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Eka Robotics Raises $150M for Force-Sensing Robot Hands

13 days ago

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Eka Robotics raises $150M to scale its vision-force-action model for robots The Robot Report • October 24, 2026
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Eka Robotics nets $150M at a $1.45B valuation for robot hands that sense force SiliconANGLE AI • October 20, 2026
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Eka is worth $1.45B thanks to a physical AI model that has experts raving TechCrunch AI • October 20, 2026

Tesla Begins Optimus Production but Delays Delivery to 2027

12 days ago

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Tesla reveals Optimus Academy, where robots teach themselves Teslarati • October 23, 2026
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Elon Musk says training Tesla's Optimus robot is like raising a toddler Business Insider • October 22, 2026

Jensen Huang Pledges $2B for Europe on AI Tour

20 days ago

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A protester and a robot duck hiccup: 2 moments from Jensen Huang's keynote didn't go to plan Business Insider • October 21, 2026

Companies Prepare to Showcase at RoboBusiness 2026

about 1 month ago

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Eli Lilly, Purdue to share field learnings on human robot interaction at RoboBusiness The Robot Report • October 02, 2026
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Precision In Motion. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (VPG) to Showcase Custom Sensing Capabilities for Humanoid Robotics at RoboBusiness 2026 The Robot Report • October 01, 2026
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Raise Robotics to discuss scaling field robots at RoboBusiness The Robot Report • September 28, 2026

Jensen Huang Takes Trump Call Onstage at All-In Summit

about 2 months ago

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Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mid-interview to rip AI doomerism: 'The robots will not be taking over' Business Insider • September 14, 2026
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Jensen Huang puts Trump on speakerphone onstage to announce robots won’t take over the world The Verge AI • September 14, 2026

