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

📬 Remix Reality Insider: The Case for Human-Centered Medical AI

In this drop: how medicine is embracing human-centered XR and AI solutions, world models as a requirement for physical AI, and the need for a new ground truth with AR filters. PLUS: Toyota moves Digit to production, Vuzix ships Teams-ready kits, and VenHub adds self-diagnostics.

Meta Splits Quest VR and Worlds as Horizon+ Tops 1 Million Subscribers

Meta announced it is explicitly separating its Quest VR platform from its Worlds platform. The company said it is doubling down on the VR developer ecosystem while shifting Worlds to focus almost exclusively on mobile.

VenHub Adds Self-Diagnosing Systems to Keep Autonomous Stores Running

VenHub, a Las Vegas–based company that designs and builds fully autonomous Smart Stores, announced a system-wide upgrade to its robotic infrastructure. The update equips every robotic component inside its automated retail hubs with self-diagnostic technology.

NORD Cuts Commissioning Timeline with Digital Twin and Virtual Simulation Tools

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has introduced digital twin and simulation capabilities designed to streamline system development. The company uses data-based simulation models to create virtual versions of drive systems