An examination of the history of robots for personal use, exploring the problems with robot hands, locomotion, and programming, that make domestic robots seem so far out of reach.
Apple sued, Microsoft’s AI ambitions and Nvidia’s surprises
In this edition of Week in Review, we have big news on the latest Apple antitrust lawsuit. Microsoft’s AI ambitions dominated the news as well, so let’s dive […]
Startups Weekly: What goes up must come down
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every […]
Nvidia enlists humanoid robotics’ biggest names for new AI platform, GR00T
It’s tough to argue with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang when he notes, “Building foundation models for general humanoid robots is one of the most exciting problems to solve […]
Palworld Is Getting Its First Raid Soon, And It Sounds Exciting
One of 2024‘s breakout hits is the monster-taming survival title Palworld. While still technically in early access, the game’s melting pot of popular genres has helped it quickly reach widespread popularity and achieve high sales since January 19. Now developer Pocketpair is ready to add more content to the game in…
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Mercedes begins piloting Apptronik humanoid robots
Pilot season has officially begun for the world of humanoid robotics. Last year, Amazon began testing Agility’s Digit robots in select fulfillment centers, while this January, Figure announced […]
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.
Humanoid robots face continued skepticism at Modex
If your robotics startup is looking to raise, there’s close to a 100% chance you’re going to get two questions from potential investors: 1) How are you incorporating […]
Reflex Robotics’ wheeled humanoid is here to grab you a snack
Agility’s Digit wasn’t the only humanoid holding court at Modex in Atlanta this week. On the opposite end of the Georgia World Congress Center, Reflex Robotics, a younger […]