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JD.com is expanding its use of AI and robotics in logistics with a new Physical AI Acceleration Plan, aiming to deploy 3 million robots, 1 million autonomous vehicles, and 100,000 delivery drones over five years.
Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics has launched the Microduck, a cute, rollerskating AI robot available for preorder at $399. The company plans to ship the device before Christmas 2026.
Gritt has raised $32 million to deploy AI-powered robots on construction sites, starting with solar farms. The funding will help scale the company's physical AI solutions for large-scale infrastructure projects.
Barcelona-based AI robotics company THEKER has raised €73 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-native factory robots that learn on the job.
Sereact raises $110 million Series B to build robots that simulate the consequences of their actions before acting. The funding, led by Headline, marks a significant step in AI-driven robotics.
This explainer explores the convergence of AI and robotics, examining how machine learning systems are integrated into physical robots to enable autonomous decision-making and complex task execution in real-world environments.
Sony's AI-powered robot Ace has become the first robot to reach expert-level performance in table tennis, marking a major breakthrough in robotics and AI.
Sony's new ping-pong robot Ace can compete with and defeat top-ranked human players, marking a significant advancement in AI-powered robotics.
Learn to build a basic AI-powered robot simulation that demonstrates navigation and decision-making capabilities similar to those being developed by Agile Robots and Google DeepMind for industrial applications.
Gecko Robotics has landed a $71 million Navy contract to deploy wall-climbing robots for inspecting warships and creating digital twins to address a critical maintenance crisis.
Mind Robotics, a spin-out from Rivian founded by CEO RJ Scaringe, has raised $500 million to develop AI-powered industrial robots. The company plans to leverage data from Rivian's factory to train its systems and deploy robots in manufacturing environments.
Google is integrating its robotics initiative Intrinsic back into the core company after five years as an independent unit, signaling a strategic focus on physical AI and real-world applications.
