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These Truck-Unloading Robots Just Raised $50 Million
Pickle Robot’s Series B funding from firms including Toyota Ventures is a sign of growing automation in the shipping and logistics sector.Business - Inc. - 20 hours ago -
Physical Intelligence, a Specialist in Robot A.I., Raises $400 Million
The start-up raised $400 million in a funding round with investments from the likes of Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital and OpenAI.Business - The New York Times - November 4 -
This Robotics AI ‘Brain’ Startup Just Raised $400 Million From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Others
Physical Intelligence, now valued at about $2 billion, aims to create AI models that can power robots.Business - Inc. - November 4 -
This Is a Glimpse of the Future of AI Robots
Physical Intelligence, a well-funded startup chasing breakthroughs in robotic intelligence, has developed a robot capable of doing various household chores remarkably well.Tech - Wired - October 31 -
How AI is powering a robotics revolution
Advances in physical AI means machines are learning skills previously thought impossibleBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
‘Robot revolution’ forces China’s human workforce to adapt
Factory machinery is evolving fast. Can the workers who will use it keep up?World - Financial Times - November 14 -
Killer Robots Are About to Fill Ukrainian Skies
Kyiv’s drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap to produce and can’t be electronically jammed.World - The Wall Street Journal - November 15 -
A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor
A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for ...Tech - ABC News - November 4 -
Robot retrieves radioactive fuel sample from Fukushima nuclear reactor site
Plant’s owners hope analysis of tiny sample will help to establish how to safely decommission facility. A piece of the radioactive fuel left from the meltdown of Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Meta unveils AI tools to give robots a human touch in physical world
Meta unveils three tools and benchmarks to enhance robot touch perception, dexterity, and human-robot collaboration in real-world settings.Tech - VentureBeat - November 2 -
OpenAI hires Meta's former Orion head to lead its robotics efforts
The former head of Meta's augmented reality glasses initiative has joined OpenAI to lead the startup's robotics and consumer hardware efforts.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
Nvidia advances robot learning and humanoid development with AI and simulation tools
Nvidia revealed new AI and simulation tools that will advance robot learning and humanoid development. The world’s biggest tech company by valuation (worth $3.432 trillion) said that the tools will ...Tech - VentureBeat - November 6 -
First artwork painted by humanoid robot to sell at auction fetches $1m
Portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing was created by Ai-Da, one of the most advanced robots in the world. A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing has become the first artwork by a ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Robots carve sculptures in Italy, sparking outrage among traditional artisans
In Carrara, Italy, a studio is using robots to create sculptures, a move that has traditional sculptors concerned about the future of Italian art. Bill Whitaker explores the clash between ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Robots can sculpt marble, but some disagree if they're making art
Some artists are turning to advanced robots for help sculpting masterpieces, even as others decry robots as cheating that turns creating art into a business.Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
Robots chisel out future of sculpture as some artists push back
A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It's a move some artists see as cheating, but others are embracing the change.Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Asks: Can Robots Fall in Love?
“Maybe Happy Ending” had an initial Korean-language production in Seoul in 2016. Here are five things to know about the show.Tech - The New York Times - November 13 -
‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago?
Robotic dogs are helping law enforcement protect President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida residence.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Tales of 19th-Century A.I.: Don’t Fall in Love With a Singing Robot
Now we fret about chatbots. An earlier age worried about automatons, the uncanny humanoid contraptions whose voices could trigger love or mania.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Robots Struggle to Match Warehouse Workers on ‘Really Hard’ Jobs
The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.Business - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
In 'The Wild Robot,' machines, animals and new technology paint a very human picture
The animated feature adapted from the popular children's books crafts a lovely, bittersweet parable of parenting.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago -
Animated contenders spotlight a ghost cat, snail hoarder, robots and a fowl villain
In another year of wildly varied animated features, Japan, Australia, Great Britain and the planet Cybertron send us their best.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago -
War Robots: Frontiers launches console playtest to ready for early 2025 launch
My.Games announced its multiplayer mech shooter War Robots: Frontiers is hosting a console playtest for the first time on PlayStation and Xbox platforms. It also showed off its gameplay in a new ...Tech - VentureBeat - 3 days ago -
WATCH: Robot dog owners take pets to be blessed in Japanese shrine
A Japanese traditional coming-of-age festival took place at a shrine in Tokyo for an unusual kind of visitor — robot dogs.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Business and wealthy bear brunt of £40bn tax increases in UK Budget
Markets unsettled by extent of government borrowing as Rachel Reeves boosts spendingBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review – first they came for the trousers. Then they came for the robot gnome
Feathers McGraw is back and implacably frightening as ever in Aardman’s latest, belated outing for everyone’s favourite cheese eating duo. This Christmas, the BBC are giving us a cracker: the first ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invest in robot startup Physical Intelligence at $2.4 billion valuation
Amazon's Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invested in Physical Intelligence, a robot startup that raised $400 million at a $2.4 billion post-money valuation.Business - CNBC - November 4 -
Guac-Tech? Why This Food Delivery Startup Is Set to Acquire the Company Behind Chipotle’s Avocado Robots
Exclusive: Serve Robotics will purchase Vebu, which makes the Autocado machine, in an all-stock deal.Business - Inc. - November 7 -
Robotic dogs are patrolling Mar-a-Lago to help protect Trump, Secret Service confirms
The “high-tech hound,” as the Secret Service has been known to call it, was filmed walking the perimeter of the Palm Beach property alongside an agent.Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Robots sculpt marble in Italy, sparking worries about future of art form | 60 Minutes
A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It’s a move some artists see as cheating, but others are embracing the change.Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Review: Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Are Robots in Love
A supersmart musical about making a connection arrives on Broadway in a joyful, heartbreaking, cutting-edge production.Tech - The New York Times - November 13 -
Can a fluffy robot really replace a cat or dog? My weird, emotional week with an AI pet
Casio says Moflin can develop its own personality and build a rapport with its owner – and it doesn’t need food, exercise or a litter tray. But is it essentially comforting or alienating?. It looks ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
The Man Behind Amazon’s Robot Army Wants Everyone to Have an AI-Powered Helper
Brad Porter helped Amazon deploy an army of warehouse robots. His new creation—Proxie—could help other companies embrace more automation.Tech - Wired - 3 days ago -
MLB will test robot umpires at 13 spring training ballparks hosting 19 teams
Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026Sports - ABC News - 2 days ago