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Glasgow-based Chemify, which combines AI with robotics and chemistry to rapidly make novel molecules for pharmaceutical companies, raised a $50M Series B (cen.acs.org)
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Lindo St. Angel, VP of hardware at Amazon's Lab126 R&D unit since 2010, plans to leave on October 31; he helped develop the Echo, Astro robot, and Fire tablet (www.reuters.com)
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Source: SoftBank held talks about acquiring Agility Robotics for $900M+ before participating in Agility's funding round valuing the startup at $1.75B pre-money (www.theinformation.com)
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Shenzhen-based humanoid robot maker Leju Robotics raised $200M+ led by Citic Goldstone and Shenzhen Investment Holdings ahead of a planned IPO (www.bloomberg.com)
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Russian hackers evolve malware pushed in "I am not a robot" captchas (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
4 days ago Russia Robot

Japanese Convenience Stores Are Hiring Robots Run By Workers in the Philippines (hardware.slashdot.org)
4 days ago Japan Robot Philippines

A look at Amazon's Sparrow, Cardinal, Proteus, and other warehouse robots, taking over roles like selecting and picking items, carrying shipping carts, and more (www.nytimes.com)
4 days ago Amazon Robot

Internal Amazon documents and sources: executives believe Amazon is on the cusp of replacing 500K+ jobs with robots and aims to automate 75% of its operations (www.nytimes.com)
4 days ago Amazon Robot

Some Japanese stores are using robots from the startup Telexistence to restock shelves, piloted remotely by Filipino workers whose actions train AI models (restofworld.org)
5 days ago Japan Startup AI Robot

Documents: Rhoda AI, which raised a $162.6M Series A in April, and Genesis AI, which raised a $105M seed earlier this year, have been developing humanoid robots (www.forbes.com)
10 days ago AI Robot

Honor teases the “Robot Phone”, with an AI-enabled, gimbal-mounted camera that unfolds from the phone's rear and can capture photos and video in any direction (www.theverge.com)
10 days ago AI Robot

SoftBank's $5.4B purchase of ABB's robotics unit is another setback for Europe, which risks losing its edge to Asian and US companies in the “physical AI” era (www.bloomberg.com)
11 days ago Europe AI Robot

Sources: Apple plans to build its upcoming indoor security camera, home hub, and tabletop robot in Vietnam as part an effort to lessen its dependence on China (www.bloomberg.com)
11 days ago China Apple Robot Vietnam

London-based Dexory, which builds autonomous warehouse robots, raised a $165M Series C in equity and debt, after raising a $80M Series B in 2024 (sifted.eu)
11 days ago Robot Equity London

Cobots, or robots that collaborate with humans, are bringing automation to even the smallest US factories, amid a push to bring manufacturing back to the US (www.wsj.com)
13 days ago Robot Manufacturing

Sources: xAI is building world models for use in gaming and robotics, and has hired two AI researchers, Zeeshan Patel and Ethan He, from Nvidia to work on them (www.ft.com)
14 days ago AI Robot Nvidia

A look at Figure AI's new robot, Figure 03, which the company claims will be its first mass-producible humanoid capable of domestic chores and industrial labor (time.com)
14 days ago AI Robot

DoorDash partners with Serve Robotics to use its autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, starting in LA; Serve also partners with Uber; SERV jumps 20%+ (www.bloomberg.com)
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SoftBank Group agrees to acquire ABB's robotics business, which generated sales of $2.3B last year, for $5.38B in a deal expected to close in mid-to-late 2026 (www.reuters.com)
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Sources: Tesla abandoned Elon Musk's goal to make thousands of Optimus robots in 2025 due to significant technical challenges, especially with the robots' hands (www.theinformation.com)
18 days ago Tesla Robot Elon Musk

SoftBank Group consolidates 13 robotics-related companies from its main group and 7 from Vision Fund 2 into a new holding company called SoftBank Robotics Group (asia.nikkei.com)
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CNN Warns Food Delivery Robots 'Are Not Our Friends' (hardware.slashdot.org)
21 days ago Robot

Q&A with iRobot founder Rodney Brooks on his startup Robust.AI, which builds warehouse robots, unrealistic expectations around humanoid robots and AI, and more (crazystupidtech.com)
21 days ago Startup AI Robot

Kremlin scientist close to Putin says the West is plotting to wipe out most of mankind with a virus, leaving a small elite who will be served by robots (www.dailymail.co.uk)
22 days ago Russia Putin Robot

A look at a growing number of medical startups that are using robots and AI to fertilize embryos through IVF, helping bring at least 20 babies to term (www.washingtonpost.com)
24 days ago Startup AI Robot

China's Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou showcased robots, EVs, and a self-driving yacht, but questions remain over the US-China trade dispute and profits (www.nytimes.com)
25 days ago China Robot

DoorDash unveils delivery robot Dot, standing 4-foot, 6-inches tall and able to carry up to 30lb of cargo at up to 20mph, and a smart scale for restaurants (www.bloomberg.com)
25 days ago Robot

Google DeepMind, Meta, Nvidia, and others are racing to release world models, aiming to navigate the physical world by learning from videos and robotic data (t.co)
26 days ago Google Robot Nvidia

Singapore-based Neptune Robotics, which makes robots to clean the underside of giant ships, raised $52M and aims to use AI to help clean ~150 ships per month (www.bloomberg.com)
26 days ago AI Robot Singapore

There are more robots working in China than the rest of the world combined (indianexpress.com)
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