Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s weekly news recap. The weather’s getting hotter — but not quite as hot as the generative AI space, which saw […]
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot goes electric
Atlas lies motionless in a prone position atop interlocking gym mats. The only soundtrack is the whirring of an electric motor. It’s not quiet, exactly, but it’s nothing […]
Nvidia’s next-gen AI chips are way more powerful and use a lot less energy
Nvidia’s new “Blackwell” chip might be the engine of the next wave of AI developments.
Aescape’s AI robot massaged my back and butt: 5 reasons I’m quitting human masseuses
Aescape invited Mashable Tech Editor Kimberly Gedeon to test its AI-assisted robot masseuse, and it’s shockingly good.
It’s like ChatGPT with a body: Watch creepy demo of OpenAI-powered robot ‘Figure 01’
Figure 01, an OpenAI-powered robot, shows off its impressive AI capabilities — but it’s arguably quite creepy, too.
Figure rides the humanoid robot hype wave to $2.6B valuation and OpenAI/Microsoft partnerships
Today Figure confirmed long-standing rumors that it’s raising more money than God. The Bay Area–based robotics firm has announced a $675 million Series B on a $2.6 billion […]
BMW will deploy Figure’s humanoid robot at South Carolina plant
Figure today announced a “commercial agreement” that will bring its first humanoid robot to a BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina. The Spartanburg plant is BMW’s only in […]
Figure’s humanoid robot walks for the camera
In May of this year, TechCrunch ran a piece titled “Figure’s humanoid robot takes its first steps.” The story was a firsthand account of my visit to the […]