Khronos Publishes Release Candidate for glTF Gaussian Splatting Extension

Khronos Group released a draft update to glTF that adds support for 3D Gaussian splat data. The group said the rapid growth of Gaussian splatting could lead to fragmentation without standardization. The draft is open for industry feedback ahead of final approval.

Humanoid Introduces KinetIQ as Unified AI Framework for Humanoid Robot Fleets

Humanoid introduced KinetIQ, its proprietary AI framework for end-to-end orchestration of humanoid robot fleets. Humanoid says KinetIQ is a single system that controls robots with different physical designs and coordinates how they work together.

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Google Cloud Test Smartphone-Based AI Motion Analysis for Training

U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Google announced a joint effort to build an AI video-analysis tool on Google Cloud aimed at elite ski and snowboard athletes.

Faraday Future Launches FF EAI-Robotics With Three Robot Models

Faraday Future announced the launch of its first robotics portfolio, along with debuting FF EAI-Robotics Inc., a new California-based subsidiary. The company positioned the move as a brand expansion into embodied AI robotics

Bedrock Robotics Secures $270M to Scale Autonomous Fleet Coordination

Bedrock Robotics raised $270 million in Series B funding, bringing its valuation to $1.75 billion. The round was co-led by CapitalG and Valor Atreides AI Fund, with participation from NVentures and others.

Meta and University of Utah Explore EMG Wristband for Inclusive Gesture Control

Meta is working with the University of Utah to study how surface EMG technology can make gesture-based controls more accessible. The research centers on the Meta Neural Band, Meta's recently released consumer wristband that detects muscle activity

ORamaVR Closes $4.5M to Expand AI-Driven Medical XR Platform

ORamaVR has secured $4.5 million in late-seed funding to expand its AI-driven extended reality platform for healthcare. The round was led by Athens-based Big Pi Ventures and Evercurious VC, with participation from existing investors

Waymo Secures $16B to Expand Autonomous Ride-Hailing to 20+ Cities

Waymo has raised $16 billion in new funding, bringing its post-money valuation to $126 billion. The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, and Sequoia Capital

📬 Remix Reality Insider: Optimizing Physical AI for Deployment

In this drop: Physical AI starts designing for deployment, not demos; we decode Snap spinning out Specs; and reflect on human–machine pairing. PLUS: Waabi raises $750M, Figure ships Helix 02, Apple acquires Q.ai, and Waymo hits SFO.

XREAL Real 3D Brings Instant 2D-to-3D Conversion to AR Glasses

XREAL has introduced Real 3D, a feature that converts any 2D video into immersive 3D content without requiring apps, special software, or proprietary players. It’s powered entirely by the company’s in-house X1 spatial computing chip and works out of the box on the new XREAL 1S AR glasses.

Google DeepMind Unveils Genie 3 for Real-Time Interactive World Generation

Google DeepMind has announced Genie 3, a general-purpose world model that simulates interactive environments in real time. Users can navigate these dynamic scenes and trigger changes using both movement and text-based inputs

Figure Releases Helix 02, a Full-Body Foundation Model for Humanoid Control

Figure has released Helix 02, a major upgrade to its foundation model that brings full-body autonomy to its existing humanoid platform. Building on the previous Helix model which controlled the upper body from vision inputs, Helix 02 now integrates lower body