1X struck a deal to send its ‘home’ humanoids to factories and warehouses
Despite launching as a humanoid robot designed to help consumers around the house, 1X’s NEO robots are heading to industrial use cases.
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Creator IShowSpeed sued for allegedly punching, choking viral humanoid Rizzbot
Creator IShowSpeed sued after punching, choking viral humanoid Rizzbot.
Digital artist Beeple put his face on a $100K robot dog next to Elon Musk and Picasso – it sold first
The project marks at least the second time Winkelmann has become the art world’s main character.
Mistral closes in on Big AI rivals with new open-weight frontier and small models
Mistral unveils its Mistral 3 lineup, including a frontier model and efficient small models designed for offline, customizable enterprise use—aiming to prove small, fine-tuned AI can beat closed-source giants.
Nvidia announces new open AI models and tools for autonomous driving research
Nvidia continues its push into physical AI with the release of a new reasoning world model and other tools for physical AI.
Behind the scenes of drone food delivery in Finland
TechCrunch went behind the scenes of a three-party partnership between Irish drone delivery company Manna, Doordash-owned food delivery platform Wolt, and food startup Huuva.
This Khosla-based startup can track drones, trucks, and robotaxis, inch by inch
Point One Navigation, now valued at $230 million, is building out well beyond automotive.
Bone AI raises $12M to challenge Asia’s defense giants with AI-powered robotics
Bone AI, a South Korean startup, is combining AI and manufacturing to build next-gen defense robotics and challenge the region’s industry giants.
Red Bull Racing’s secret weapon? An engineer who treats workflows like lap times
Lauren Mekies spent much of his career in the engineering trenches. His approach to winning reflects that technical background, too.