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Video Friday: Digit Redecoratesβ8
Video Friday: Watch Digit the humanoid robot redecorate a living room, plus koala-inspired grippers, robotic triage, automated kitchens, and precise grape harve...
XDOF Nears $1.2B Series B Just Months After Stealth Launchβ9
XDOF nears a $1.2B Series B led by 8VC just months after stealth, targeting $50M revenue in robotics teleoperation data.
Building Trust Into Physical AI Systemsβ9
Discover how physical AI systemsβrobots, autonomous vehicles, and industrial gearβbuild trust through safety, transparency, and robust verification for real-wor...
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Debuts Real World AI Stage: Nvidia, Robotics, and De-Extinction Take Center Stageβ8
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 debuts Real World AI Stage with Nvidia, robotics leaders, and de-extinction pioneers exploring physical AIβs future.
Hugging Face Introduces Microduck: A $399 Open-Source 25 cm Biped You Train with Reinforcement Learningβ7
Microduck is a $399 open-source 25 cm biped robot from Hugging Face, trained via reinforcement learning for walking, kicking, and more.
Video Friday: Meet Microduck and This Week's Robotic Wondersβ9
Explore this week's top robot videos, featuring Microduck, fish-inspired bots, soft grippers, agile locomotion, and a kangaroo-jumping wonder.
a16z Launches $1.1B βMachine Ageβ Fund to Accelerate AIβs Physical Infrastructureβ7
a16z launches a $1.1B 'Machine Age' fund to invest in AI's physical infrastructure: chips, data centers, and robotics.
Ex-Meta Scientists Bring Visual AI to the Factory Floorβ9
Two ex-Meta scientists launch Perceptron, bringing visual AI to factories with the open-source Isaac 0.5 model and $21M in funding.
Robot Brain Builders Are Moving Beyond Their GPT-2 Eraβ9
Physical AI startups face a data crisis, holding back robot intelligence despite surging investment and impressive hardware advances.
Robotics Startup Generalist Reaches $3B Valuation in Oversubscribed Funding Roundβ7
Robotics startup Generalist triples valuation to $3B after oversubscribed funding round led by 8VC, extending Series B to $600M for AI robot foundation models.