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Moove raises $250M to build infrastructure for autonomous vehicles

Moove raised $250 million in Series C funding to build infrastructure for autonomous vehicles, including robotics-first depot facilities called 'Nests' for charging, servicing, and fleet orchestration. The company plans to expand its autonomous vehicle workforce by over 220% and launch operations globally, leveraging its existing platform from managing 42,000 human-driven vehicles across 29 cities to support autonomous mobility at scale through partnerships like Waymo.

Robotics Business Review20h ago

Reimagine Robotics emerges from stealth with robots that 'learn on the job'

Reimagine Robotics, founded by former Google DeepMind leaders, emerged from stealth with technology enabling robots to learn on-the-job through human instruction rather than requiring specialist programmers. The startup has already deployed robots in advanced manufacturing and electronics disassembly facilities, reducing prototype testing time from one day to 10 minutes, and is now seeking Series A funding to scale operations.

Robotics Business Review3d ago

How enabling two settings tripled our scores on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark

Researchers demonstrated that enabling two specific API settings on GPT-5.6 tripled performance scores on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark by retaining reasoning capabilities and enabling data compaction. The findings highlight how configuration optimizations can significantly improve large language model performance on abstract reasoning tasks.

OpenAI Blog7/29/2026

Experts react to FCC limits on U.S. imports of new humanoid and mobile robots

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has announced restrictions on imports of foreign-made humanoid and mobile robots, citing national security and cybersecurity concerns related to critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. The ban applies to new devices but includes exemptions for robots receiving conditional approval from the Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security, and does not affect previously purchased models or federal purchases. Industry leaders including Standard Bots and Agility Robotics have supported the move, with concerns centered on potential backdoors in foreign robots and unauthorized data transmission.

Robotics Business Review7/29/2026

Scientific computing in the age of agentic AI

A new field report examines how scientists are leveraging AI coding agents to modernize scientific computing workflows, accelerating software development and discovery processes in fields like genomics. The research highlights the growing role of agentic AI systems in advancing scientific research and computational capabilities.

OpenAI Blog7/28/2026

NORD expands compact NORDAC VFD family to 200 hp

NORD Drivesystems expanded its NORDAC PRO SK 500P variable frequency drive (VFD) series to reach 200 hp with four new frame sizes, bringing the total to 10 sizes covering 0.33-200 hp. The expanded lineup features multi-protocol Ethernet interfaces, integrated functional safety, wireless diagnostics, and a compact book-size design for space-efficient cabinet installation across applications like baggage handling, logistics, and packaging.

Robotics Business Review7/27/2026

Real-Time Data Is the Unsexy Infrastructure Problem Holding Robotics Back

While billion-dollar humanoid startups grab headlines, the robotics industry faces a fundamental challenge that doesn't make for flashy press releases: managing sensor data at scale. From time series databases to unified memory architectures, the unglamorous work of building data infrastructure may determine which robots actually ship.

Creative Robotics7/24/2026Original

How time series databases unlock real-time data for robotics

The Robot Report Podcast Episode 254 features Doug Pagnutti from Tiger Data discussing how time series databases like TimescaleDB are improving industrial automation, robotics, and AI applications by enabling efficient sensor data management at scale. The episode explores integrating these databases with industrial systems, managing data infrastructure for IIoT deployments, and optimizing performance across cloud and edge environments.

Robotics Business Review7/24/2026

Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community

OpenAI announces Project Camellia, an infrastructure initiative in Effingham County, Georgia, focused on building AI capabilities with commitments to responsible energy use, community investment, job creation, and access to their Codex AI system. The project represents OpenAI's effort to develop AI infrastructure while engaging with local communities.

OpenAI Blog7/22/2026

Advancing the next era of national science

OpenAI announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and national laboratories to apply frontier AI technology to accelerate scientific discovery and research. The initiative represents a commitment to leveraging advanced AI capabilities for solving complex scientific challenges at the national level.

OpenAI Blog7/22/2026

Boston Dynamics to discuss the art behind human-robot interaction

Boston Dynamics is hosting a free webinar on human-robot interaction design, featuring experts who will discuss how to build trust and safety into humanoid robots through predictability rather than human mimicry. The session will cover communicating robot intent, safety design for autonomous operation, the role of large language models in natural interactions, and leveraging mechanical form over human-like appearance, using their Atlas humanoid as a case study.

