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Armed quadruped robot designed for military operations from China

A quadruped robot armed for military use was shown in a tweet by Eren Chen. The robot is developed in China.

Arduino and Raspberry Pi framework for quadruped robots

Visual language models train robots to read human emotions

Research from IEEE uses visual language models to enable robots to interpret human emotions. The approach aims to improve human-robot collaboration as robots become more dexterous.

Windows for robots: Edge AI expands usability

The article argues that edge AI software, such as Numurus's platform, is making robots as accessible to non-experts as Windows made personal computers. This shift could democratize robotics by providing intuitive interfaces and plug-and-play capabilities.

GreyOrange CEO shares vision for AI in warehousing

Akash Gupta, co-founder and CEO of GreyOrange, appears on The Robot Report Podcast to discuss AI in warehousing. The episode covers his vision for the future of logistics and robotics.

New DaxBot robot run over in Texas hours after launch

A DaxBot robot was reportedly run over in Tyler, Texas less than 24 hours after its launch. The incident was shared on Reddit with 30 upvotes.

Humanoid robots play soccer in impressive demo

A video shows humanoid robots playing soccer with improved coordination. The robots dribble, pass, and shoot, highlighting advances in robotic agility.

Robotics Summit panel explores the state of humanoid robot design

Panel at 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo covered humanoid robot design challenges including bipedal locomotion and manipulation. Experts from Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Intel RealSense, Schaeffler, and ASTM International discussed safety standards and regulatory compliance for humanoids.

Figure's F.03 robot autonomously walked stairs for 2 hours

Award-Winning Researcher Trains Robots to Make Educated Guesses

Yen-Ling Kuo, an award-winning researcher, develops methods for robots to make probabilistic guesses about their environment. Her work focuses on planning under uncertainty using hierarchical models.

Gatik partners with PepsiCo for autonomous freight in North America

Gatik will deploy autonomous trucks for middle-mile logistics across PepsiCo's North American supply chain in a multi-year strategic partnership. The partnership aims to integrate Gatik's self-driving technology into PepsiCo's network.

PiCar-X autonomous AprilTag chaser

v1 goal: detect AprilTag (36h11, ID 0), steer with PID, stop at distance threshold. Toggle via browser dashboard with 3-second countdown.

Google Gemma demos real-time social robotics with Gemini Live

Pokémon Go players' images used for drone navigation tech

An AI company used billions of images from Pokémon Go players to train navigation systems for delivery robots and potentially military drones. The data, collected via Niantic's game, represents a surprising legacy of the 2016 craze.

Google DeepMind launches Robotics Accelerator for 15 startups

Sony AI's ACE robot beats pro table tennis player under ITTF rules

Sony AI's ACE robot defeated professional table tennis player Miyuu Kihara in a match under official ITTF rules, as published in Nature. The autonomous robot demonstrated real-time perception and decision-making to outplay the human pro.

Humanoid robot design debate: wheels vs legs

Bloomberg article explores the trade-offs between wheeled and legged designs for humanoid robots, citing industry experts. No conclusion is reached, but the debate highlights differing approaches to mobility and stability.

LiDAR-based localization system for humanoid robots

Chinese Robot Appliance Maker Dreame Tech Is Said to Consider IPO in Hong Kong

Dreame Tech, a maker of robotic vacuums, is considering an IPO in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter. No details on size or timing have been set.

EngineAI files for Hong Kong IPO

Humanoid robot manufacturer EngineAI has reportedly filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to Bloomberg. The company produces the PM01 humanoid robot, though financial terms were not disclosed.

Theker raises $85M for reconfigurable factory robots

The $85M round will fund flexible robots built to be reconfigured for different factory tasks, unlike fixed-form humanoids. Theker's machines are designed for adaptability rather than specialization.

Hello Robot named World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for 2026

The World Economic Forum named Hello Robot as a 2026 Technology Pioneer. The company's Stretch mobile manipulator helps older adults and people with disabilities gain independence.

Worldwide humanoid robot combat games return in August 2026

Event returns August 22-26, 2026, with mixed teams of AI developers and teleoperators. First edition was earlier this year, aims to merge humans with humanoid robots for combat.

