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Iceland's Treble Raises $18 Million to Stress-Test the Voice AI Boom
The acoustic simulation startup, which already benchmarks speech models on Hugging Face, now has $40 million total to push into robotics, smart glasses, and physical AI.
Maven Robotics raises $100 million to put warehouse robots to work 16 hours a day
The Santa Clara startup beat established robot makers to its first big contract with nothing but a pitch and a factory tour. Now it has $100 million and a plan to build 250 machines.
Inside the Montreal lab training robots to work on real factory floors
Canadian automation company Vention has opened a Physical AI Lab in Montreal where robots learn from live production data, not just controlled experiments.
Factory Robots Don't Have a Data Problem. They Have a Deployment Problem.
Inbolt's CEO says physical AI is already working on real production lines at Ford, Toyota, and Stellantis. The barrier isn't more data. It's getting robots out of the lab and onto the factory floor without months of costly setup.
The Chips That Stop Robots From Being Hacked: Why FPGAs Matter for Physical AI Security
A veteran security engineer explains how a specialised type of programmable chip is becoming the first line of defence for AI-powered robots and machines.
A robot startup just raised $165 million to fix the one thing stopping machines from seeing the world clearly
Lyte AI says robots have a sensing problem, not a model problem. Its new funding will push that argument into factories, warehouses and inspection sites.
Self-Driving Truck Startup PlusAI Is Going Public at an $800 Million Valuation
The California company already runs driverless freight routes in Texas. Now it wants Wall Street's money to put autonomous trucks in showrooms by 2027.
Big Tech Is Buying Up Robot Startups. Here's What That Means for the Industry
Three major acquisitions in five months have reshaped who controls the future of robotics. A controller maker that bridges traditional and AI-driven robots explains what comes next.
The robot that learned to scoop: why food is the toughest test for physical AI
Chef Robotics has served 118 million portions in real kitchens and used that experience to build what it calls the world's largest dataset for robots handling soft, unpredictable materials. Now it wants to take those lessons far beyond food.
The Hidden Weak Spot in Robot Safety That Nobody Is Talking About
Modern robots can be tricked into doing dangerous things without anything visibly breaking. Researchers say cybersecurity is the missing piece in how we keep AI-driven machines safe.
The Robot's Hand Matters as Much as Its Brain
AI can tell a robot exactly what to do. But if the gripper can't feel what it's touching, the smartest model in the world still drops the box.
Texas Freezes $30 Million AI Camera Programme Amid Growing Bipartisan Privacy Backlash
Governor Greg Abbott has halted state spending on Flock Safety cameras after a newspaper investigation revealed Texas quietly spent more than $30 million on the AI surveillance network, funded by a $1 fee added to insurance policies.
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.
Hugging Face's $399 Microduck Is a Waddling Open-Source Robot You Can Train Yourself
The duck-shaped bot picks things up, roller skates, and gets back on its feet when it falls. It ships before Christmas, and the code is free for anyone to inspect or modify.