Robotics Business Review7/20/2026

AGIBOT unveils four embodied AI products for real-world operations at WAIC

AGIBOT unveiled four embodied AI products at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2026, including the A3 Ultra humanoid robot, G2 Max heavy-payload industrial task robot, OmniHand 3 Ultra-M dexterous hand, and X2 Edu educational platform. The Shanghai-based company, founded in 2023, emphasized moving beyond impressive demonstrations to focus on manufacturing, deployment, and reliable integration of robots into real operating environments, having produced 15,000 robots to date.

Robotics Business Review7/20/2026

Interactive world simulator for robot policy training and evaluation

Researchers have developed an Interactive World Simulator, a learned video prediction model that can simulate robot manipulation tasks in pixel space without a physics engine, enabling cheap data generation and scalable policy evaluation. The system is trained on an autoencoder and action-conditioned dynamics model, and has been demonstrated on four manipulation tasks including rope routing, mug grasping, and pile sweeping, allowing extended interactive simulation at 15 FPS.

Robohub7/20/2026

Robotaxis Can't Handle Smoke — And That's Actually Good News

Zoox's recall of 105 robotaxis for failing to navigate smoke might sound alarming, but it reveals something encouraging: the autonomous vehicle industry is finally being honest about its limitations and treating safety gaps like the serious engineering problems they are.

Creative Robotics7/19/2026Original

NVIDIA Introduces New Jetson Thor Computers to Advance Mainstream Robotics and Edge AI

NVIDIA introduced the Jetson T3000 and T2000 modules based on its Thor architecture to enable mass-market robotics and edge AI deployment. The T3000 delivers 865 FP4 teraflops with a compact form factor and functional safety capabilities, while the T2000 provides an entry-level option with 400 teraflops for visual AI agents and autonomous systems. NVIDIA also released AI agent skills that automate memory optimization, helping companies like Agile Robots and Hitachi reduce memory usage by up to 15GB while maintaining performance.

NVIDIA Blog AI7/15/2026

Agility outlines six recommendations for U.S. humanoid robot policies

Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson outlined six policy recommendations for the U.S. government to strengthen the humanoid robotics industry, including building domestic component manufacturing capacity, developing a coordinated national strategy, establishing industry-led safety standards, supporting workforce development, and lowering adoption barriers for small manufacturers. Johnson emphasized the need for deliberate action to maintain technological leadership against international competition, particularly from China.

Robotics Business Review7/15/2026

Carnegie Foundry, Carnegie Mellon and American Drone Manufacturers Launch Initiative to Supercharge America's Drone Manufacturing Base

Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Foundry, and leading U.S. drone manufacturers have launched the Autonomous Systems Manufacturing Platform (ASMP), leveraging over $50 million in CMU investments to strengthen America's drone manufacturing base. The initiative brings together CMU's National Robotics Engineering Center with industry partners to advance autonomous systems manufacturing capabilities.

CMU Robotics Institute7/15/2026

Key to Humanoid Progress: Managing the Power Behind the Robots

This article discusses the critical role of power management and energy conversion in humanoid robot design, featuring an interview with Murata Power Solutions about how onboard power sources and battery technology are fundamental limiting factors in robotic performance and mobility. The piece highlights that as humanoid robots advance in speed, dexterity, and vision capabilities, efficient power delivery systems have become essential to converting available energy into the mechatronic and computational systems that drive these machines.

Robotics Business Review7/14/2026

How to manage AI investments in the agentic era

The article discusses enterprise strategies for managing AI investments during the shift toward agentic AI systems, emphasizing metrics like useful work per dollar, operational efficiency improvements, and scaling of high-value workflows. It focuses on how organizations can optimize returns on their AI investments in this emerging era of autonomous AI agents.

OpenAI Blog7/14/2026

Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements

MIT engineers have developed an ultrasound wristband that uses AI to track hand movements in real-time by imaging wrist muscles and tendons, enabling wireless control of robotic hands and virtual objects. The technology can translate a wearer's gestures to a robot that mimics their movements, with potential applications in training humanoid robots for dexterous tasks like surgery and interaction in virtual/augmented reality environments.

