrol dogs on Tuesday that could one day be used on Taiwan's islands in the disputed South China Sea. Democratically governed Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own…
Sam Altman is quietly backing a stealth startup that's building software for robots and cars
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is backing a stealth physical AI startup run by former Tesla and Meta employees, according to internal documents reviewed by Business Insider. The startup, called Alfred, is also being funded by Khosla Ventures, SV Angel…
This robot vacuum can climb up and down stairs
The market is absolutely flooded with robot vacuums from budget to premium models, but while they can now tackle everything from deep-pile carpets to mopping corners, there's one obstacle they still struggle with – stairs. Dreame thinks it…
JCPenney Parent Catalyst Brands Deploys Humanoid Robots in Nevada Warehouse
JCPenney parent Catalyst Brands wants to test out humanoid robotics in its supply chain network. The entity, which operates a staple of apparel brands including Brooks Brothers, Aéropostale, Lucky Brand and Nautica, entered in an agreement…
Doosan Robotics extends rally on Huang's Korea robotics push
Doosan Robotics shares jumped again Tuesday after Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang singled out robotics as a focus for the chipmaker's possible investment in South Korea. The stock was trading at 157,900 won ($104.12) per share by midday Tuesday…
This World Record Breaking Laser Wirelessly Powered A Robot For 24 Hours
Australian startup Aquila just said it broke two world records while powering a moving warehouse robot for 24 hours straight, using nothing but a laser as its power source. The company shared on its LinkedIn page that it set two world records: the…
Qualcomm's Computex spread runs from $300 laptops to humanoid robot brains
Qualcomm came to Computex with two announcements that sound like they belong to different companies. One is a chip platform for $300 Windows laptops. The other is a ready-made brain for humanoid and industrial robots. The thread connecting them is…
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