Artificial Intelligence / Cognition

NVIDIA is already a major model contributor to Hugging Face, which recently surpassed 1 million datasets.

The SPAC transaction values PlusAI, whose self-driving trucking software is already generating revenue, at about $800 million.

NexCOBOT, which provides functional safety and motion controllers, discusses how physical AI benefits from ‘Big Tech’ and where it will grow.

Rajat Bhageria, the founder and CEO of Chef Robotics, will explore what makes food such a demanding benchmark for physical AI.

August 2026’s top 10 stories included large funding rounds, updates in the humanoid robot industry, and the latest physical AI models. 

Leaders at Amazon Robotics, Teradyne Robotics, and Cobot will discuss how they’re applying physical AI to robots operating in customer environments.

Visko says Orbis streams 4K video at 24 frames per second, responds to user intervention, and sustains hour-scale generation without drift.

John Deere has launched JD, an AI tool that turns historical farm data into actionable insights to boost profitability.

Skild AI says its S1 robot foundation model enables robots to learn new tasks just by seeing a video of it being performed.

Physical AI depends on smarter grippers to give robots the dexterity, sensing and adaptability needed to handle real-world tasks.

Reframe Systems aims to build a network of automated microfactories near communities where homes are needed.

Computational overload is not a bug of a specific planner, but an edge AI wall limiting physical and embodied AI.

The EXL and iMerit executives explain how their companies’ combined expertise and platforms will help developers with reliable physical AI.

Locus Robotics recently acquired Nexera Robotics, which create unique soft picking technology, bolstering its manipulation capabilities.

With Jetson Orin Nano 2, NVIDIA says that frontier intelligence has reached the edge and can now run in real time.

The addition of physical AI to the workforce requires more key performance indicators than throughput, according to the president of HireArt.

ATDev is developing a modern power wheelchair with a coordinated robotic arm that can take on reaching and lifting tasks for the user. 

Automotive suppliers Unichem and R&Y are working with Loomia to develop tactile sensors for automotive and robotics applications.

Diligent is now rolling out Moxi 2.0 to health systems including Endeavor Health Edward Hospital and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

At the El Camino Health Heart and Vascular Institute, surgeons are now performing cardiac procedures with Intuitive’s da Vinci robot.

Research around the Universal Manipulation Interface is enabling Generalist, Walden Robotics, and others to turn data into robot behaviors.

Gravis Robotics has designed autonomy AI and hardware for a wide range of excavators and construction equipment and plans to scale globally.