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CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Nvidia's humanoid push relies on China-made robot hands CNBC Technology • November 02, 2026
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Tutor Intelligence raises Series B to scale model training, robot deployments The Robot Report • November 02, 2026
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Top 10 robotics developments of October 2026 The Robot Report • November 02, 2026
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Google Genie 4 brings world models closer to robot and AI testing AI Business • November 02, 2026
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Ukraine has put thousands of new war robots into the fight. Fall and winter will test how they handle mud and snow. Business Insider • November 02, 2026
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28 Zero-Day Findings in Less Than Two Days: What AI-Speed Discovery Means for Robotics The Robot Report • November 01, 2026
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Why physical AI is the next lucrative frontier The Robot Report • November 01, 2026
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Solving the Interconnect Challenge in Modern Robotics: How 3M Is Engineering for Motion, Density, and Uptime The Robot Report • November 01, 2026
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Better Start Hitting the Gym Finally Because AI Robots Already Are Futurism AI • October 31, 2026
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I built a robot to push back against delivery bots and bring art to the streets Business Insider • October 31, 2026
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Ukraine's war robots keep soldiers out of danger, but humans still risk their lives to keep them running Business Insider • October 31, 2026
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Krafton-backed Ludo Robotics releases robot intelligence model designed around human intent SiliconANGLE AI • October 30, 2026
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The Sequence Robotics - Issue #962: Rhoda AI and Robots That Predict Their Next Move TheSequence • October 30, 2026
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White House makes Section 232 determination regarding foreign-made robots The Robot Report • October 29, 2026
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2026 Robotics Handbook looks at humanoids, AI, and design choices The Robot Report • October 29, 2026
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Science robotics startup Opentrons raises $40M to standardize laboratory automation SiliconANGLE AI • October 29, 2026
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AGIBOT introduces Worken to measure robot productivity at AGIBOT Innovation Day 2026 The Robot Report • October 29, 2026
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A Ukrainian war robot used AI to complete a 12-mile supply run almost entirely on its own. The unit says it's a combat first. Business Insider • October 28, 2026
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North American robot orders climb 24.8% in Q3 of 2026, says A3 The Robot Report • October 28, 2026
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What Symbotic’s Walmart growth teaches robotics startups about anchor customers The Robot Report • October 28, 2026
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Warp Sciences emerges from stealth, to apply robotics to drug research The Robot Report • October 28, 2026
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Amazon warehouse workers tell us what they really think about their new robot coworkers Business Insider • October 28, 2026
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China unveils 13-foot robot that can lift a cow The Independent - AI • October 27, 2026
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ANYbotics begins delivery of legged inspection robot built for explosive atmospheres SiliconANGLE AI • October 27, 2026
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ANYbotics begins delivering ANYmal X legged robot for explosive atmospheres The Robot Report • October 27, 2026
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Edge Sound raises $2M to help physical AI make sense of audio SiliconANGLE AI • October 27, 2026
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Ukraine is arming war robots with grenade launchers to hit the Russians so its soldiers don't have to get too close Business Insider • October 27, 2026
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An 11-person startup raised $40 million to challenge robotics' data-hungry giants Business Insider • October 27, 2026
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Autonomous excavator startup Bedrock Robotics picks up $600M in funding SiliconANGLE AI • October 26, 2026
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Bedrock Robotics nears $1B in total funding as demand for autonomous heavy equipment surges The Robot Report • October 26, 2026
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Honda demonstrates remote-controlled robot for complex physical tasks AI Business • October 26, 2026
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Toyota is betting $6.4 billion a year on humanoid robots and factory automation The Decoder • October 26, 2026
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Teradyne Robotics partners with Sereact to scale physical AI in retail and logistics The Robot Report • October 25, 2026
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Nvidia open-sources Flora to make robot video labeling 125x cheaper than GPT-6 Astra The Decoder • October 25, 2026
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NVIDIA Releases Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B 4GB: An Open Small Language Model for Local Voice Agents, Game Characters and Robots MarkTechPost • October 23, 2026
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Hottest toy for Christmas? Nvidia CEO plays with adorable Microduck robots, 20,000 sell TechCrunch AI • October 23, 2026
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Webinar to discuss how the FCC robotics ruling affects automation buyers The Robot Report • October 23, 2026
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Generative Bionics to launch Physical AI Data Factory in Italy The Robot Report • October 23, 2026
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Washington’s curbs on foreign robots could slash the U.S.’s humanoid robotics revenue by 58%, as companies lose access to China Fortune • October 23, 2026
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The Sequence Robotics - Issue #957: Generalist and the Rise of Promptable Robots TheSequence • October 23, 2026
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MIT scientists build a tiny robot that swims using living muscle cells ScienceDaily AI • October 23, 2026
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Robotics startup Enact Intelligence nabs $30M funding round SiliconANGLE AI • October 22, 2026
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Fortescue is using KUKA welding robots to handle 6 MW charging cables [video] Electrek • October 22, 2026
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Meet Mori, a Cute Robot Mushroom That Doesn’t Really Say (or Do) Anything Wired AI $ • October 22, 2026
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Eiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots The Verge AI • October 22, 2026
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The robot revolution faces these three big challenges Business Insider • October 21, 2026
