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Pony.ai, Uber, and Verne announced a partnership to launch a commercial robotaxi service in Europe, with Zagreb as the initial market. The collaboration brings together autonomous driving technology, fleet operations, and a ride-hailing platform into a single service offering
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Lucid Bots has raised a $20 million Series B round led by Cubit Capital and Idea Fund Partners, with participation from additional investors. The company, described as a platform for autonomous exterior cleaning, said the funding brings its total raised to $34 million.
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Zoox has started putting its robotaxis on the streets of Austin, moving beyond testing into its next phase in the city. The company is focused on building a ride-hailing service around a vehicle designed specifically for passengers, not drivers.
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Vention announced the commercial launch of Rapid Operator AI at NVIDIA GTC 2026, introducing a production-ready system designed to automate complex bin picking tasks.
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FANUC America announced a $90 million investment to acquire property and build a new 840,000 square foot facility in Michigan, providing production-ready space for the potential expansion of its U.S.-based robot manufacturing capabilities.
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Fauna Robotics announced that it has joined Amazon and will now operate as an Amazon company. The update was shared by co-founder and CEO Rob Cochran, who reflected on the company’s progress since launching in New York City in February 2024.
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NVIDIA is working with a broad group of robotics companies spanning industrial systems, humanoids, and surgical platforms, including ABB Robotics, FANUC, KUKA, Figure, Medtronic, and Universal Robots. These companies are building on NVIDIA’s computing, models, and software
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RoboForce raised $52 million in a round led by YZi Labs, with backing from investors including Jerry Yang, Myron Scholes, Gary Rieschel, and Carnegie Mellon University, bringing its total funding to $67 million.
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Meta is making its Meta Lab NYC location a permanent fixture, signing a 10-year lease at 697 Fifth Avenue with Vornado Realty Trust. The move turns what began as a pop-up into a long-term flagship
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FANUC is collaborating with NVIDIA to advance physical AI in its industrial robotics systems by combining robotics with AI computing and simulation platforms.
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Dexterity says its Foresight system, which powers how its robots understand physical environments before they act, is now running faster on NVIDIA hardware. The model builds a real-time view of the world from sensor data and uses it to plan actions
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Universal Robots introduced a system that captures synchronized data from robots in production environments, rather than in separate lab setups. Built with Scale AI, it is designed for customers