Vector-Accelerated Motion Planning for robotics shared

Humanoid robots may reach cell phone production volumes

XRZero-G0: 2,000-hour open robotics dataset released

XRZero-G0 contains 2,000 hours of data from head-mounted and wrist cameras, capturing global context and hand-object interactions. X Square Robot open-sourced the dataset to break the data bottleneck for embodied AI.

Mujin raises funds ahead of planned IPO by 2030

Factory robot startup Mujin is raising new funds as it targets an initial public offering by 2030. The company develops AI-powered robotic arms for manufacturing. No financial terms were disclosed.

NVIDIA: Robotaxi safety must be built in, not bolted on

NVIDIA's Riccardo Mariani argues safety must be integrated from the start, not added later. New robotaxi partnerships announced at GTC Taipei include Uber/Autobrains in Munich, Foxconn in Taiwan, VinFast in SE Asia, and HUMAIN in Saudi Arabia.

Tether Backs German Robotics Startup Neura in $1.4 Billion Round

Tether leads a $1.4 billion funding round in Neura Robotics, a German robotics startup. The company's 4NE1 Mini humanoid robot was recently showcased at Computex 2026.

Autonomous trucking company Einride rises on Nasdaq debut after SPAC

Einride shares surged on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq following a SPAC merger, though exact percentage not specified. The company is a leader in autonomous freight trucking technology.

Monkey brain controls robot in Japan via thought, 2008

Robotics will not have a clean Llama moment

A quadruped robot executes a clean right turn but drags on the mirrored left turn due to contact mechanics. The author argues that such hardware inconsistency means robotics cannot have a 'clean Llama moment' like AI models.

UBTECH-backed UWORLD humanoid robot gets 3,000 orders in 8 days

UWORLD's full-size ultra-bionic humanoid companion robot secured over 3,000 orders within eight days of going on sale on JD.com on June 2. The robot is positioned as an emotional companion with encrypted features.

Ambani-backed Addverb seeks $100M to take on Chinese robot rivals

Addverb, an Indian robotics startup backed by Mukesh Ambani, is seeking $100 million in funding to expand operations and compete with Chinese manufacturers. The company has developed a wheeled humanoid robot called Elixis-W.

Robots critical to US manufacturing, says Standard Bots CEO

Standard Bots CEO discusses the importance of robotics in US manufacturing. The interview covers labor shortages and automation's role in reshoring.

Antioch Agent launches high-fidelity robot simulation

Effort to establish National Commission on Robotics advances in Congress

A bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Sens. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) would create a National Commission on Robotics. The commission aims to unify federal robotics policy to support economic and military interests.

Standard Bots raises $200M to manufacture robots in US

The company raised $200 million in funding. It is part of a crop of startups using AI to build more sophisticated robots for US manufacturing.

Figure AI hits record humanoid robot production in May

Figure's BotQ achieved a record month for humanoid robot production in May 2026, announced by CEO Brett Adcock. No specific numbers were disclosed.

ACS raises $200M to scale autonomous counter-drone system

Allen Control Systems (ACS) raised $200 million in Series B funding at a $2.2 billion valuation. The company will use the funds to scale its Bullfrog autonomous counter-drone system, which uses AI to target threats.

AheadForm V1 humanoid robot body revealed with magnetically attached skin

AheadForm's V1 humanoid robot body design features magnetically attached skin for easy removal. The design is being gradually disclosed, with a video showing the skin attachment mechanism.

Real-time model predictive control for robotics

Bloomberg explores Chinese brain-chip startup operations

The video report examines the development and technical infrastructure of a brain-chip startup based in China. It provides an inside look at the company's research facilities and current progress in neural interface technology.

Hobbyist builds pigeon deterrent water turret with Claude AI

A hobbyist built an automated pigeon deterrent water turret using a Raspberry Pi 5, AI HAT, and cameras, with Claude AI guiding the entire process. Claude reportedly told the user what components to buy, how to assemble them, and wrote all the code.