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Techies are throwing billions at robots; the 'hardware tourists' are piling in Business Insider • October 21, 2026
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Reservoir launches new agricultural robotics incubator for Washington growers The Robot Report • October 20, 2026
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Elon Musk says 'AI and robots' are the only way to solve America's debt burden Business Insider • October 20, 2026
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RoboBusiness rebrands as Robotics Summit & Expo West The Robot Report • October 20, 2026
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Ex-Nvidia-turned-VC Amulya Vishwanath: ‘Physical AI is in its LEGO era’ TechCrunch AI • October 20, 2026
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2027 TRR50 Robotics Innovation Awards open nominations The Robot Report • October 20, 2026
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Gecko Robotics secures $300M contract with the U.S. Navy The Robot Report • October 20, 2026
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Dream Labs raises $90M to help build more intelligent robots with simple video feeds SiliconANGLE AI • October 19, 2026
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How Boston is becoming a physical AI hub AI Business • October 19, 2026
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Robot company bets touch, sound can give bots an edge over vision AI AI Business • October 19, 2026
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Daimon Robotics building the infrastructure layer for tactile intelligence  The Robot Report • October 19, 2026
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Kodama raises $7M to bring robotics to forestry The Robot Report • October 19, 2026
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How Boston Dynamics is turning robots into a real business Fortune • October 19, 2026
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A woman was arrested in Philly for blocking a delivery robot The Verge AI • October 18, 2026
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How to choose a BLDC motor for robotic arms and mobile robots The Robot Report • October 18, 2026
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Meet Voxel51 3.0: A Unified Multimodal Data Platform for Physical AI MarkTechPost • October 18, 2026
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Meet Kyutai REKI: The 2.4B VLA Model Bringing Efficient Memory to Robot Manipulation MarkTechPost • October 17, 2026
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When AI and robots work together, Anthropic says these jobs are at risk. Should gardeners worry? Business Insider • October 17, 2026
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Jeff Bezos says ‘millions of people’ will be living in space by 2045—and robots will commute on our behalf to the moon Fortune • October 17, 2026
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Why opportunity charging is winning as robot fleets scale The Robot Report • October 16, 2026
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MassRobotics opens applications for Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst Program The Robot Report • October 16, 2026
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Physical AI is more than robots, says the Nvidia veteran now investing in it TechCrunch AI • October 16, 2026
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A Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet TechCrunch AI • October 16, 2026
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Robots can't talk to each other yet -- that's a big AI bottleneck AI Business • October 16, 2026
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Does a robot cost $2 or $35 an hour? A multitrillion-dollar market depends on how the answer Fortune • October 16, 2026
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The Sequence Robotics - Issue #952: One Brain, Many Bodies: Inside Skild AI's Robotics Bet TheSequence • October 16, 2026
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Google wants Gemini 4 Argon to be the only AI model robots need The Decoder • October 15, 2026
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Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked The Verge AI • October 15, 2026
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Inside the race to train robots on human work Business Insider • October 15, 2026
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120ft raises angel funding to build autonomous microfactories run by humanoid robots SiliconANGLE AI • October 15, 2026
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How ADI is helping robotics startups scale The Robot Report • October 14, 2026
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There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot 404 Media • October 14, 2026
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RoboBusiness 2026 panel to discuss reshoring with robots The Robot Report • October 14, 2026
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Timken Precision Drives puts the motion challenge first in humanoid robots The Robot Report • October 14, 2026
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NYSOFA expands partnership with Intuition Robotics to bring ElliQ to more seniors The Robot Report • October 13, 2026
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Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks TechCrunch AI • October 13, 2026
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Hello Robot, A&K Robotics to discuss how robots navigate crowded indoor spaces at RoboBusiness The Robot Report • October 13, 2026
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Rivian’s Mind Robotics snags Doug Field, ex-Tesla and Ford EV chief Electrek • October 13, 2026
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Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world TechCrunch AI • October 13, 2026
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Spranic builds spatial memory for physical AI SiliconANGLE AI • October 13, 2026
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Promise Robotics partners with D.R. Horton on physical AI for homebuilding The Robot Report • October 13, 2026
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Elon Musk wrangles with the robot hand Business Insider • October 13, 2026
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Why Elon Musk’s target date for buying an Optimus robot is harder than it sounds Teslarati • October 12, 2026
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Will ‘boring’ robots win in the real world? Why robotic form should follow workflow The Robot Report • October 11, 2026
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Why dexterity is physical AI’s real bottleneck The Robot Report • October 10, 2026
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Warehouse robot maker Ultra Robotics bags $62M SiliconANGLE AI • October 09, 2026
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Why humanoid robot demos still fail the generalization test The Robot Report • October 09, 2026
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Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot TechCrunch AI • October 09, 2026
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Groceryshop 2026 shows that retail robots are ready to scale, use AI The Robot Report • October 09, 2026
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Ultra raises $62 million for fast-growing ‘robots as a service’ business, announces tie-up with AI research firm Physical Intelligence Fortune • October 09, 2026
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SafeWorld emerges from stealth to build, deploy robot safety simulation technologies The Robot Report • October 08, 2026
