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Chinese Tech Firm Honor Debuts Humanoid Robot and Robot Phone
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (450+ words) Chinese device marker Honor has reportedly introduced a humanoid robot and "robot phone." The company demonstrated those products Sunday (March 1) at MWC Barcelona 2026, Bloomberg News reported, calling it Honor's push to reestablish itself as an artificial intelligence-focused hardware company. Spun…...
Apptronik Raises $520 Million to Roll Out Humanoid Robot
2+ week, 4+ day ago (405+ words) Apptronik has raised $520 million as it prepares to launch a new humanoid robot. The Austin-based company announced its Series A-X funding round Wednesday (Feb. 11), with investors including Google and AT&T. The round brings the company's total Series A funding to…...
Construction Embraces AI Agents, Safety Systems and Robotics as Labor Pressures Mount
2+ week, 5+ day ago (174+ words) We'd love to be your preferred source for news. Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks! Yet the same analysis warns that implementation may be the biggest…...
Alibaba Debuts AI That Helps Robots Understand Their Surroundings
2+ week, 5+ day ago (480+ words) Chinese tech giant Alibaba has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to power robotics. As CNBC reported Tuesday (Feb. 10), the company's RynnBrain was developed to help robots grasp their physical surroundings and identify objects. The report pointed to a…...
Labor Economy Workers Less Worried Than Office Workers About Robots Taking Their Jobs
2+ week, 5+ day ago (433+ words) Despite high-profile demos from the likes of xAI and AWS and aggressive corporate roadmaps, PYMNTS Intelligence's Wage to Wallet Index" shows that workers who could be most exposed to automation are not acting as though humanoid robots are about to…...
Gather AI Raises $40 Million to Bolster Logistics Via Physical AI
2+ week, 6+ day ago (418+ words) Logistics company Gather AI has raised $40 million in new funding. The company's Series B funding round, announced Monday (Feb. 9), is designed to help businesses use physical AI to get a better picture of how goods move through their facilities. "Inventory…...
China Looks to Become Leader in Humanoid Robots Sector
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (375+ words) China is reportedly stepping up efforts to gain dominance in the humanoid robotics space. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (Feb. 7), that country now has more than 140 companies in the field, producing humanoid robots at scale and moving…...
Fei-Fei Li Says AI Progress Now Depends on Physical Context
3+ week, 4+ day ago (412+ words) AI that cannot model space, geometry, and physical cause and effect cannot reliably support decisions in robotics, design, simulation, healthcare or logistics. As those applications move from pilots into production, the cost of error increases sharply. That capability enables practical…...
Tesla Bets Future Growth on Optimus Robots and Autonomous Vehicles
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (584+ words) The company said it will convert the Fremont, California, factory space used for Model S and Model X into a dedicated Optimus facility, targeting long-term capacity of 1 million robots per year. Elon Musk said the move reflects a broader transition…...
Honeywell Sees Physical AI Gain Foothold in Business World
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (349+ words) Tech conglomerate Honeywell is seeing artificial intelligence play a larger role in the physical world, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Jan. 27). Anant Maheshwari, president and CEO of global regions at Honeywell, said these "physical AI" projects saw widespread adoption last year,…...