XTEND, which has developed autonomous and human-guided drones for defense purposes, is growing U.S. and global production.
Liquid AI releases on-device foundation model LFM2
Liquid AI said the performance gains it made with LFM2 make it the ideal choice for local and edge use cases.
MOTOR Ai gets seed funding toward explainable self-driving software
MOTOR Ai is scaling its Level 4 autonomous driving software to be deployed in German public transport this year.
Apera AI updates Apera Forge design and AI training studio
Apera AI said the platform enables manufacturers and integrators to build and validate vision-guided robotic applications.
TRI: pretrained large behavior models accelerate robot learning
The study showed a single LBM can learn hundreds of tasks and use prior knowledge to acquire new skills with 80% less training data.
Outrider designs safety system for autonomous yard trucks
Outrider has developed a system meeting TUV SUD requirements for functional safety for its autonomous yard trucks.
GFT Technologies and NEURA Robotics partner to build software for physical AI
GFT has expertise in data, AI, and building software platforms, which will join NEURA’s cognitive robotics ecosystem.
Nimble moves to cloud-based PTC development tools for logistics robots
Nimble, which has designed a mobile manipulator for multiple warehouse tasks, replaced its legacy software with Onshape and Arena.
Augmentus raises Series A+ funding to reduce robot programming complexity
Augmentus is offering 3D scanning and AI-driven path planning, expanding its network across Asia-Pacific and North America.
NEURA Robotics partners with HD Hyundai on shipbuilding robots
NEURA Robotics announced several partnerships at Automatica, including with HD Hyundai Samho and HD Hyundai Robotics.
Galbot picks up $153M to commercialize G1 semi-humanoid
Founded in May 2023, Galbot uses simulated synthetic action data sets for pre-training and real data for post-training.
Genesis AI brings in $105M to build universal robotics foundation model
Genesis AI said it aims to enable the next generation of general-purpose robots by providing robustness, flexibility, and cost efficiency.
Amazon launches new AI foundation model, deploys 1 millionth robot
Amazon deployed its 1 millionth robot in Japan and says its new foundation model will improve fleet efficiency by 10%.
Unitree becomes a legged robot unicorn with Series C funding
Unitree reportedly passed a $1.7 billion valuation and $140 million in annual revenue as it brings humanoid and quadruped robots to market.
MIT CSAIL’s new vision system helps robots understand their bodies
MIT CSAIL said the main barrier to affordable, flexible robotics isn’t hardware, it’s control of capability.
Google DeepMind introduces on-device Gemini AI model for robots
In addition to Gemini Robotics On-Device, DeepMind introduced an SDK to help developers evaluate the system for their tasks.
NBC’s AGT pushes Spot to perform under pressure
“From a robotics standpoint, [the performance on America’s Got Talent is] one of the best stress tests we can run,” said Merry Frayne, director of Spot product management.
NEURA Robotics launches latest cognitive robots, Neuraverse ecosystem
NEURA Robotics is exhibiting with partners at Automatica its latest-generation humanoid, service, and mobile robots, as well as Neuraverse.
Inbolt to bring its real-time robot guidance systems to the U.S., Japan
Inbolt said it enables industrial robots to perceive production lines and adapt to real-world changes in industrial environments.
VC reflects on robotics trade show season
Oliver Mitchell, a partner at ff Venture Capital, recaps highlights from recent trade shows including Automate and Xponential.
Hexagon launches AEON humanoid robot for industrial applications
AEON combines Hexagon’s sensor suite with advanced locomotion, AI-driven mission control, and spatial intelligence.
All3 launches AI and robotics to tackle housing construction
All3 has integrated robotics and AI to reduce build costs by up to 30% and construction time by up to 50%.