Avatar Robotics Raises $6.5M to Scale Its Remote-Operated Humanoid Warehouse Workforce
A young San Francisco startup called Avatar Robotics has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to push forward with an idea it calls the "unlimited work
Tech DeskFigure's Humanoid Climbed a Ladder on Its Own — and CEO Says Wheeled Robots Are Finished
Figure's Humanoid Climbed a Ladder on Its Own — and CEO Says Wheeled Robots Are Finished Figure AI has been preaching the same sermon for two years: t
Tech DeskWashington DC Lets Serve and Coco Put Delivery Robots on the Sidewalk as Food Deliveries Roll Out in August
Autonomous delivery robots are about to become a regular sight on downtown Washington sidewalks, small boxes on wheels that will soon carry restaurant
Tech DeskFoundation Future Industries Builds America's First Armed Humanoid Robots — And the Debate Is Getting Louder
Foundation Future Industries Builds America's First Armed Humanoid Robots — And the Debate Is Getting Louder A San Francisco startup backed by Eric T
Tech DeskGoogle DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 Gives Humanoids Whole-Body Control, From Feet to Fingertips
Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 Gives Humanoids Whole-Body Control, From Feet to Fingertips Google DeepMind has released Gemini Robotics 2, the se
Tech DeskPentagon's $100 Million Robot-Boat Contest Wants Drone-Launching Ships Ready in 120 Days
The Pentagon wants robot boats that can carry, launch, and control attack drones — and it wants working hardware in the water this fall, not paper con
Tech DeskProcore Drops $845 Million on DroneDeploy, Merging Construction Drones With AI-Powered Jobsite Intelligence
Procore Technologies announced it will buy DroneDeploy for $845 million in cash, pulling the drone data and robotics company into its construction man
Tech DeskUS Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Targeting China's Dominance in the Sector
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and quadruped robots — sometimes called robot dogs —
Tech DeskNew York School Hits Pause on AI Humanoid Robot Teacher After Privacy, Cultural, and Ethical Concerns Erupt
SALAMANCA, NY — A rural school district in upstate New York has shelved its plan to put a humanoid AI robot in the classroom — at least for now — afte
Tech DeskTarget Arm Merges Ground Robots With Drone Launch Systems, Turning UGVs Into Mobile Air Bases
Target Arm Inc. announced this week that its Ralar 2 drone launch and recovery system now works with HDT Global's Hunter WOLF and WOLF-X unmanned grou
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