Robotics · Page 6
humanoids, drones, self-driving vehicles and machines that move on their own
BlackBerry Quietly Became a Robotics Software Company. Here Is How.
The phone maker turned automotive software firm says its QNX software is now one of its fastest-growing business lines, and robots are driving that growth.
Amazon Is Buying Two Million More Nvidia Chips as AI Demand Blows Past Forecasts
The two companies are deepening a partnership that now covers warehouse robots and cloud software, not just the chips that power AI.
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200 million to expand driverless freight routes
The California company already runs dozens of autonomous trucks for customers like PepsiCo and Kroger. Now it has the cash to scale to thousands.
Two ex-Meta researchers want warehouse robots to finally understand what they're looking at
Perceptron's Isaac 0.5 is an open-weight vision model built to help industrial robots handle complex, multi-step tasks on their own. The startup raised $21 million and is targeting factories, warehouses and logistics hubs.
IDS Imaging's New Nion Camera Gives Robots Sharp 3D Vision at Real-World Speeds
A German industrial camera maker has launched a 3D sensor that tracks fast-moving objects in tricky lighting, aiming to make precise depth sensing practical on factory floors and in logistics warehouses.
Driverless Diggers Are Already Moving Earth on Real US Construction Sites
Bedrock Robotics has put fully autonomous excavators to work in Texas and Nevada, with no operator in the cab. Here is what that means for construction workers and the projects they build.
Robot brains are getting smarter, but they still can't do a real day's work
Investment is pouring into physical AI, the technology that teaches machines to move through the world. But developers admit their robots are stuck in an early, limited phase, similar to where chatbots were before ChatGPT changed everything.
London's robotaxi dream pushed to 2025 as regulators and engineers hit the brakes
Uber and Wayve had licences in hand and a 'later this summer' promise on the table. Now, people waiting for a driverless cab in London will have to wait a lot longer.
Generalist Hits $3 Billion Valuation After Raising Nearly $200 Million More
The robotics AI startup, founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers, now claims its software can teach a robot a new skill from a video clip as short as three seconds.
Sprinting robots break Bolt's record, then break themselves: inside China's humanoid robot games
Beijing hosted the second World Humanoid Robot Games, where machines ran faster than any human ever has, did kung fu, played table tennis, and occasionally caught fire.
Guident: Human Oversight Still Key in Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Robotaxi fleets are growing fast, and Guident says a human safety layer is the thing standing between public trust and a costly incident.
NVIDIA's new Jetson Orin Nano 2 chip aims to put frontier AI inside drones and home robots
The tiny computer uses 40% less power than its predecessor while doubling AI processing speed, and NVIDIA says developers will be able to run frontier-grade intelligence directly inside physical machines.
AI Companion Robots Are Moving In. Who Are They Actually For?
A new generation of home robots is designed less to fetch your shopping list and more to notice when you've gone quiet. Here's what that means for lonely adults, kids whose parents work away, and anyone living alone.
Inside Shanghai's Robot Carnival: China's Push to Make Humanoids Everyday
Families queued, children cheered robot duels, and a humanoid performed drunken boxing. A day at a Shanghai robotics showcase reveals how China is betting on machines that walk, fold laundry, and brew coffee.
The tractors are getting smarter, and farms may depend on it
An aging workforce and shrinking skilled labour pool are pushing AI off the screen and into the cab. Companies like Agtonomy are betting that the most important robots of this decade will look nothing like a human.