Tools and platforms that give machines the ability to sense, interpret, and act on the world, from sensor fusion to robot foundation models.
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LEGO is introducing a new way to interact with its bricks. Called Smart Play and unveiled at CES 2026, the system uses tiny sensors built into the bricks to react to movement, sound, and touch.
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Shanghai-based Hesai, a supplier of lidar for automotive and robotics applications, announced at CES 2026 that it will double its annual production capacity to over 4 million units.
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Ai2, a nonprofit AI research institute focused on open and transparent models, has released Molmo 2, its most advanced multimodal system yet. Designed to process video, image, and multi-image inputs, Molmo 2 adds spatial and temporal awareness
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Luminar Technologies, a U.S.-based developer of LiDAR hardware and software, has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 in the Southern District of Texas, according to a press release.
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Spatial intelligence companies, Niantic Spatial and Vantor, have announced a partnership to deliver a positioning system for air and ground platforms in areas with no or limited GPS.
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Helm.ai, a company building full-stack driving software for self-driving, has introduced a new AI architecture that can autonomously steer through complex city environments it has never encountered before, using only 1,000 hours of real-world driving data.
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Stereolabs has introduced two new additions to its industrial vision lineup, the ZED X One S and the ZED X One Core. Designed for use in physical AI systems, the cameras address space constraints and environmental demands in robotics
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Momentum has launched Open Wearables, an open-source API built to turn fragmented wearable data into structured health intelligence. The platform unifies inputs from different devices into a single, context-aware system.
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RealSense and AVerMedia have announced a strategic partnership to simplify robotics development with the launch of a humanoid-ready developer kit. The all-in-one system is designed to shorten integration time
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Daimler Truck and Torc Robotics have selected Innoviz Technologies to supply short-range LiDAR sensors for the series production of SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks. The sensors will support Torc’s virtual driver as part of a commercial rollout across North America.
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Depth Anything 3 is a new vision model from the ByteDance Seed Team, founded in 2023 to build advanced AI foundation models. The model reconstructs 3D scenes from visual input, including single images, a set of images, or video.
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Point One Navigation has raised $35 million in Series C funding to expand its precision location platform, which delivers centimeter-level accuracy for connected machines operating in the real world.