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Sense Arena, a virtual and mixed reality training platform for hockey players, has announced a new partnership with the NHL Players’ Association to integrate official NHLPA player likenesses into its system. The collaboration debuts with NHL Sense Arena ’26
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Bentley Systems and EARTHBRAIN have launched a new partnership to advance digital construction. The agreement brings Bentley’s digital twin technology into EARTHBRAIN’s Smart Construction platform, enabling a shared, real-time view of construction workflows.
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Grubhub is running a new pilot with Avride and Wonder to test robot-powered food delivery in Jersey City. It’s the first time Grubhub has introduced this technology outside of university settings, and Wonder’s first deployment of automated delivery.
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Rendever, a company that uses virtual reality to reduce loneliness in older adults, has received nearly $4.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. $3.8 million will support its Thrive At Home program, and the rest will go toward building a VR support network for caregivers.
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Waymo has announced it will begin fully autonomous ride-hailing operations in San Diego, Detroit, and Las Vegas in 2026. The expansion adds three high-profile urban centers to its existing footprint
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AgiBot has completed its first real-world deployment of reinforcement learning in industrial robotics on a pilot production line with Longcheer Technology. According to AgiBot, "this marks the first application of real-world reinforcement learning in real industrial robotics"
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Infravision has raised $91 million in Series B funding led by GIC, with support from Activate Capital, Hitachi Ventures, and Energy Impact Partners. The funding will expand use of its TX System, which combines drones, automated ground equipment, and specialized hardware to install power lines.
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Boston Dynamics and Analog have formed an exclusive alliance focused on introducing Physical Intelligence systems in the UAE, starting with Spot, Boston Dynamics’ four-legged mobile robot. Analog is now the only certified reseller, integrator, and service provider for Boston Dynamics in the UAE
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Mimic, a robotics company based in Zurich, has raised $16 million in seed funding to grow its physical AI technology. The round was led by Elaia, with backing from Speedinvest and others.
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Intrinsic, an AI robotics company at Alphabet, has introduced a new system that helps robots see and understand their surroundings. Called Intrinsic Vision Model (IVM), it showed strong performance across different types of objects, ranking first in seven out of eleven tests at ICCV 2025.
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Weave Robotics has launched real-world testing of its Isaac robot through a partnership with Tumble Laundry in San Francisco. The company says that "this is the first time general-purpose robots have ever folded actual laundry that you can pay for today."
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Pony.ai has received Shenzhen’s first citywide permit to operate fully driverless commercial robotaxis. The permit was issued jointly to Pony.ai and Xihu Group, the city’s largest taxi company, and allows them to run robotaxi services without safety drivers across every district in Shenzhen.