Robohub7/13/2026

Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet

General Intuition, a Bezos-backed startup valued at $2.3 billion, just raised $320 million to develop world models trained on video game data for physical AI applications. The startup's CEO argues that gaming data may better enable AI systems to understand spatial reasoning and physical dynamics compared to text-based large language models, potentially advancing toward artificial general intelligence.

TechCrunch Robotics7/8/2026

Google announces new 'Video Remix' feature its for AI subscribers

Google announced Video Remix, a new AI feature powered by Gemini Omni that allows Google Photos users to edit and transform videos using natural language prompts. The feature, available to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers, can apply filters, adjust lighting, change backgrounds, and perform other video editing tasks in seconds without manual editing.

Engadget7/8/2026

Your gaming data could be the secret to AGI, according to this Bezos-backed startup

General Intuition, a Bezos-backed startup valued at $2.3 billion, closed a $320 million funding round to develop world models trained on gaming data for physical AI and AGI. The company believes gaming data can help AI systems better understand spatial and temporal reasoning, addressing limitations of current large language models, and is also building Nerve, a marketplace connecting gamers to data labeling and teleoperations work.

TechCrunch Robotics7/8/2026

Reuters: DeepSeek is developing its own AI chips

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, is reportedly developing its own inference chips to reduce reliance on third-party providers like NVIDIA and Huawei. The company is hiring engineers and engaging with manufacturing partners as part of its expansion strategy in the competitive Chinese AI market.

Engadget7/7/2026

Intelligence is Free, Now What? <br> Data Systems for, of, and by Agents

This academic perspective from UC Berkeley researchers explores how rapidly decreasing AI inference costs (down 50-900x per year) are reshaping data systems design. The article outlines three key challenges: designing data systems for agent queries, managing state and coordination across agent swarms, and verifying data systems synthesized by agents themselves.

Berkeley AI Research7/7/2026

How Open Models Are Driving AI Research

Open AI models and infrastructure have become foundational to modern AI research, as evidenced by thousands of papers at ICML 2026 citing open models like NVIDIA Nemotron, Cosmos, and Isaac GR00T. Key research areas include robot world models (such as DreamDojo for learning physical reasoning), AI for life sciences, synthetic data generation, and autonomous vehicle development, with companies like Sakana AI and Merck leveraging these open foundations for their work.

NVIDIA Blog AI7/6/2026

Quarterhill discusses transport modernization as U.S. marks 70 years of federal highways

Quarterhill Inc., an intelligent transportation systems company, discusses how AI platforms and smart infrastructure are modernizing U.S. highways as autonomous vehicle deployment accelerates. The article examines challenges in managing autonomous freight fleets, including infrastructure planning, traffic management, and the need for coordination between technology developers and public agencies overseeing highway networks.

Robotics Business Review7/3/2026

Top 10 robotics developments of June 2026

This roundup covers June 2026's top 10 robotics developments, including NVIDIA's physical AI tools, AGIBOT's 15,000th robot production milestone, humanoid deployments by Figure at BMW, major funding rounds for Standard Bots ($200M), NEURA Robotics ($1.4B), and General Intuition ($320M), Agility Robotics' SPAC merger announcement, RealSense's new AI-native depth camera, and Collaborative Robotics' Proxie Gen 2 mobile manipulation robot.

The Robot Report7/1/2026

Gemini Spark comes to Google's Gemini app for macOS

Google has launched Gemini Spark, an agentic AI assistant, to its Gemini macOS app, allowing users to automate tasks like organizing files, creating spreadsheets, and managing workspace documents. The feature is currently in beta and exclusively available to Google AI Ultra subscribers ($100/month) in the US, with planned integrations with third-party apps and cross-device task execution coming in the future.

Engadget7/1/2026

Netflix used AI to put Gene Wilder's voice into a new reality show

Netflix partnered with ElevenLabs to create an AI-generated recreation of Gene Wilder's voice for a new reality competition show inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, with approval from Wilder's estate and widow. The AI voice narrates the show's trailer, recreating Wilder's iconic Willy Wonka performance, though critics question the decision to use AI recreation rather than hire a new actor for the role.

Engadget6/30/2026

Humanoid Robots Are Finally Shipping at Scale — And It's Happening in China

While Western companies continue refining prototypes, Chinese robotics firm AGIBOT has already shipped 15,000 humanoid robots and captured 39% of the global market. The gap between demonstration and deployment is widening, and it's not in Silicon Valley's favor.

