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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…
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…
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…
Even Robots Need Style As Catwalk Shows Off Humanoid Fashions
Humanoid robots and models take part in the Galaxy Corporation's MACH33: Physical AI Fashion Show in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. We're used to tall…
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…
Nvidia, Unitree and Sharpa to design humanoid robot that can perform 'real work'
Nvidia has partnered with Chinese robotics champion Unitree Robotics and Singapore robotic hand maker Sharpa to release a new humanoid robot reference design to accelerate innovation in the global humanoid industry, the US chip giant's CEO, Jensen…
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…
Unitree clears Shanghai IPO hurdle as China's humanoid robot wave gathers pace
Unitree Robotics, one of the leading forces in mainland China's booming humanoid robot sector, has cleared a major hurdle for its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) after passing a listing committee hearing on Monday. The…
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…
SAP SE (SAP), Cyberwave Deploy Autonomous AI Robots in Logistics Warehouse
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) is one of the best future tech stocks to buy according to billionaires. On May 11, SAP and Cyberwave announced the successful deployment of fully autonomous, AI-powered robots within SAP's live logistics warehouse in St.
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…
Nvidia picks Unitree for humanoid robot platform as Chinese startup eyes IPO
Nvidia is working with Chinese startup Unitree for a research-focused humanoid robotics system. The robot comes with Nvidia's Blackwell chip inside a Unitree humanoid body. Sales, primarily to research institutions, are set to start later this…
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…
This startup plans to deploy humanoid robots in Ukraine battlefield within 18 months
4 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Amid the growing use of AI and robotics in modern warfare, a new tech startup is looking to develop and deploy ‘dual-use' autonomous humanoid robots for military applications as well as…
Qualcomm Unveils Dragonwing IQ10 Advanced AI Robotics Reference Design
At a Computex 2026 keynote in Taiwan, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon showed off the upgraded Dragonwing IQ10 Robotics Reference Design (RRD), a fully enclosed development blueprint claiming to eliminate hardware bottlenecks currently slowing down the…
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