CES 2026 has recently wrapped up in Las Vegas, attracting attention from the consumer tech sector, with companies like Nvidia, Sony, and AMD showcasing innovative products. Over the event’s duration, a notable emphasis was placed on AI, particularly on advancements in physical AI and robotics, overshadowing last year’s focus on agentic AI. During the event, […]
1X, a robotics company, has announced a significant partnership to distribute its humanoid robots, originally designed for home use, into industrial settings. The agreement will see up to 10,000 of its Neo humanoid robots shipped to over 300 portfolio companies of EQT, a Swedish multi-asset investor, from 2026 to 2030. This strategic move marks a […]
Nvidia has unveiled new infrastructure and AI models aimed at enhancing physical AI technologies that support robots and autonomous vehicles, enabling them to better perceive and interact with the real world. During the NeurIPS AI conference in San Diego, Nvidia introduced Alpamayo-R1, which is billed as the first open reasoning vision language model specifically designed […]
Mbodi is set to showcase its innovative robot training technology at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. The company aims to streamline the training process for robots, which traditionally requires extensive programming for each task. With the help of AI agents, Mbodi is looking to simplify this process significantly. Headquartered in New York, Mbodi has developed a hybrid […]
Periodic Labs, founded by Ekin Dogus Cubuk and Liam Fedus, has emerged from stealth mode with an impressive seed funding round of $300 million. This funding has come from a prestigious group of investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and others. Cubuk, formerly with Google Brain and DeepMind, led efforts in AI projects such […]
Autonomous robotics startup Cartken has shifted its focus from food delivery to industrial automation, recognizing significant demand from industrial sectors. Co-founder and CEO Christian Bersch noted that the concept of using their robots in industrial environments had been a consideration since the startup’s inception. As inquiries from companies began surfacing about their robots being utilized […]
Germany, alongside NVIDIA, is embarking on an ambitious journey to establish Europe’s first industrial AI cloud. This project is marked as a significant milestone in European technology, particularly representing a shift towards greater autonomy in the tech sector. NVIDIA’s CEO, Jensen Huang, recently met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, which resulted in a groundbreaking partnership […]
AI developer platform Hugging Face recently unveiled a new robotics model, SmolVLA, which boasts the capability to operate efficiently on everyday consumer devices like a MacBook. Unlike traditional models that require more extensive computational resources, SmolVLA is designed to democratize robotics technology, making it accessible to a wider audience. SmolVLA is built on datasets shared […]
The Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team at Meta has introduced five new projects aimed at advancing their pursuit of advanced machine intelligence (AMI). These initiatives focus significantly on improving AI perception, language modeling, robotics, and collaborative AI agents. Meta’s goal is to develop machines that can acquire, process, and interpret sensory information with human-like intelligence […]
Nvidia is partnering with Disney Research and Google DeepMind to create Newton, a physics engine designed to simulate robotic movements in real-world scenarios. This announcement was made by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at GTC 2025. Disney will be one of the first to utilize Newton for its advanced entertainment robots, including the Star Wars-inspired BDX […]