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California is trying to shut down robot vs. human cage matches The Verge AI • October 08, 2026
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Jabil discusses the pace of humanoid robot development and production The Robot Report • October 08, 2026
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AWS launches open-source Physical AI Toolchain for robotics The Robot Report • October 08, 2026
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AI breakthroughs in robotics won’t change your life any time soon MIT Technology Review $ • October 08, 2026
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Teradyne Robotics, Elite Robots settle cobot dispute The Robot Report • October 07, 2026
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Caterpillar and CoreWeave shorten the learning loop for physical AI SiliconANGLE AI • October 06, 2026
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Humanoid hard sell: Building robots for the manufacturing age AI Business • October 06, 2026
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Multiply Labs raises $75M to optimize pharmaceutical manufacturing with robots SiliconANGLE AI • October 06, 2026
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Pegasus 1.6 brings video understanding to physical AI, says TwelveLabs The Robot Report • October 06, 2026
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Sovereign AI, same landlord — thoughts on the physical AI race The Robot Report • October 06, 2026
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This robotics startup raised $75 million to automate drug manufacturing. See the pitch deck. Business Insider • October 06, 2026
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Reka Releases Rho-1: A 19B Omni-Reasoning Model That Understands, Generates Video and Outputs Robot Actions in One MarkTechPost • October 06, 2026
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Teradyne invests in Bright Machines to bring robotics to AI infrastructure manufacturing The Robot Report • October 05, 2026
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Building a Streaming Robotics Learning Pipeline Using NVIDIA Cosmos3-DROID MarkTechPost • October 05, 2026
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Robotics startup RobCo valued at $1B+ in $40M funding round SiliconANGLE AI • October 05, 2026
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The US Army created a new robotics job for special operations. Now, the service wants to go bigger. Business Insider • October 05, 2026
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Reka AI's omni-model Rho-1 handles text, images, video, and robot control in a single model The Decoder • October 05, 2026
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FCC robot restrictions could accelerate shift to local AI The Robot Report • October 05, 2026
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Physical AI moves beyond traditional robotics AI Business • October 05, 2026
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Physical AI’s bottleneck shifts from what robots can do to whether factories trust them SiliconANGLE AI • October 05, 2026
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Can Safeworld convince people that gen AI robots won’t hurt them? TechCrunch AI • October 05, 2026
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American investors are touring China’s robot factories to size up the competition Business Insider • October 05, 2026
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How robotics and physical AI can responsibly tackle key physical security challenges The Robot Report • October 04, 2026
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Inside NVIDIA’s IsaacTeleop: From Hand and Controller Tracking to Robot Actions with the Graph-Based Retargeting Engine MarkTechPost • October 03, 2026
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Hasta la vista, baby – Figure F.02 humanoid robots decommissioned, T2-style Electrek • October 03, 2026
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The physical AI race will be won in the patent office The Robot Report • October 03, 2026
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Robotics AI developer FieldAI reportedly raising $700M in funding SiliconANGLE AI • October 02, 2026
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Inside Omron’s next-generation LD mobile robots The Robot Report • October 02, 2026
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Runway introduces Praxis-1 world action model for robotics The Robot Report • October 02, 2026
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Humanoid robots destroy themselves after being decommissioned The Independent - AI • October 02, 2026
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Robotics startup FieldAI closes new funding round at $10 billion valuation Business Insider • October 02, 2026
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Calling robotics startups: Submissions for the 2026 Robotics Startup Radar close soon The Robot Report • October 02, 2026
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Top 10 robotics stories of September 2026 The Robot Report • October 01, 2026
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Humanoid buildup overlooks the robots already running factories AI Business • October 01, 2026
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Your Robot’s Safety Functions Already Work. What If the Input Lies? The Robot Report • October 01, 2026
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How Maven Robotics plans to automate industrial work, one task at a time The Robot Report • October 01, 2026
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Know a rising star in robotics? We want to hear from you. Business Insider • October 01, 2026
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Ford CEO says AI is taking over spreadsheet jobs. It still needs humans to fix robots. Business Insider • October 01, 2026
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ANYbotics launches Shift to streamline robot fleet operations, scale inspections The Robot Report • October 01, 2026
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Destro AI raises $8M to coordinate mixed robot fleets in enterprise warehouses SiliconANGLE AI • September 30, 2026
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Bill Gates says companies that replace human labor with robots should have to pay the same FICA taxes Business Insider • September 30, 2026
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Destro AI’s secret sauce is getting robots and humans on the same page TechCrunch AI • September 30, 2026
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The Robot Report parent Arrowfly launches AI for Engineers platform, events for engineers navigating AI The Robot Report • September 30, 2026
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Nebius Opens 2026 Physical AI Awards: Five $150K Compute Prizes, Nine Judges, and an October 25 Deadline MarkTechPost • September 29, 2026
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Ukraine's battlefield supply robots have learned how to swim Business Insider • September 29, 2026
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State of Robots in Manufacturing The Robot Report • September 29, 2026
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Robotics startups are courting university researchers. Microagi just hired eight. Business Insider • September 29, 2026
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Nvidia's robotics lab is becoming a founder factory Business Insider • September 29, 2026
