Tesla starts Optimus robot production in California as profit falls 43%
Tesla's revenue was flat and its expenses skyrocketed as it pressed the accelerator on its Optimus robots, AI, and autonomous driving.
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A guide to Day 2 of RoboBusiness 2026
Deepu Talla, NVIDIA’s VP of robotics and edge AI, gave the opening talk at RoboBusiness 2025. RoboBusiness 2026 will come to an end today. After a packed first day of the 20th anniversary show, here is everything you need to know about Day 2. The second day of RoboBusiness will…
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A guide to everything happening at RoboBusiness 2026
RoboBusiness 2026 kicks off tomorrow at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Over the next two days, the show will bring together over 1,600 attendees for discussions on cutting-edge research, industry trends, and innovative applications in sectors such as manufacturing,…
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The rise of the machines is canceled: Why humanoids with AI are helpers, not enemies
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid, shown here, is an example of a robot ready for AI. For decades, engineers have been trying to create robots that look and act like humans. Now, rapid advances in artificial intelligence are bringing humanoid robots out of the lab and onto the…
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Rivian’s startup Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
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Jabil discusses the pace of humanoid robot development and production
The Apollo humanoid robot is designed for a variety of applications. | Credit: Apptronik While much of the focus on humanoid robots has been on entertaining demonstration videos and massive amounts of funds raised, the work of development and finding a value proposition is…
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AI breakthroughs in robotics won’t change your life any time soon
The story is a collaboration between MIT Technology Review and Aventine, a non-profit research foundation that creates and supports content about how technology and science are changing the way we live. A robot shaped like a human—white with a black head and torso—has been…
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Can Safeworld convince people that GenAI robots won’t hurt them?
Safeworld is building digital humans to make sure robots don't hurt the real ones.
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Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers
Feather is betting on a customizable, $30,000 platform built for software developers.
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Eric Sivertson discusses FPGAs and robot security
Eric Sivertson, VP of Security Business, Lattice Eric Sivertson recently discussed field-programmable gate arrays, or FPGAs, on The Robot Report Podcast, Episode 260. The vice president of the security business at Lattice Semiconductor discussed how FPGAs are a critical…
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Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine
Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.
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Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era
Robot bodies are waiting for their AI brains to catch up.
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Agility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla’s backyard
Agility is opening a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California.
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Robot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raise
The startup, Proception, is taking a unique approach to collecting training data to tackle one of the hardest problems in robotics: hands.
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