Humanoid robotics developer Agility Robotics has announced plans to go public via a $2.5 billion SPAC merger to scale production of its Digit robot. The transaction is expected to raise over $620 million to fulfill $300...
Genesis AI has revealed its first foundational robotics model, GENE-26.5, alongside custom-designed robotic hands that match human hand size and shape. The startup has developed a full-stack approach including sensor-loa...
Meta has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup developing foundation models for humanoid robots capable of performing physical labor and adapting to human behaviors. The ARI team, including co-founders Xia...
1X, maker of the Neo humanoid robot, has released a physics-based AI model called 1X World Model that enables robots to learn new tasks from video and prompts. The model allows Neo robots to gain understanding of real-wo...
Meta is creating a new team within its Reality Labs division focused on developing humanoid robotics hardware and software. Led by former Cruise CEO Marc Whitten, the team aims to build robots that can assist with physic...
Figure AI has terminated its partnership with OpenAI to focus on developing in-house AI models following what it describes as a "major breakthrough" in embodied AI. CEO Brett Adcock claims vertical integration is necessa...
