Robots, drones, autonomous vehicles, wearables, and embodied AI systems that sense, decide, and act in the real world.
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WeRide has announced a strategic equity investment from Grab as part of a new partnership to bring autonomous vehicles to Southeast Asia. The agreement supports the commercial deployment of Level 4 Robotaxis and shuttles integrated into Grab’s mobility platform.
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Elephant Robotics has introduced the myCobot Pro 450, a compact collaborative robot arm designed for use in educational, research, and commercial environments.
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Serve Robotics has acquired Vayu Robotics to help its delivery robots navigate more intelligently and expand into new areas. Serve, which operates a growing fleet of sidewalk robots in cities, will team up with Vayu to blend on-the-ground experience with powerful AI navigation and simulation tools.
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VERSES has unveiled a new multi-agent robotics system that can handle everyday tasks without pre-training. In tests, the system tidied rooms, put away groceries, and set tables better than other leading models.
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Tensor has unveiled the Tensor Robocar, described as the world’s first Level 4 autonomous vehicle built specifically for private ownership. Unlike RoboTaxis, it is engineered from the ground up for consumers, with over 100 integrated sensors
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AI glasses will lead the next wave of consumer devices, offering voice-first assistants that work with your phone. Displays are too early as battery, comfort, and context issues still stand in the way, and consumers are not yet ready.
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HTC has revealed VIVE Eagle, a new addition to the growing category of AI-integrated eyewear. The sunglasses enable users to take photos, play music, and access a voice assistant for tasks like setting reminders or finding local spots, all heads-up and hands-free.
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Spotify integration is now live in Waymo’s autonomous rides across San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, giving riders a way to bring their playlists along for the trip.
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Figure’s humanoid robot, Figure 02, has shifted from logistics to folding laundry, one of the most demanding dexterous manipulation tasks and a first for a humanoid robot.
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The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) has introduced MolmoAct 7B, a new “Action Reasoning Model” designed for controlling robots in real-world environments.
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Serve Robotics and Little Caesars have launched an autonomous delivery service in Los Angeles through the Uber Eats platform. The collaboration brings Little Caesars pizzas and other menu items to customers via Serve’s self-driving sidewalk robots.
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At SIGGRAPH, NVIDIA expanded its robotics development platforms with new simulation libraries, AI world foundation models, and integrations between existing tools. These updates include physically accurate simulation, data interoperability between platforms, and new models for AI reasoning.