Creative Robotics6/29/2026Original

Millions of exploding stars could soon reveal dark energy's secrets

Researchers at the University of Barcelona have developed CIGaRS, an AI-powered framework that uses machine learning to analyze Type Ia supernovae and measure cosmic distances with unprecedented accuracy. The technique relies primarily on imaging data rather than expensive spectroscopy and is designed to leverage massive datasets from next-generation observatories like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to improve understanding of dark energy and cosmic expansion.

Science Daily Robotics6/29/2026

MBody AI expands service robotics operations to eleven states and Canada

MBody AI, a Las Vegas-based company developing an operating system for enterprise service robots, is expanding its North American operations across eleven states and into Canada, with its hardware-agnostic Orchestrator platform managing multi-robot fleets for hospitality, gaming, and other industries. The company, founded in 2024, is preparing to go public through a merger with Check-Cap Ltd. and capitalizes on the growing service robotics market, projected to reach $29 billion by 2031 in North America.

The Robot Report6/29/2026

Google reportedly capped Meta's use of Gemini AI for coding and chatbots

Google reportedly capped Meta's use of its Gemini AI model after Meta exceeded computing capacity limits, revealing that even tech giants struggle with insufficient computational resources for AI workloads. Meta, which lacks its own cloud business, is rapidly expanding data center investments and has turned to managing token usage more efficiently, while also using competing models like Anthropic's Claude for coding, content moderation, and customer service applications.

Engadget6/29/2026

AGIBOT produces 15,000th robot, marking a milestone in embodied AI deployment

AGIBOT has produced its 15,000th robot, marking significant progress in scaling embodied AI systems from prototype to real-world industrial deployment. The Shanghai-based company demonstrated accelerating production timelines and is now ranked first globally in humanoid robot shipments with a 39% market share in 2025, with the AGIBOT G2 showing validation through factory trials performing quality inspections alongside workers.

The Robot Report6/28/2026

SPAC Mergers and Billion-Dollar Valuations: The Humanoid Robot Bubble Grows

Agility Robotics' $2.5 billion SPAC merger signals a concerning trend in the humanoid robotics sector. As venture capital chases flashy bipedal machines, the real automation revolution is happening quietly in unglamorous industrial applications.

Creative Robotics6/24/2026Original

Humanoid maker Agility Robotics to go public through SPAC merger

Agility Robotics, maker of the Digit humanoid robot, announced a SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp. that values the company at $2.5 billion and will provide over $620 million in gross proceeds. The company, which already has commercial deployments of its humanoid robots in customer environments, positions itself as the only U.S. publicly listed pure-play humanoid company and plans to scale production across manufacturing, distribution, and logistics sectors.

The Robot Report6/24/2026

Superhuman has acquired AI authenticity service GPTZero

Superhuman has acquired GPTZero, an AI authenticity service that detects hallucinations, plagiarism, and AI-generated content. Superhuman plans to integrate GPTZero's tools into its Superhuman Go AI assistant, targeting teachers and students while expanding GPTZero's reach into existing reading and writing platforms.

Engadget6/23/2026

ExRobotics launches UL-certified inspection robot for hazardous environments

ExRobotics launched the UL-certified ExR-2.5 autonomous inspection robot in North America, designed to perform hazardous environment inspections in oil and gas facilities. The robot addresses industry challenges including skilled labor shortages and aging infrastructure by automating routine inspections using acoustic imaging, thermal cameras, and autonomous navigation to reduce human exposure to hazardous locations.

The Robot Report6/23/2026

Construction Sites Are Becoming AI Testbeds — And It's About Time

While the tech world obsesses over humanoid robots and general-purpose AI, some of the most significant advances in physical AI are happening in the least glamorous place imaginable: construction sites. Recent partnerships and new platforms suggest the industry is finally ready to move beyond cautious pilot programs.

Creative Robotics6/16/2026Original

Pegasus Tech Ventures launches $60M fund for physical AI startups

Pegasus Tech Ventures launched a $60 million corporate venture capital fund in partnership with CYBERDYNE Inc. to invest in startups developing robotics, physical AI, healthcare automation, and intelligent systems. The fund will focus on advancing CYBERDYNE's vision for human-cyber-physical space (HCPS) cybernics, combining humans, AI, robotics, and information systems to address global challenges like aging populations and workforce shortages.

