Ouster Acquires StereoLabs to Add Vision to Its Lidar Business

Ouster said it has completed its acquisition of StereoLabs. Ouster sells digital lidar products. StereoLabs develops stereo cameras and 3D perception software and has been operating since 2010.

How Computer Vision Is Teaching Machines to Read the Wild

Camera traps capture rare wildlife moments, but millions of images need sorting. Computer vision tools like MegaDetector and SpeciesNet turn chaos into data, helping scientists track species, find rare animals, and speed conservation work worldwide.

Trener Robotics Raises $32M to Scale Conversational Robot Control Platform

Trener Robotics announced a $32 million Series A financing round, bringing its total funding to over $38 million. The round was co-led by Engine Ventures and IAG Capital Partners, with participation from Cadence and Geodesic Capital through Nikon’s NFocus Fund.

📬 Remix Reality Insider: Turning Movement Into Control

In this drop, we explore how motion becomes control, why glTF brings Gaussian splats into the 3D mainstream, and what it feels like to stand next to real humanoid robots. PLUS: Waymo’s $16B raise, Apeiron’s ocean drones, Bedrock’s fleets, Faraday’s robots.

Apeiron Labs Raises $9.5M to Expand Real-Time Ocean Intelligence Network

Apeiron Labs has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding to expand its network of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for real-time ocean intelligence. The round was co-led by S2G Investments, RA Capital’s Planetary Health Fund, and DYNE Ventures, with participation from Assembly Ventures

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