Open-source bimanual robot arm kit for AI

Testing autonomous robot data collection from real-world attempts

A Reddit user describes their experiment testing autonomous data collection on a real robot. The post includes details of the setup and initial findings.

AGIBOT holds World Challenge 2026 to test AI models on real tasks

526 teams from 27 countries competed at ICRA 2026 in Vienna, debugging robots on various tasks. The challenge evaluated how AI models perform in real-world mobile manipulation.

Reconstructs real-world assets for robotic simulation

Olaf companion robot adds expression engine with voice and head motion

The open-source robot Olaf now features voice via Google TTS, synced head and ear motion, and a beating-heart display. Developer seeks feedback on the expressive phase.

LeCun shares Malik's advice for CV researchers entering robotics

Robot kicks child at Chinese event

A video shows a clown wig-wearing robot at a public event in China kicking a child in the stomach, sparking viral outrage. The incident raises safety concerns about unsupervised human-robot interaction.

Robots can enhance manufacturing workers rather than replace them

A café in Japan employs people with disabilities to teleoperate robots, demonstrating human-robot collaboration. The article argues robots can augment, not replace, workers in manufacturing and service industries.

NitroGen wins CVPR Best Paper Honorable Mention

GENISOM AI debuts deployable robotics platforms at ICRA 2026

Founded in December 2023, GENISOM AI has already produced and delivered more than 10,000 units, achieving production scale. The company introduced its deployable robotics platforms at ICRA 2026, featuring mobile manipulation and inspection capabilities.

Video Friday: Running robot avoids falling down stairs

The latest Video Friday roundup features a humanoid robot from Deep Robotics that runs and recovers from near-falls on stairs. Other highlights include GENE01 humanoid batch production, IHMC's Alex robot's first outdoor steps, and a cable-climbing robot squad.

Amazon unveils latest warehouse robot as tech giants continue AI layoffs

Amazon executive John Boumphrey told CNBC that robots have driven up employment, not reduced it. The announcement comes as tech giants continue AI-related layoffs.

Virus-inspired 20-legged robot sees and moves in any direction

A Reddit post describes a robot with 20 legs and eyes inspired by viruses, designed for omnidirectional movement and vision. The design was shared on Reddit.

Paper proposes XAI admissibility rubric for autonomous-driving safety

The paper introduces a standards-derived rubric to assess whether XAI methods meet the evidence requirements for autonomous-driving safety assurance. It prioritizes output type (e.g., cause-effect chains) over output quality for admissibility.

The skeptic’s guide to humanoid robots going viral on the Internet

The article examines viral robot videos and argues that impressive demos do not translate to reliable real-world performance. It highlights the gap between hype and actual capability in humanoid robotics.

SS Innovations explores flying surgical robot concept

CEO Dr. Sudhir Srivastava aims for a functional flying surgical robot by mid-2026. The Vimana Aero concept would combine drone mobility with teleoperated surgery for remote and battlefield care.

Hello Robot releases fourth-generation Stretch home robot

Hello Robot released the fourth-generation of its Stretch home assistance robot. The robot is designed to help with tasks around the house.

Open-source Gazebo tool offers photorealistic environments with wheel-soil physics

A new open-source Gazebo plugin simulates realistic wheel-soil terramechanics in photorealistic environments. The tool aims to improve sim-to-real transfer for autonomous vehicle and robotics research.

Boston Dynamics' Atlas learns football in Hyundai campaign

Atlas humanoid robot demonstrates football skills like the rabona kick in a multi-video series. The campaign highlights coordinated movement, balance, and precision through football.

Nvidia-backed robotics startup Generalist AI valued at $2 billion

Generalist AI, a robotics startup backed by Nvidia, has been valued at $2 billion. The company was founded by Pete Florence, Andy Zeng, and Andy Barry.

Wuji Hand 2 robotic hand launches at ICRA2026

The Wuji Hand 2 debuted at the ICRA2026 robotics conference. The announcement provides no specifications or pricing.

BYD developing humanoid robots, source says

Chinese EV giant BYD is developing humanoid robots, according to a source cited by Yicai. EVP Li Ke confirmed the company is working on robotics.

