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Speaking at the Baron conference, Elon Musk said Tesla will probably rent Optimus humanoids, whose build cost should start around $30,000 and fall toward $20,000.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expects about 700 robotaxis on the platform by the end of the year, growing to over 2,000 in 2027.
Agility Robotics, maker of the Digit humanoid, now trades on Nasdaq as AGLT following its merger with SPAC Churchill Capital Corp XI.
Baidu has unveiled Apollo World, a world model creating interactive virtual traffic environments to train and validate the driving systems of its Apollo Go robotaxis.
Xiaomi released a video of humanoid robots sorting parts for eight hours at its electric-vehicle plant, which it says was fully autonomous.
ID Logistics and Terra Robotics announced a partnership to test humanoid robots in logistics operations, following nearly a year of joint experimentation in Germany.
Amazon's robotaxi unit Zoox plans to begin exploratory testing outside the United States in early 2027, starting with Europe and Asia, its chief executive said.
Boston Dynamics has introduced the second generation of its Stretch robot, engineered to cut downtime and speed up maintenance in high-volume logistics operations.
Tutor Intelligence raised $75 million in a Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz to fund robot foundation model training and the manufacturing of its robots.
Nvidia presents Cosmos Framework and Cosmos NIM microservices to adapt world models to specific sensors and deploy them faster for physical AI applications.
The Information reports Apple's tabletop robot, aimed at 2027 for about $1,000, could slip to 2028 because its software is not ready.
According to The Information, Meta built a prototype humanoid robot in about three months with Chinese startup Fourier and is already building a second version.
Paris-based Bleu Robotics has raised €5 million in pre-seed funding for AI software that teaches an industrial humanoid robot a new task from ten demonstrations.
Toyota and Waymo will start testing and validating an autonomous Toyota bZ4X fleet in Japan in 2027, with deployment in the United Kingdom planned afterwards.
Bedrock Robotics, led by former Waymo engineers, raised $600 million in a Series C at a $4.1 billion post-money valuation.
Chinese robot maker Unitree, listed since August, reported a 17.4% drop in third-quarter net profit even as revenue rose nearly 70% year on year.
Kodiak AI will deliver 75 self-driving trucks to DTL Transport from 2028, its first binding commercial deal for driverless big rigs on public highways.
Boston Dynamics has finalized its Atlas suppliers and asked selected companies to prepare for purchase orders covering 10,000 units of the humanoid robot.
China has granted new autonomous-driving permission to Xpeng and a Volkswagen joint venture, intensifying the commercialisation race between Chinese firms and Tesla.
Google DeepMind announces Genie 4, a multimodal world model simulating interactive environments in real time with native audio, first offered to trusted testers.
Chungju signed an investment agreement with Seoul Dynamics, which will invest 20 billion won in a plant for AI-based autonomous forklifts.
Science Robotics publishes MonoRace, a TU Delft autonomous drone that beat three human champions in Abu Dhabi using only one camera.