Hugging Face announced two new open-source humanoid robots: HopeJR, a full-size robot with 66 degrees of freedom priced at $3,000, and Reachy Mini, a desktop unit costing $250-$300. The company aims to democratize roboti...
South Korean startup RLWRLD has raised $14.8 million in seed funding to develop a foundational AI model specifically for robotics by combining large language models with traditional robotics software. The company aims to...
Norwegian robotics startup 1X plans to begin testing its humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in several hundred to thousand homes by the end of 2025. These initial tests will rely heavily on teleoperators—humans remotely controll...
Nvidia has announced Groot N1, an open-source AI foundation model designed specifically for humanoid robotics with a dual-system architecture for "thinking fast and slow." The model builds on Nvidia's Project Groot from...
Figure has announced plans to begin alpha testing its Figure 02 humanoid robot in home settings in 2025, accelerated by its proprietary Vision-Language-Action model called Helix. The company recently ended its partnershi...
Figure has revealed Helix, a generalist Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model that enables humanoid robots to respond to natural language commands while visually assessing their environment. The model allows Figure's 02 hum...
Apptronik, a University of Texas spinout developing humanoid robots, has secured a $350 million Series A round led by B Capital and Capital Factory, with participation from Google. The Austin-based company, which has ove...
Boston Dynamics has announced a partnership with the Robotics & AI Institute (RAI Institute) to enhance reinforcement learning capabilities in its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The collaboration, led by Boston Dynamics...
OpenAI has filed a new trademark application with the USPTO that hints at ambitious future product lines including AI-powered hardware and humanoid robots. The filing mentions headphones, smart glasses, jewelry, humanoid...