3DThinkVLA: Co-training framework adds 3D reasoning to VLA models

The 3DThinkVLA framework enables vision-language-action models to perform implicit 3D spatial reasoning during action prediction via a 3D-thinking-guided co-training approach. It injects latent 3D priors to improve geometric perception without explicit 3D supervision.

DiffAero: GPU-accelerated differentiable simulation for quadrotor policy learning

DiffAero is a lightweight, GPU-accelerated differentiable simulation framework for efficient quadrotor control policy learning. It supports both environment-level and agent-level parallelism.

Focus Plan Generation improves embodied vision-language decision making

New arxiv paper introduces Focus Plan Generation to overcome perceptual bottlenecks in vision-language models for robotic tasks. The method combines VLM planning strengths with VLA for better performance in manipulation and navigation.

Purrble robot improves emotion regulation in LGBTQ+ youth at risk of self-harm

In a randomized controlled trial, LGBTQ+ youth at risk of self-harm who used Purrble, a socially assistive tactile robot, showed improvements in emotion regulation. The robot was integrated into safety planning.

Building a cool humanoid robot brand

NVIDIA and Unitree unveil H2 Plus humanoid robot

NVIDIA and Unitree unveiled the H2 Plus humanoid robot, a 6-foot, 150-pound platform combining Unitree's body with NVIDIA's Thor T5000 chip and a dexterous hand from Sharpa. The robot is designed for researchers to train with their own AI algorithms.

Unitree G1 humanoid robot appears on America's Got Talent

The Unitree G1 humanoid robot performed on America's Got Talent, showcasing its agility and capabilities. The appearance highlights the growing presence of advanced robotics in mainstream entertainment.

NVIDIA unveils open-source AI agent skills for robotics and AVs

At CVPR and GTC Taipei, NVIDIA released open-source physical AI agent skills for robotics, AVs, and vision AI, including Cosmos 3 world foundation models. 'AI agents are revolutionizing software development, and that shift is now coming to physical AI,' said CEO Jensen Huang.

Stem-cell microrobots reconnect severed spinal cords in mice

Festo launches lightweight pneumatic gripper, tests GripperAI

The HPPH two-finger pneumatic parallel gripper reduces wiring and weight while supporting safe operation on collaborative robots. Festo is also testing GripperAI, an AI system for intelligent gripping.

Robot dog concept presented at ICRA2026

A modular robot dog concept consisting of two parts was showcased at ICRA2026 in Vienna. The design allows the robot to function as a single unit or separate modules.

WeRide and Uber to launch Spain's first Robotaxi service

The pilot will begin in Madrid, marking the first commercial robotaxi service in Spain. This is also the companies' first collaboration in Europe, adding Madrid as the 12th city in WeRide's global robotaxi network.

Investors bet humanoid robots will transform industry and homes

Investors are betting that humanoid robots will transform industry and homes over the next decade. 'Be ready for it,' said one fund manager who sees enormous opportunities in the space. The article highlights growing investor confidence in the humanoid robotics market.

Ask When It Pays: Cost-Aware Open-Ended Interaction for Instance Goal Navigation

The paper proposes a cost-aware open-ended interaction strategy for Instance Goal Navigation (IGN), allowing embodied agents to ask for human help when beneficial. It addresses ambiguity in natural-language instructions and demonstrates improved performance over baselines.

BYD-Backed Robotics Firm PaXini Is Said to Explore Hong Kong IPO

Chinese robotics firm PaXini, backed by BYD, is reportedly exploring a Hong Kong IPO. No financial details or timeline have been disclosed.

Baidu CFO discusses AI revenue, robotaxis

Baidu CFO Haijian He discusses AI revenue and robotaxis in a Bloomberg video interview. The video is available on Bloomberg.

NYU open-sources YOR dual-arm mobile robot for embodied AI research

YOR is an open-source dual-arm mobile manipulation robot for embodied AI research, capable of tasks like grasping, carrying, and opening a fridge. The platform combines mobility, lift motion, and dual-arm coordination.

