Robotics AI News & Updates
Hugging Face Releases Lightweight Open-Source Robotics AI Model SmolVLA
Hugging Face has released SmolVLA, a 450 million parameter open-source AI model for robotics that can run on consumer hardware like MacBooks. The model is designed to democratize access to vision-language-action capabili...
Hugging Face launches open-source humanoid robots HopeJR and Reachy Mini
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...
RLWRLD Secures $14.8M to Develop Foundational AI Model for Advanced Robotics
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...
Nvidia Launches Groot N1, An AI Foundation Model for Humanoid Robotics
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...
Google DeepMind Launches Gemini Robotics Models for Advanced Robot Control
Google DeepMind has announced new AI models called Gemini Robotics designed to control physical robots for tasks like object manipulation and environmental navigation via voice commands. The models reportedly demonstrate...
Figure Accelerates Humanoid Robot Home Testing to 2025
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 Unveils Helix: A Vision-Language-Action Model for Humanoid Robots
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...
Figure AI and Others Moving Away from OpenAI Dependencies
Humanoid robotics company Figure has announced it's ending its partnership with OpenAI to develop its own in-house AI models, with CEO Brett Adcock hinting at a significant breakthrough. This move reflects a potential sh...
Boston Dynamics Partners with RAI Institute to Advance Reinforcement Learning for Humanoid Robots
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...
SoftBank Negotiating $500M Investment in Robotics Foundation Model Developer Skild AI
SoftBank is reportedly negotiating a $500 million investment in Skild AI, a robotics software company building a foundational model for various types of robots, at a $4 billion valuation. The two-year-old company previou...