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The man who automated farm tractors wants to redesign how all field robots work together
Mel Torrie built ASI from a bootstrapped startup into a global force in outdoor autonomy. At RoboBusiness 2026, he'll explain why the next decade belongs to machines that cooperate, not just machines that drive themselves.

Tax self-driving cars now to protect jobs and ease congestion, thinktank says
The UK's first robotaxis arrived in London this month. A thinktank wants the government to act before the disruption to private hire workers gets much larger.

Do driverless cars make us dumber drivers? One columnist thinks yes, and he has a point
A Guardian opinion piece argues that every automation added to the car, from automatic gearboxes to sat-nav to self-driving, quietly chips away at a human skill we never get back.

Modelos del Mundo: La Tecnología de IA que Enseña a las Máquinas a Entender la Física
Una nueva generación de sistemas de IA puede simular la gravedad, predecir colisiones y generar mundos 3D interactivos. Aquí te explicamos qué son los modelos del mundo, quién los está construyendo y por qué importan.

La startup Atoms de Travis Kalanick se adentra en el negocio de los robotaxis
La nueva empresa secreta del cofundador de Uber recaudó $1.7 mil millones el verano pasado. Ahora sabemos más sobre dónde se destinará ese dinero: taxis autónomos, grandes contrataciones y al menos una adquisición controvertida.

Waymo opens in three new cities as the robotaxi race picks up speed
Alphabet's Waymo is now taking paying passengers in San Diego, Tampa and Denver, while Amazon-backed Zoox prepares to test its distinctive box-shaped vehicle in Houston and San Diego.

London's first robotaxis are now bookable on Uber, but only 15 cars are out there
Wayve's self-driving vehicles have quietly joined the Uber app, giving Londoners a way to hail an autonomous taxi for the first time. Catch is: your odds of actually getting one are very low.

Robots, miles de millones y una subida del 460% en acciones: las mayores historias de robótica de agosto de 2026
Desde la última IA de control de robots de Google DeepMind hasta una empresa china de robótica que sorprendió a los inversores en su primer día de cotización, aquí está lo que el mundo de la robótica estuvo comentando el mes pasado.

Una apuesta de $10 millones en IA que transmite mundos infinitos, no solo clips
El modelo Orbis de Visko genera video interactivo en 4K en vivo indefinidamente, y su fundador entrenado en Stanford dice que podría suministrar el material de entrenamiento que necesitarán los robots destinados a tu hogar.

The 'Edge AI Wall': Why Putting Powerful AI Into a Robot Body Is Harder Than It Sounds
Robots and self-driving vehicles face a crunch that more batteries and bigger chips cannot fix. Here is the problem in plain English.

EXL Buys AI Training Firm iMerit to Close the Gap Between AI Demos and Real Business Results
The New York services giant completed its purchase of iMerit this month, gaining the human expertise and data preparation work that AI models need before they can function reliably in hospitals, factories, and financial firms.

Waymo Plans Driverless Taxis in Munich by Late 2027, Its First European City
The American robotaxi company will begin mapping Munich streets in the coming weeks, with public rides targeted for the end of next year.

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.

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.