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Fujitsu and Carnegie Mellon Open Physical AI Research Hub
Fujitsu and Carnegie Mellon University announced the Fujitsu-Carnegie Mellon Physical AI Research Center, a new joint hub focused on advancing physical AI.
Reliable Robotics Raises $160M as FAA Certification Work Advances
Reliable Robotics builds automation technology for aircraft, focused on enabling fully automated flight. The company announced $160 million in new funding led by Nimble Ventures
ABB Expands Collaborative Robotics With High-Speed PoWa Family Launch
ABB Robotics has launched its PoWa cobot family, positioning it within a fast-growing collaborative robot segment the company expects to expand at a 20 percent annual rate through 2028.
Chef Robotics Reaches 100 Million Servings in Production
Chef Robotics announced that its robots have reached 100 million servings in live production, marking a huge milestone since its first customer deployment in 2022.
HMND 01 Alpha Humanoid Robot Completes Autonomous Logistics Trial at Siemens Factory
Siemens, Humanoid, and NVIDIA announced the successful testing of the HMND 01 Alpha, a wheeled humanoid robot designed for industrial environments.
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Accenture Backs General Robotics to Scale Robotics Across Industrial Operations
Accenture announced an investment in General Robotics through Accenture Ventures and formed a partnership to support robotics adoption across manufacturing, logistics, and other asset-intensive industries.
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Google DeepMind Pushes Robots Toward Real-World Autonomy With Embodied Reasoning Upgrade
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Waymo Begins Autonomous Driving Tests in London With Safety Drivers
Waymo has entered the next phase of its London expansion, beginning autonomous driving with a trained specialist behind the wheel. The move is part of its plan to bring a fully autonomous ride-hailing service to the UK later this year.
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Pony.ai Introduces Self-Improving World Model for Autonomous Driving
Pony.ai announced PonyWorld 2.0, a new version of its world model that serves as the core training system behind its autonomous driving stack. The company describes the update as a step toward a “self-improving approach” to development, where the system contributes to how it is trained.
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MOIA and Uber Begin Autonomous ID. Buzz Testing in Los Angeles
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AGIBOT Pushes World Models Into Interactive Simulation With Genie Envisioner 2.0
AGIBOT has debuted a major update to Genie Envisioner, its world models platform. The update moves the system from describing the world to running it as a simulation. It builds on the World Action Model, linking state, action, and outcome so changes unfold step by step.
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Snap Bets on Qualcomm to Power the Next Wave of Specs Glasses
Snap subsidiary Specs Inc. and Qualcomm Technologies announced a long-term strategic agreement centered on future versions of Specs, Snap’s standalone see-through smartglasses.
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Foundry Robotics Raises $19 Million to Build AI-First Robotics for Manufacturing
Foundry Robotics announced that it has secured $19 million in seed funding from investors including Khosla Ventures, Hanabi Capital, Red Glass Ventures, Zero Shot Fund, and other backers.
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Chef Robotics Robots Can Now Assemble Meat Trays for Packaging Lines
Chef Robotics has announced that its robots can now automate tray assembly for meatpacking, a task it says has remained difficult to mechanize because meat pieces vary in shape, size, and texture.
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Niantic Advances Its Geospatial Platform for Real-World Mapping and Positioning
Niantic Spatial is expanding its geospatial platform with a set of updates focused on capturing, mapping, and locating in the physical world. The release centers on building a unified system for creating and using spatial data with precise geometry and positioning.
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Faraday Future’s FX Aegis Robot Gets U.S. Green Light for Sales
Faraday Future said its FX Aegis quadruped robot has completed required U.S. certification through the Federal Communications Commission’s Authorization and Certification Division, confirming compliance with safety, security, and spectrum standards.
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Sanctuary AI Runs Zero-Shot Cube Rotation on Real Hydraulic Hand
Sanctuary AI shared a new demo focused on zero-shot in-hand manipulation with its hydraulic robotic hand. The system applies dexterous manipulation policies trained entirely in simulation directly to the real system
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GEN-1 Foundation Model Boosts Robot Reliability and Speed
Generalist introduced GEN-1, a multimodal robot learning model that controls robot actions in real time. It is trained on over 500,000 hours of physical interaction data,
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Mojo Vision Lands $17.5M to Advance Micro-LED Optical I/O for AI Infrastructure
Mojo Vision announced a $17.5 million strategic investment from Future Ventures, adding to its previous $75 million financing round.
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Meta Expands AI Glasses Line with Prescription-Ready Designs and New Features
Meta is introducing a new set of Ray-Ban Meta frames designed to better support prescription use and all-day wear. The update brings broader prescription compatibility along with physical adjustments