Reachy Mini gains local AI and MCP tools

Hugging Face's Reachy Mini robot now runs fully locally for near real-time conversations without cloud dependency. Version 1.8.0 adds MCP (Model Context Protocol) support for integrating external tools.

Peritas AI and NVIDIA deploy humanoid robotics at AdventHealth

Peritas AI, in collaboration with NVIDIA, deployed assistive humanoid robotics at AdventHealth to enhance surgical workflows and patient experience. The system brings real-time AI data intelligence to physical healthcare environments.

Podcast teases Solaris agentic handhelds project

Robotics Summit recap & May 2026 top stories

The Robot Report recaps the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston, featuring Brian Gerkey's talk on open source AI in robotics. It also lists the top 10 most-read robotics stories from May 2026.

Point-and-click robot diffusion policy picks LEGO blocks from clutter

Built using a UMI handheld device and diffusion policy, the robot can be prompted with a bounding box to pick a specific object. The project will be presented at Stanford's CS224R deep reinforcement learning course.

FORT Robotics acquires Mapless AI to expand teleoperation capabilities

FORT Robotics acquired Mapless AI, a Boston- and Pittsburgh-based teleoperation developer. The acquisition aims to expand FORT's reach into construction, logistics, defense, and other complex environments.

SoftBank in talks to back $800M Agile Robots round

SoftBank is in early discussions to lead an $800 million funding round for humanoid robotics company Agile Robots. The talks are at an early stage and may not result in a deal.

China deploys humanoid robots to sort 1,200 parcels per hour in postal hub

Humanoid robots deployed at a Chinese postal hub achieve a sorting rate of 1,200 parcels per hour. The robots work alongside human workers in the facility.

NVIDIA Jetson brings agentic AI to the physical world

NVIDIA announced JetPack 7.2 and NemoClaw support on Jetson at COMPUTEX, enabling agentic AI at the edge. The release includes Yocto project support, CUDA 13 on Jetson Orin, and MIG support on Jetson Thor.

Sam Altman backs stealth startup building software for robots and cars

The startup builds software for both robotics and autonomous driving, as reported by Business Insider. Altman's investment was confirmed by unnamed sources.

ANSCER Robotics closes Series A round for industrial material handling

ANSCER Robotics raised $5.4 million in Series A funding for its autonomous mobile robots for industrial material handling. The deep-tech startup aims to capture a larger share of the U.S. logistics market.

Differential dynamic programming for contact-rich robot control

Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning for robotic manipulation

NVIDIA launches Isaac GR00T platform for humanoid robot development

NVIDIA Isaac GR00T is an open platform designed to accelerate humanoid robot development by providing integrated tools and infrastructure. The platform aims to reduce the time developers spend on setup, enabling focus on core robotics AI.

Luma AI Launches Physical AI Lab

Luma AI announced the launch of a Physical AI Lab. The lab will focus on developing embodied AI systems.

Humanoid Hands Are AI's Real Test

Bloomberg opinion piece argues that developing humanoid hands is the true test for artificial intelligence. The video explores the challenges of achieving human-level dexterity in robotics, emphasizing the complexity of manipulation tasks.

Reinforcement learning for motion imitation in 290-muscle skeletons

Webinar covers advances in robotic case and each picking

The webinar features industry leaders Locus Robotics, Nomagic, and RightHand Robotics discussing grippers, machine vision, and AI for automated order fulfillment. Progress in robotic manipulation is accelerating.

UBC student deploys RL agent on robotic air hockey table

The two-year undergrad capstone from Engineering Physics at UBC trained a reinforcement learning policy in simulation and deployed it directly onto a custom-built robotic air hockey table. The system includes computer vision and direct sim-to-real transfer.

AI and Robotics Reshape Surgical Precision in Operating Rooms

A guest article from FPT Software's VP highlights the convergence of AI, robotics, and connectivity in surgery. The piece argues that these technologies will redefine precision and outcomes in operating rooms.

Open-source AI robot programmable via web browser

Cosmos Coalition launches to build open-source world models for physical AI

Nvidia picks Unitree for humanoid robot platform; Unitree eyes IPO

The US chipmaker's first publicly available humanoid robotics system will feature humanoids from Chinese startup Unitree. Unitree, a Chinese startup, is reportedly considering an IPO.

