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Promise Robotics and D.R. Horton Sign Multiyear Physical AI Agreement
D.R. Horton, the largest homebuilder in the US by volume, has signed a multiyear partnership with Promise Robotics, bringing physical AI and robots to mass-market housing.
Daifuku Says Real-Time Execution Is Now the Key Metric for Warehouse Automation
Daifuku's Cecile Dick-Calmes says automation density and equipment utilization no longer tell the whole story of warehouse success. Real-time execution now matters more.
Boring Robots vs. Viral Robots: Why Form Should Follow Process
The Robot Report urges physical AI to flip its approach: workflow first, body second. Here is why "boring" robots reach commercial scale more often.
Robot Dexterity: The Robot Report Names System Reliability as the Main Barrier
Hands with 20 actuators and grasping models already exist. The Robot Report argues the harder task now is getting the whole system to run reliably without human intervention.
Humanoids Shine in Demos but Fail the Generalization Test: The Fix Is in the Data
Humanoid robots perform confidently in rehearsed scenes but get lost in new settings. The Robot Report sees the way out in data quality and human involvement.
Boston Dynamics reveals details of Atlas's new hand in an interview with The Robot Report
Atlas Director of Behavior Alberto Rodriguez spoke to The Robot Report about the humanoid's redesigned hand. We look at why the hand decides whether Atlas makes it onto the factory floor.
SafeWorld Emerges From Stealth With $12.2M to Build a Safety-Testing Platform for Robots
SafeWorld has raised $12.2 million in seed funding to build a simulation platform for testing the safety of AI-powered robots. The Carnegie Mellon-born founders designed the platform for enterprises in manufacturing, log
Helm.ai signs $70 million in commercial contracts for its foundation models
California autonomous-driving software developer Helm.ai says it has signed $70 million in contracts for foundation models trained without labeling using "deep teaching."
How Humanoids Are Moving from Prototypes to Production: Jabil's View
Jabil shares the real pace of humanoid robotics development. While Tesla, 1X Technologies, XPeng, and UBTECH scale up volumes, the company is helping Apptronik bring Apollo to mass production. Consumer robots are still 5
Google DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 2 with full-body robot control
Google DeepMind has unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, a model that gives full control over a robot's body and lets machines reason about every movement.
Robotics in Solar Power: Maximo's Founder on Robots for Building Solar Plants
In an interview with The Robot Report, Maximo founder Deise Yumi Asami explained how robots automate the construction of solar power plants.
Monumental raises funding and brings its construction robots to the US market
Startup Monumental has raised new funding and is preparing to launch its construction robots in the US. Clients pay not for the machines but for the result: finished walls.
Physical AI and Robotics: The Robot Report on the State of Embodied AI
The Robot Report has published a report on physical AI, the field where robots and autonomous systems learn to perceive the world, make decisions and act in real environments.
TerraFirma Raises $115M for Robotic Construction Equipment
Startup TerraFirma has raised $115M for a platform that turns ordinary construction machinery into robots using AI software and a remote command center.
Weave Robotics Isaac: The Startup's First Mobile Humanoid for Home and Office
Startup Weave Robotics has unveiled Isaac, its first mobile robot: a two-armed manipulator on a wheeled platform, designed for tasks at home and in the office.
Palm Garden AI Builds Coherence Guard, a Decision Layer for Robots Working Alongside People
Startup Palm Garden AI is developing Coherence Guard, a hardware-agnostic software layer that governs how robots interact and build relationships with humans.
BrainCo Shows AI Platform for Controlling a Robot With Thought: A Cup and an Apple
BrainCo demonstrated an AI platform in which a brain-controlled robotic hand picks up a cup and lifts an apple, movements that demand fine motor control.
AGIBOT Unveils Four Embodied AI Products at WAIC
China's AGIBOT showed four embodied AI products for industrial operations at WAIC, betting on repeatable robot workflows rather than one-off demos.
World Models for Robots: Why Conditioning on Friction Matters More Than the Model Itself
The Robot Report explains that a world model trained in simulation must be conditioned on the physics of its environment, above all contact friction, before it can work on a real robot.
Robots for Unpredictable Environments Without Infrastructure: How They Work Without GPS or Markings
Real-world robot success depends on infrastructure-free systems that work without GPS, markings or stable connectivity in unpredictable, harsh environments.
Vicarious Surgical Shuts Down: Surgical Robotics Startup Folds After $300M and a SPAC
US surgical robotics developer Vicarious Surgical is officially winding down. It raised about $300M over its lifetime, most of it through a 2021 SPAC merger.
Generative Bionics Unveils Gene.01 Humanoid With Tactile Sensors Across Its Entire Body
Startup Generative Bionics has unveiled Gene.01, a humanoid with touch sensors across its whole body. The robot notices people nearby in advance and reacts to touch.
UK Startup Humanoid Raises $152M Series A at $1.35B Valuation
UK startup Humanoid raised a $152M Series A at a $1.35B valuation. The money will go toward scaling AI-powered industrial robots and commercial deployments.
Medtronic launches Touch Surgery AI platform for the operating room and digital surgery
Medtronic is bringing a computing AI platform built on its Touch Surgery ecosystem into the operating room, linking surgical prep, execution and review into a single data flow.
NVIDIA and Hugging Face Expand LeRobot with New Models and Frameworks
NVIDIA and Hugging Face updated the open robotics library LeRobot, adding new machine learning models and frameworks for robot development and training.