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humanoids, drones, self-driving vehicles and machines that move on their own
Autonomous vehicles jumped from one story to six in our coverage. Here is what that shape looks like.
AI2Day published six pieces on self-driving vehicles between 20 and 26 August 2026, up from a single story the week before. Three separate outlets carried the beat, so this is not one desk chasing a hunch.
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.
La nueva cámara Nion de IDS Imaging proporciona visión 3D nítida a robots a velocidades reales
Un fabricante alemán de cámaras industriales ha lanzado un sensor 3D que rastrea objetos que se mueven rápidamente en condiciones de iluminación complicadas, con el objetivo de hacer que la detección de profundidad precisa sea práctica en pisos de fábrica y almacenes logísticos.
Excavadoras autónomas ya están moviendo tierra en obras reales de EE.UU.
Bedrock Robotics ha puesto excavadoras totalmente autónomas a trabajar en Texas y Nevada, sin operador en la cabina. Esto es lo que significa para los trabajadores de construcción y los proyectos que construyen.
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.
El sueño del robotaxi en Londres se aplaza a 2025 mientras reguladores e ingenieros frenan el avance
Uber y Wayve tenían licencias en la mano y una promesa de "más adelante este verano" sobre la mesa. Ahora, la gente que espera un taxi sin conductor en Londres tendrá que esperar mucho más tiempo.
Generalist Alcanza una Valoración de $3 Mil Millones Tras Recaudar Cerca de $200 Millones Más
La startup de IA para robótica, fundada por ex investigadores de Google DeepMind, ahora afirma que su software puede enseñar a un robot una nueva habilidad a partir de un videoclip de apenas tres segundos.
Robots velocistas rompen el récord de Bolt, luego se destruyen: dentro de los juegos de robots humanoides de China
Pekín fue anfitrión de los segundos Juegos Mundiales de Robots Humanoides, donde las máquinas corrieron más rápido que cualquier humano, hicieron kung fu, jugaron tenis de mesa y ocasionalmente se incendiaron.
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.