Post-train autonomous vehicle models in closed-loop with NVIDIA Alpamayo

NVIDIA Alpamayo is a reasoning-based vision-language-action model for autonomous driving. A new blog post details how to post-train AV policies in closed-loop simulation using Alpamayo. A companion video voices Alpamayo's internal reasoning as it navigates city traffic.

NVIDIA releases Cosmos 3 open omnimodel for Physical AI

NVIDIA unveiled Cosmos 3, an open Mixture-of-Transformers model with 16B Nano and 64B Super variants, unifying reasoning, world generation, and action. It achieved #1 among open weights models on Artificial Analysis leaderboards for text-to-image and image-to-video. The model is fully open with weights, code, and datasets on Hugging Face.

Path planning and control for car-like autonomous robots

OpenAI Robotics begins hiring for hardware and ML engineers

OpenAI is hiring full-stack hardware, ops, systems, and ML engineers to program and manufacture robots. Sam Altman states AI should help people in the physical world.

Wall-OSS-0.5 VLA model hits 80%+ zero-shot on real robot tasks

The open-weights Wall-OSS-0.5 VLA model achieves over 80% task progress on 4 out of 17 real-robot tasks with zero fine-tuning. A demo reel accompanies the release, highlighting its zero-shot capabilities.

GPU-accelerated Visual SLAM for robotics

Hierarchical embodied OS for multi-robot systems

Figure robots praised for factory and home tasks

User-friendly ROS framework for autonomous PX4 drones

AGIBOT launches Lingxi X2 robot that dodges balls and climbs stairs

The Lingxi X2 robot uses AGIBOT's newly launched AGILE perception-motion foundation model. A video shows it dodging thrown balls and climbing stairs.

Trump-linked startup plans to deploy humanoid robots in military

Foundation Robotics Labs aims to field humanoid robots for military use within 12-18 months. The startup has ties to the Trump family.

Genesis AI releases Genesis World 1.0, Nyx, and Quadrants for robotics simulation

The platform includes a physics engine, Nyx path-traced renderer, Quadrants Python-to-GPU compiler, and a simulation interface. It aims to accelerate development and evaluation of robotics foundation models.

Startup Shift offers free home cleaning for robot training data

AI startup Shift is cleaning New Yorkers' homes for free in exchange for filming the process to train robots. The company plans to expand to London and other cities.

Reachy Mini: $300 open-source hackable robot released

Reachy Mini is a $300 open-source robot designed for hacking and modification. Andres Marafioti from Hugging Face demonstrates its capabilities.

IEEE Spectrum Video Friday showcases diverse robots

This week's roundup features robots from Boston Dynamics, Agility, Astribot, and LimX Dynamics, including a soccer robot performing a rabona kick and a new humanoid 'Luna'. Also introduces an Eco-Score for evaluating robot sustainability.

Reachy Mini prices increasing on Monday

Booster Robotics shows humanoid robots playing

Reddit video shows Booster Robotics' humanoid robots engaging in playful activities. The demo highlights the robots' movement and coordination capabilities.

Software biggest bottleneck to physical AI, QNX research finds

Research from QNX presented at the Robotics Summit identifies software as the primary bottleneck for physical AI innovation. QNX President John Wall highlighted the need for robust, safety-certified software platforms.

NIST proposes baseline performance benchmark for humanoid robots

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has proposed a baseline performance benchmark for humanoid robots. The standard aims to evaluate robot capabilities as the commercial race heats up. The proposed apparatus involves standardized testing of various tasks.

Hobbyist builds autonomous boat for water quality monitoring

A Reddit user built a small autonomous boat to monitor water quality in city canals. The boat aims to provide spatially dense data at lower cost than manual measurements or static stations.

AI startup Shift offers free home cleaning for robot training data

German startup Shift is offering New Yorkers free professional home cleaning in exchange for recording the cleaners with cameras. The footage will be used to train future AI-driven robots. The offer has sparked privacy concerns.