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Gecko Robotics works with NVIDIA to add AI agent security and control The Robot Report • September 28, 2026
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Elon Musk says money might ‘not even matter’ in the future—but tells Gen Z to study arts, sciences, and engineering to know what to ask AI and robots Fortune • September 28, 2026
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Physical AI custom chip startup SiMa.ai raises $150M at $1.45B valuation SiliconANGLE AI • September 28, 2026
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Asimov’s laws are not enough to keep robotics and AI safe The Robot Report • September 27, 2026
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Researchers plug GPT-6 Astra directly into a robot and let it clean up an unfamiliar kitchen The Decoder • September 27, 2026
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Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov pitches a private-sector robot army The Decoder • September 26, 2026
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General Robotics is betting on modular intelligence, not one robot brain The Robot Report • September 25, 2026
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Tesla ramps Optimus to hundreds a week, but the robots can’t generalize Electrek • September 25, 2026
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Farmers are facing more pressure; CNH says robotics can help The Robot Report • September 25, 2026
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Ukraine’s fast medical robots can outrun Russian attacks, but speed creates new risks, makers and medics say Business Insider • September 25, 2026
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Amazon to spend $100M on Indiana plant, its fourth site for building robots SiliconANGLE AI • September 24, 2026
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5 million robots are now at work in factories worldwide, reports the IFR The Robot Report • September 24, 2026
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Black Forest Labs launches FLUX 3 Action, an open robotics AI model The Decoder • September 24, 2026
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Epson introduces AX6 cobot with compact design, no-code programming The Robot Report • September 24, 2026
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ANYbotics opens the door for inspections with ANYmal robots The Robot Report • September 24, 2026
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Nvidia-backed Skild AI teaches robots new tasks from a single video AI Business • September 23, 2026
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With the new VENTUNO Q board, Arduino hopes to make robotics development easier The Robot Report • September 23, 2026
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Qualcomm to acquire PickNik Robotics and keep MoveIt open-source The Robot Report • September 23, 2026
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Machine vision company Cognex buys Intel robotics spin-off RealSense for $600M SiliconANGLE AI • September 22, 2026
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Intel to discuss the infrastructure needed to scale physical AI at RoboBusiness The Robot Report • September 22, 2026
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Why outdoor robots fail (and how to build systems that survive) The Robot Report • September 22, 2026
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Isaac ROS 5.0 brings AI agents to robotics development, says NVIDIA The Robot Report • September 22, 2026
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Aaron Edsinger brings Hello Robot’s Stretch 4 to life onstage TechCrunch AI • September 22, 2026
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MIT’s tiny flying robot gets 450% faster with AI ScienceDaily AI • September 22, 2026
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Google’s robotics unit Intrinsic open-sources its foundational infrastructure for intelligent robots SiliconANGLE AI • September 22, 2026
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Anthropic is setting up a biology lab where Claude guides robots through drug experiments The Decoder • September 22, 2026
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Boston Dynamics opens Metaplant Application Center to train Atlas humanoid robots The Robot Report • September 21, 2026
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Media Alert: AMD to Showcase Physical AI and Robotics Innovation at ROSCon 2026 AMD AI • September 20, 2026
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What do you do with a humanoid robot when it breaks down? The Robot Report • September 20, 2026
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GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable turn robot arms into slapstick killer robots in new safety benchmark The Decoder • September 19, 2026
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Hirebotics adds line tracking and linear rail capabilities to its cobots The Robot Report • September 19, 2026
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A startup that builds other startups raised $100M, and is all-in on physical AI TechCrunch AI • September 18, 2026
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OpenAI is offering engineers up to $500,000 in salary as it pushes into robotics Business Insider • September 18, 2026
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Arm Total Design for Physical AI brings more than 80 developers together The Robot Report • September 17, 2026
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Robots are waiting for a ChatGPT moment: Nvidia’s Les Karpas explains why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 TechCrunch AI • September 16, 2026
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Humanoid Robot Boom Boosts Cobot Supply AI Business • September 16, 2026
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Physical AI security startup Exein raises $270M at $1.7B valuation SiliconANGLE AI • September 15, 2026
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Arm to discuss scaling physical AI at RoboBusiness The Robot Report • September 14, 2026
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NVIDIA Open-Sources OSMO: One YAML Orchestrates Physical AI Training, Simulation, and Robot Testing MarkTechPost • September 14, 2026
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Ultrasound offers a scalable path to tactile intelligence for physical AI The Robot Report • September 12, 2026
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The Sequence Opinion - Issue 931: Robotics Is Waiting for Its ChatGPT Moment TheSequence • September 11, 2026
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A Chinese humanoid startup flips 'distillation' claim on OpenAI as it releases a new robotics model CNBC Technology • September 11, 2026
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Maven Robotics launches with $100M to scale its industrial robots SiliconANGLE AI • September 10, 2026
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CoreWeave launches new engineering service to help enterprises implement physical AI SiliconANGLE AI • September 10, 2026

Past Coverage

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RoboBusiness 2026 Showcases Physical AI Deployment September 2026
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Anthropic Previews MHS Standard for AI-Controlled Lab Equipment August 2026
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Hugging Face Microduck Robot Sells Out in 24 Hours August 2026
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Unitree CEO: Humanoid 'ChatGPT Moment' Still Years Away August 2026