Adaptronics Raises €3.15M To Transform Robotic Gripping And Handling
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Adaptronics, a deeptech startup developing electro-adhesive grippers for industrial automation and space robotics, has raised €3.15 million. The round was led by 360 Capital and included participation from Galaxia, the aerospace technology transfer hub ba…
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Waymo To Expand Robotaxi Service To Las Vegas, San Diego and Detroit Next Year
BeauHD / slashdot - In its largest rollout yet, Waymo said it will launch its driverless robotaxi service to Las Vegas, San Diego, and Detroit in 2026. The Alphabet unit will also debut new Zeekr-built vehicles developed with Geely to complement its existing Jaguar I-PACE fl…
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Mimic Robotics lands $16M to bring human-level dexterity to industrial robots
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - With global labour shortages and reshoring efforts on the rise, industries like manufacturing and logistics are increasingly in…
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Elon Musk Hints Tesla Roadster Might Fly: ‘It’s Crazier Than James Bond’
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Elon Musk says Tesla’s long-awaited Roadster (like, 8 years long) is nearing a prototype demonstration—and it could feature some wild new technology. The second-gen Roadster was first announced in November 2017. Speaking on a 3-hour long podcast released …
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NVIDIA's next move in autonomous driving is a partnership with Uber, Stellantis, Lucid and Mercedes-Benz
engadget - NVIDIA has entered a partnership with Uber to equip more of the rideshare company's vehicles with its autonomous driving infrastructure. The deal centers on NVIDIA's Drive AGX Hyperion 10 autonomous vehicle development platform, a computer and sensor syst…
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Watch: Jensen Huang delivers keynote speech for Nvidia GTC
cnbc - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers keynote address in Washington, DC.
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Shuttered robot vacuum maker Neato is ending cloud services sooner than planned
engadget - Starting soon, Neato robovac owners will no longer be able to control their devices using the app. Neato Robotics, which shut down in 2023 due to declining sales, has notified customers that "cloud services are being phased out during Q4 2025," according …
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‘Corporate Terrorists’ May Stand in the Way of Elon Musk’s Trillionaire Status, He Claims
Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - Musk says he's not "comfortable" creating a "robot army" without an unprecedented pay package.
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Amazon claims the headline isn’t robots taking jobs as it reveals new cost-cutting robots
Richard Lawler / theverge - A New York Times report on Tuesday cited internal Amazon documents touting how its shift into automation could help it sell more products without hiring more people, but today the company has issued a PR blast about robotics and delivery tech that is much…
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Roclub Raises $11.7M To Tackle Medtech Staffing And Access Challenges
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Munich-based roclub, a teleoperation platform for medical technology, has raised $11.7 million in a Series A round led by Smedvig Ventures and YZR Capital, with participation from Speedinvest and angel investors. roclub offers a vendor-agnostic, cloud- an…
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Amazon aiming to replace over 600,000 workers with robots: report
Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Amazon is planning to replace hundreds of thousands of jobs with robot workers, according to The New York Times. Citing internal documents and interviews with sources, the publication reports that Amazon is hoping to have robots replace more than 600,000 …
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DoorDash and Waymo launch autonomous delivery service in Phoenix
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Waymo plans robotaxi launch in London, marking its European debut
cnbc - Waymo said it plans to start offering robotaxi rides in London next year after aggressively expanding in the U.S.
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SoftBank to buy ABB robotics unit for $5.4 billion as it boosts its AI play
cnbc - SoftBank Group on Monday said it had agreed to buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB for $5.4 billion.
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Qualcomm acquires Arduino to supercharge the global maker movement
Cate Lawrence / tech - Qualcomm Technologies today announced its agreement to acquire Italian open-source hardware and software company Arduino. Arduino is a leading open-source hardware and software company that provides ...
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EV software unicorn Einride raises $100m to accelerate global expansion
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DoorDash introduces a cute delivery robot named Dot
Mariella Moon / engadget - At the Dash Forward keynote, DoorDash has unveiled a cute electric delivery robot named Dot that was designed specifically for quick neighborhood trips. Dot is around one-tenth the size of a car, can move up to 20 mph and can navigate not just roads, but …
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Google’s newest AI models make robots more intelligent and capable than ever before
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Google LLC’s DeepMind research unit today announced a major update to a couple of its artificial intelligence models, which are designed to make robots more intelligent. With the update, intelligent robots can now perform more complex, multistep tasks and…
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MLB will use robot umpires beginning next season
Mia Sato / theverge - Major League Baseball will use so-called robot umpires at home plate beginning in 2026, the league announced today. The system has been tested in minor league games (as explained in this video, included below), spring training, and events like the 2025 Al…
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After selling out in Japan, Casio’s $429 Moflin AI pet launches in US and UK
Wayne Williams / betanews - Moflin, an AI-powered robotic pet priced at $429, has officially launched in the US and UK after selling out in Japan. The palm-sized pet is designed to provide companionship through evolving emotional interaction driven by AI. Unlike real pets, it doesn’…
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