BYD launches Xuanji A3, China's first 4nm autonomous driving chip

The 4nm chip supports L3 and L4 autonomous driving and has entered mass production. BYD claims it is China's first such chip.

Quadruped robot motion generation tool released

Humanoid robot race raises cybersecurity risks

As nations compete in embodied AI, the humanoid robot supply chain introduces new cyber-risks. The article explores vulnerabilities from hardware to software that could be exploited by adversaries.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on the Robotaxi Moment

Jensen Huang discusses the expanding ecosystem for L4 robotaxis, moving from demos to deployment. NVIDIA's AI powers safe, scalable autonomous driving.

Ai2 opens up MolmoAct 2 code and training data after 400K+ downloads

NVIDIA GTC pregame show highlights Taiwan's AI ecosystem

The pregame show explores Taiwan's role in the intelligence era, featuring AI factories, advanced packaging, agentic AI, and physical robotics. It broadcasts live from Taipei before the GTC keynote.

Waymo opens Ojai robotaxis to select riders, aims to lower fleet expansion costs

Waymo is opening its roomier Ojai robotaxis to select riders as part of efforts to lower fleet expansion costs. The new vehicles are being added to its public robotaxi fleet.

The evolution of cobots in metal fabrication and construction

Discusses the evolution of collaborative robots in metal fabrication and construction. Highlights Hirebotics' Beacon cloud platform for programming-free cobot teaching.

Robotic manipulation simulator for AI training

Sequoia podcast walks through Neuralink's brain-computer interface progress

Neuralink co-founder DJ Seo discusses the company's journey from one human patient to over twenty. He covers the challenges of building a bridge between the human brain and AI and what the future holds.

Scoble expects Tesla Optimus to slip to 2027 or 2028

Robotics models pre-trained on 10k hours of data

Web GUI for cleaning LeRobot robotics datasets

Matrix Robotics CEO discusses business outlook

In a Bloomberg video interview, the CEO outlined the company's strategic direction and market prospects. The discussion covered key financial targets and expansion strategies.

Generalizable non-prehensile manipulation via world model

Curated list of world models for robotic policy learning

Trains generalist robot policies from internet videos

Open-source 3D-printed humanoid robot for reinforcement learning

SO101 robot flips tube upright and balances it using diffusion policy

Trained on 150 episodes across 30 cells over 12 hours. The policy lands the tube on a platform barely wider than the tube and releases it without tipping.

Daniela Rus: Robot learning needs more than video data

Video data and teleoperation alone are insufficient for learning physical robot tasks that depend on forces, torques, and contact. Daniela Rus, director of MIT CSAIL, explains in a recent talk.

Orbbec VP explains key challenges in robot perception

David Chen, VP of Engineering at Orbbec, outlines why robot vision lags behind human perception in unstructured environments. He emphasizes depth sensing and lighting variability as key hurdles.

Visual chain-of-thought planning for autonomous driving agents

Flow matching and affordances guide robot arms

How humanoids learn to read the room

Sponsored article explores the challenges of designing humanoid robots, covering movement, balance, vision, and reactivity. The article is sponsored by Analog Devices, a semiconductor company.

GMSL ecosystem expands for robotic vision systems

Sponsored article highlights GMSL technology's role in handling high-resolution video, control, and sync over single cables for multi-camera robots. Advantech's Stephen Liu notes system-level orchestration as the key challenge beyond image quality.

Figure AI signs commercial agreement to deploy humanoid robots

Hugging Face releases open-source humanoid robot LeRobotHF for $2,500

The robot uses mostly 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf components, costing roughly $2,500 to build. It is a fully open-source bipedal platform for running, jumping, and AI robotics experiments.

Autonomous LLM agents for robots created

Warehouse automation webinar explores AI advances

XELA Robotics to show tactile sensing at 2026 Robotics Summit

XELA Robotics will demonstrate a sensitive robotic nail that can pick up a playing card autonomously, learned from human demonstration, at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo. The demo is in collaboration with Waseda University.

IntBot and Certis Group partner to scale physical AI in Singapore

IntBot and Certis Group announced a strategic partnership to develop socially intelligent robot applications for enterprises. The collaboration uses IntBot's Nylo service humanoid, exhibited at CES 2026, targeting hospitality, retail, and security sectors.

