Human Archive, a startup founded by Berkeley and Stanford researchers, is paying gig workers in India to wear camera-equipped caps and sensor devices to collect the real-world physical training data that AI and robotics labs are racing to acquire.
Stord, a logistics technology company that helps retailers manage inventory, checkout, and fulfillment, has raised $250 million in a Series F round that values the company at $3 billion. The round was led by Strike Capital with participation from Found…
Summary: China has launched a national ID system for humanoid robots, assigning each a 29-character code that tracks it from production to recycling. Over 28,000 robots across 200 models already have IDs. The system logs real-time performance data incl…
China’s new humanoid robot ID system works like a citizen identity code. a unique number that follows each bipedal machine through its entire life cycle.
Orbit Robotics, a Zurich-based startup, has unveiled Helios, a four-armed robot designed to work inside space stations. In microgravity, legs are useless. Helios replaces them with two extra arms that serve as both mobility aids and working hands. The …
Shares jumped 12% as the Japanese industrial group opened a San Jose development base with Nvidia, Analog Devices, Microsoft, and Fujitsu, with its four-legged CORLEO mobility concept as the first showcase. Kawasaki Heavy Industries said on Friday it w…
The University of Lincoln won a Silver Gilt medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 for an exhibit that uses robots and AI to scan plant health and shape the future of food.
The British bank’s new note estimates humanoid robots can offset 60% of the projected labour-force decline by 2035, with China’s workforce shrinking by 37 million people over the next ten years. Up to 24 million humanoids would be needed. Barclays publ…
Colin Angle, the robotics engineer who co-founded iRobot and spent 25 years turning the Roomba into the world’s most widely adopted home robot, has unveiled the prototype for his next act: a four-legged, plush-covered AI companion designed to follow yo…
Faraday Future announced on Thursday that it has raised $25 million through convertible promissory notes, bringing its total financing over the past two months to $70 million. The company says the capital is sufficient to fund Phase 1 of its robotics b…