Microduck combines a $399 price with an open reinforcement-learning and sim-to-real stack for physical AI developers.
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ROBOTIQUE · INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE · BIONIQUE
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$600 Million for Robot Brains: Generalist’s Physical AI Bet
Generalist reportedly expanded its Series B to $600 million shortly after presenting a one-shot learning model for robots.
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Up to 100 Billion Won for South Korea’s Human-Centered Physical AI
Seoul National University is building a ten-year research program for distributed, modular and bio-inspired robotics.
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LiDAR Moves Beyond Cars: Thousands of Sensors Head Into Industrial Autonomy
MicroVision reports orders for thousands of IRIS sensors across industrial, logistics and robotics applications.
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Humans as Training Data: The Wearable Behind Physical AI’s Next Scaling Push
Ropedia’s HOMIE Gen2 aims to capture synchronized human activity as training data for robots.
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Qualcomm’s Japan Push: Who Will Build the Compute Platform for Physical AI?
Qualcomm is opening a robotics center in Japan, targeting the platform layer between sensors, AI and machines.
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Physical AI at –20°F: The Business Case for Autonomous Inventory Drones
Corvus Robotics has raised US$20 million to expand autonomous inventory systems for warehouses and distribution centres. Its most revealing product…
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8.86 Seconds, Then a Crash: What the Humanoid Sprint Record Really Measures
A humanoid robot completed 100 metres in 8.86 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It was faster…
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XPENG’s $900M Robot Bet: Why Physical AI Is Becoming a Standalone Business
XPENG has raised more than US$900 million for its robotics business, giving the unit a post-money valuation above US$6.3 billion.…
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Operate an Excavator Like Your Own Arm: MIT Rethinks Heavy-Machine Control
MIT’s World-Space Interface replaces abstract joystick mappings with a miniature excavator arm, helping novices achieve expert-level simulator performance from the…
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Inside the Humanoid Gym: How Schaeffler Is Training Robots for Factory Scale
AEON has entered Schaeffler’s dedicated Humanoid Gym, where imitation learning and validation are intended to turn robot demonstrations into repeatable…
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Unitree’s Market Debut: How Much Reality Is Priced Into the Humanoid Boom?
Unitree’s spectacular Shanghai debut gives public markets their first mainland Chinese humanoid pure play—and creates a demanding test for revenue,…
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