Mondo Robotics launches Beni camera robot on Kickstarter

Beni is a camera robot marketed as 'Your First Camera Robot', now available via Kickstarter. The beginner-friendly robot aims to simplify photography and videography.

LimX Dynamics unveils Luna humanoid robot with AI dance learning

LimX Luna is priced at $41,000 (RMB 298,000), stands 160cm tall, and features 27 degrees of freedom and a second-generation SYS 0 motion control engine. The robot can learn dance moves via AI and targets the commercial interaction market.

Pony AI raises 2026 robotaxi fleet goal to 3,500

Pony AI aims for 3,500 robotaxis in its fleet by 2026, citing fast growth. The increase reflects strong demand and operational expansion.

Scoble: humanoid robots won't sell without versatility and affordability

Curated list on robotics grippers, motion generation, and grasp synthesis

Unified 3D perception and semantic reasoning for autonomous driving

Whole-body MPC implemented for legged robot manipulation

Humanoid robots trained with zero-shot sim-to-real transfer

NVIDIA GR00T robots get whole-body control framework

Tool generates synthetic robot training data from images and text

Whole-body VLA framework for humanoid loco-manipulation

Curated survey of World Action Models in Embodied AI

CUDA-accelerated motion planning for ROS 2 robotic arms

Fast, interpretable trajectory prediction for autonomous driving

Tool simulates robots and vehicles with realistic physics

Sortera doubles capacity in Tennessee facility using physical AI

Sortera Technologies Inc.'s second processing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee is now fully operational, doubling the company's sorting capacity. The facility uses physical AI to create recycled metal fractions from scrap streams for domestic manufacturing.

Chef Robotics robots assist San Francisco nonprofit meal prep

Project Open Hand, a nonprofit founded during the AIDS crisis, uses Chef Robotics' robots to plate medically tailored meals for patients with chronic conditions, addressing a volunteer shortage. The robots only plate food, not cook, and are also used by Amy's Kitchen and Factor. 'It's not even that they're faster. It's that we don't have the volunteers,' said sous chef Alma Caceres.

The future of physical AI isn’t humanoid; it’s task-specific and cost-efficient

An opinion piece from Hailo argues that scaling robotics requires edge processing and task-specific designs, not humanoid forms. The article emphasizes cost-efficiency and safety through on-device AI.

Fully online visual SLAM for stereo and monocular cameras

SO-ARM100 robots trained using Isaac Lab RL

Podcast explores PLC and robot integration with YRG Robotics

Chris Elston, chief robotics manager for YRG North America, discusses PLC and robot integration on The Robot Report Podcast episode 245. He covers practical aspects of connecting programmable logic controllers with robotic systems.

Waymo expanded robotaxi pause to four cities after flood incidents

Waymo expanded its service pause to four additional cities after multiple robotaxis drove into flooded roads, failing to navigate the conditions. The company had previously paused in select cities due to similar weather incidents.

Jack Clark predicts AI Nobel Prize, bipedal robots, RSI by 2028

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark predicted that AI will lead to a Nobel Prize-winning discovery within the next year. He also expects bipedal robots to do useful work in 2 years and recursive self-improvement by end of 2028. The predictions were shared via tweets and an article.

Open Robotics to present open foundation for AI-powered robots at Robotics Summit

Open Robotics will present an open foundation for AI-powered robots at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo in May. The keynote will highlight the convergence of AI and open-source robotics, emphasizing the need for open infrastructure.

Eight-year-old robot spotted driving in Silicon Valley

China trains humanoid robots for workforce; Musk says they are top competition

Chinese companies are training humanoid robots for industrial jobs, aiming to cut costs. Elon Musk said on Tesla's earnings call that China is the biggest competition in humanoid robotics.

Figure AI humanoid runs 200 hours autonomously

Figure AI's F.03 humanoid ran 24/7 for 200 hours (over 8 days) sorting packages fully autonomously with zero downtime. Brett Adcock announced plans to end the livestreamed test at 6pm PT after the milestone.