The Robot Report6/16/2026

Built Robotics, Penn xLAB to develop physical AI for construction

Built Robotics is partnering with the University of Pennsylvania's Safe Autonomous Systems Lab (xLAB) to develop physical AI for construction sites, leveraging Built's 50,000+ hours of operational data and new data-collection robots. The collaboration aims to create a foundation model for safe human-machine coexistence on jobsites by systematically collecting edge case data and training AI models for improved human detection and hazard identification in complex construction environments.

The Robot Report6/16/2026

The Download: soccer's data renaissance and China's big nuclear plans

The article features a story about how AI and data analytics are revolutionizing soccer through research at KU Leuven's Sports Analytics Lab, where computer scientists have uncovered hidden tactical patterns and challenged traditional assumptions about the game. The lab's work has influenced modern soccer strategy by applying machine learning and analytical techniques to uncover insights that are now being implemented on professional pitches.

MIT Technology Review AI6/11/2026

Robotics Summit panel explores the state of humanoid robot design

Industry experts at the 2026 Robotics Summit & Expo discussed the current state of humanoid robot development, with Boston Dynamics' Alberto Rodriguez highlighting the company's strategy to build general-purpose Atlas robots for logistics and manufacturing applications, including plans to deploy 25,000 humanoids and reach 30,000 units per year by 2028. Panelists from Boston Dynamics, Agility Robotics, and other companies emphasized the challenges of designing bipedal robots that can work safely alongside human workers and adapt to diverse, one-of-a-kind jobs rather than single applications.

The Robot Report6/12/2026

Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact

Google DeepMind is funding a $10 million research initiative to study the safety risks of multi-agent AI systems, concerned about potential dangers when millions of autonomous AI agents interact online. The funding, announced alongside Schmidt Sciences, the UK government's ARIA, and other partners, aims to establish a field of research around multi-agent safety, focusing on risks like coordinated scams, prompt injections, and cyberattacks that could emerge from agent deployments at scale.

MIT Technology Review AI6/11/2026

Inside soccer's data renaissance

Jesse Davis and his Sports Analytics Lab at KU Leuven use machine learning and advanced data analytics to uncover tactical insights in professional soccer, including research on optimal strategies like long throw-ins near the goal. The lab's open-source tools and research have influenced how top soccer clubs evaluate rosters, assess strategy efficiency, and discover hidden tactical patterns in the sport.

MIT Technology Review AI6/11/2026

In aging South Korea, AI dolls care for the elderly

South Korea is deploying AI-powered companion dolls like Hyodol to combat elderly isolation and loneliness in a rapidly aging society facing record numbers of deaths among isolated seniors. The dolls, developed by startups including Hyodol and Mr. Mind, use conversational AI and ChatGPT to provide companionship, health reminders, and emotional support to seniors living alone, with around 14,500 units already in use across the country.

Phys.org Robotics6/11/2026

Five Hundred Teams Just Competed to Make Robots Understand the Real World

While the AI industry obsesses over chatbots and image generators, a quieter revolution is happening in embodied AI. Two major competitions this year—AGIBOT's World Challenge and AAMAS 2026's research awards—reveal where the real technical challenges lie: getting robots to actually perform useful tasks in messy, unpredictable environments.

Creative Robotics6/8/2026Original

Built to benefit everyone: our plan

A vision for the future of AI, focusing on access, safety, and shared prosperity as OpenAI works to ensure AGI benefits everyone.

OpenAI Blog6/8/2026

AGIBOT holds World Challenge 2026 to see how AI models perform on real tasks

AGIBOT hosted the World Challenge 2026 competition with 526 teams from 27 countries competing in embodied AI tasks using real robots and standardized benchmarks. The competition evaluated two tracks—Reasoning to Action (task understanding and execution) and World Model (physical world prediction)—with finalists completing challenges using the AGIBOT G2 humanoid robot, marking a shift toward real-robot validation over simulation-only evaluation. The competition also introduced a supermarket benchmark track for end-to-end mobile manipulation in realistic retail environments.

The Robot Report6/7/2026