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X Square Robot has raised $140 million to build the WALL-A model for general-purpose robots just four months after raising $100 million.

Qualcomm said its new architecture supports advanced perception and motion planning with end-to-end AI models.

Genie Sim 3.0 draws from more than 10,000 hours of synthetic dataset, including real-world robot operation scenarios.

NVIDIA released Cosmos, GR00T, and Alpamayo open models to help developers build reasoning machines including robots and vehicles.

Molmo 2 is an 8B-parameter model that surpasses the 72B-parameter Molmo in accuracy, temporal understanding, and pixel-level grounding.

Antioch says its platform allows robots to be tested in virtual environments without the expense and time of other methods.

EY does not make robots, but it is working on a platform and a lab to help companies simulate and manage physical AI.

The Physical AI Fellowship provides robotics and AI developers with access to MassRobotics, AWs, and NVIDIA resources and mentorship.

Physical Intelligence says Version 6 of its vision-language-action model can reduce failure rates over hours of operation.

With Universal Robots cobots and its own software, Viam has developed an AI-powered surfacing system for shipbuilding.

Encord said its EBIND model, based on the E-MM1 dataset, is scalable and resource-light, allowing for the use of multiple data sources.

The Nexus NX1 system from 1HMX enables teleoperation and training of humanoid robots, realistic virtual reality, and simulation.

Foxglove co-founder and CEO Adrian Macneil compares today’s robotics infrastructure landscape to the early days of cloud computing.

Vention has rolled out AI Operator as it advances its Zero-Shot Automation strategy to making programming easier.

The Robotics Summit & Expo, the industry’s must-attend technical development event, returns to Boston in 2026 with deepened coverage, an expanded expo floor, and more.

Root Access has emerged from stealth with pre-seed funding and an AI-native tool for firmware and embedded systems development.

NVIDIA unveiled the Newton physics engine, Isaac GR00T model, and Cosmos AI for advanced robotics at CoRL 2025.

The AI assistant is the latest in ABB’s announcements geared towards creating a new generation of ‘autonomous versatile robots.’

Diligent Robotics is joining the first Physical AI Fellowship cohort, which will have access to technical, compute, and ecosystem resources.

The toolkit leverages imitation learning to eliminate the burdensome process of system configuration, CarbonSix said. 

OpenMind says its OM1 open-source operating system is hardware-agnostic and enables autonomy and developer collaboration.

Dyna says it has built a single-weight, general-purpose foundation model that can perform diverse daily tasks at commercial scale.