VR Headset Training Initiative Targets Helicopter Safety in Nepal

Virtual reality helicopter training is arriving in Nepal through a new safety initiative involving the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Airbus Helicopters, and Loft Dynamics.

NASA Funds HEBI Robotics to Develop Space Actuators

NASA awarded HEBI Robotics an $850,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to continue developing modular robotic actuation hardware for space. The two-year project will support the testing and development of actuation hardware

Honor Previews Robot Phone and Unveils First Humanoid Robot at MWC 2026

Honor used Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona to showcase a new direction for its AI hardware strategy, revealing both a robotic smartphone concept and its first humanoid robot.

VITURE Raises Another $100M, Tops $200M in Six Months

VITURE pulled in another $100 million, matching the round it closed in September and pushing its six-month total past $200 million. Legend Capital, affiliated with Lenovo

PICO Previews Project Swan Headset With Dual-Chip Design and 4000 PPI Displays

Project Swan could mark a serious step forward in making XR viable for sustained professional use. Display clarity approaching monitor-level density, paired with low-latency mixed reality and a dedicated perception chip

BMW Pilots AEON Humanoid Robot in German Production

BMW Group has started testing a humanoid robot at its Leipzig plant, marking the company’s first pilot of this kind in production in Germany. The robot, AEON, was developed by Hexagon Robotics and is being introduced under BMW’s Physical AI program.

Intrinsic Moves Under Google to Expand Industrial Robotics Platform

Intrinsic is moving into Google after launching in 2021 as an Alphabet Other Bet focused on robotics. The company says it has built an intelligent robotics platform

Wayve Raises $1.5B to Scale End-to-End Autonomous Driving Platform

Wayve raised $1.2 billion in a Series D, bringing its post-money valuation to $8.6 billion and total capital secured for commercial rollout to $1.5 billion, including additional milestone-based investment from Uber.

Harbinger Acquires Phantom AI and Secures ADAS Licensing Deal With ZF

Harbinger announced it has acquired Phantom AI and entered into a licensing agreement with ZF’s passenger car Advanced Driver Assistance Systems division. ZF will license Phantom AI’s computer vision software for its passenger car ADAS products

Looper Robotics Pushes Industry Beyond Stunt Robotics With Debut of Spatial AI Camera

Looper Robotics has debuted Insight9, described as the world’s first Autonomous Spatial AI Camera, which aims to "democratize high-end robot perception." The product will be made available globally on Kickstarter as part of the company’s

ZaiNar Raises $100 Million to Turn Existing Wireless Networks Into a Sensing Platform for Physical AI

ZaiNar announced it has raised more than $100 million at a valuation exceeding $1 billion as it publicly launches after nine years in stealth with a platform for Physical AI. The company says its technology converts existing wireless networks into a sensing system

Tesollo Moves Into Commercial Humanoid Market With Compact 20-DoF Robotic Hand

Tesollo, a company specializing in robotic grippers, has officially commercialized the DG-5F-S, a compact and lightweight humanoid robotic hand. The company said it is moving to capture the high-DoF robotic hand market for humanoid robots