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EngineAI Debuts Full Robotics Lineup with Heavy-Duty, Agile, and Accessible Designs
EngineAI revealed a four-robot lineup combining precision humanoid movement, industrial-grade strength, and terrain-ready mobility.
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Unitree Debuts A2 Quadruped Robot With Extended Endurance and Industrial-Grade Design
Unitree has introduced the A2 Stellar Explorer, a medium-sized, industrial-grade quadruped robot designed for demanding terrain and extended missions. Weighing approximately 37kg with batteries, the A2 can walk for over 5 hours and 20km unloaded, or 3 hours and 12.5km carrying a 25kg load.
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AI Wayfinding Companion Project Shows the Power of Spatial Intelligence
The wearable pendant, called AI Wayfinding Companion, was created by a team of three, including Ian Curtis, Emma McMillin, and Jim O'Donnell, as part of a 7-day hackathon held at Niantic Spatial. It's meant to be worn as a specialized companion for navigation and environmental understanding.
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When Your Robot Does the Laundry, What Will You Do?
Surveys show demand for robots to handle cleaning, laundry, and cooking, but caution over cost, trust, and caregiving remains, even as experts predict 40% of household work could be automated within a decade.
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Prophesee Sensor Powers 7invensun’s New High-Speed Eye Tracker
7invensun has built its new aSee Glasses-EVS wearable around Prophesee’s GenX320, an event-based vision sensor. The device captures eye movement with millisecond-level precision, enabling detection of microsaccades and rapid gaze shifts in real time.
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FORT Robotics Raises $18.9M Series B to Scale Safety Platform for Autonomous Systems
FORT Robotics has secured $18.9 million in new Series B funding, bringing its total capital raised to $60.5 million. Led by Tiger Global with support from both new and returning investors, the round aims to accelerate FORT’s expansion in robotics safety and control technologies.
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Fourier Introduces GR-3, a Humanoid Robot Focused on Emotional Interaction and Care
Fourier has introduced GR-3, a new full-size humanoid robot built for both physical help and emotional connection. It’s the first model the company is calling a “Care-bot”, a robot made not just to do tasks, but to be present with people.
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ABB Robots and Cosmic Microfactories Rebuild Wildfire-Hit Homes in L.A.
ABB Robotics and Cosmic Buildings are using AI-powered robots to rebuild homes destroyed in the 2025 Southern California wildfires. Their mobile robotic microfactory, now operating in Pacific Palisades, is designed to deliver fast, resilient, and cost-effective housing where it’s needed most.
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SiMa.ai Gains $85M to Grow Edge-Focused Physical AI Solutions
SiMa.ai has raised $85 million in new funding to grow its physical AI platform. The round was led by Maverick Capital and included participation from StepStone Group, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $355 million.
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Coco’s Rolling Robots Turn LA Sidewalks Into Cinematic Ad Space
Coco Robotics has partnered with Prime Video and Omnicom Media Group to promote the heist comedy The Pickup through a branded out-of-home campaign in Los Angeles.
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Humanoid Robot Achieves Milestone in Autonomously Opening Car Door
AiMOGA Robotics has announced that its humanoid robot, Mornine, successfully opened a car door on its own in a working Chery dealership. The robot identified the handle, adjusted its position, and applied coordinated force without scripts or remote control.
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Brilliant Labs Launches AI Glasses With Display That Sees, Hears, and Remembers
Brilliant Labs has unveiled Halo, a new pair of open-source smart glasses built for continuous, AI-enhanced interaction.