Persona AI Is Building a Humanoid Welder for Shipyards
The Texas startup Persona AI is training its heavy-duty humanoid robot for welding work at shipyards.
AI Robots
AI robots combine artificial intelligence and robotics to perform tasks, learn from experience, and work safely alongside people.
Unitree G1 Surgeons, NEO’s Crazy Hand, and the Truth Behind the AI Hype
Humanoid robots performing surgery, handling delicate objects, and showing off hands that look humanlike on the surface and alien the closer you examine. The claims surrounding them are even bigger. But the reality behind them is more complicated.
1X’s NEO Hand Looks Incredible. The Economics Look Brutal.
1X is making huge claims about its robotic hand, calling it the “most advanced” in history. What they won’t say publicly, though, is that right now the economics do not add up.
Tesla Optimus Veteran Unveils UMA’s First Humanoid Robot Worker in Paris
The French startup UMA just unveiled its flagship humanoid robot worker just nine months after its founding.
Martial Soul: EngineAI’s T800 Robot Channels Hong Kong Cinema
With its latest promo, called Martial Soul, EngineAI pays clear homage to classic Hong Kong cinema.
AnyWit Robotics Brings Rainbow Six Siege’s Ela Bosak to Life
AnyWit Robotics has developed a hyper-realistic replica of Ela Bosak, the fan favorite from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.
UBTECH Is Promising Synthetic Humans. The Reality Looks Much Stiffer
China’s UBTECH Robotics shocked the world when it unveiled its lineup of ultra-realistic companions it’s preparing to mass produce.
China’s DEEP Robotics Is Emerging from Unitree’s Shadow
Hangzhou-based DEEP Robotics, known for its industrial robodogs, is developing the walking tank for environments that humans can’t endure.
YC-Backed Weave Robotics Drops Its Cheapest Home Robot Yet
The YCombinator-backed startup Weave Robotics just introduced its most advanced and cheapest robot yet, the Isaac 1.
The Great American Physical AI Gold Rush
America’s physical AI gold rush is exploding. Investors are shifting billions away from LLMs and into next-gen robotics, just as the US government gears up aggressive measures to close the gap on China’s breakneck push.
China’s T800 Humanoid Robot Hits America as Import Ban Gains Support
China’s Terminator has entered the US, but its stay might be short-lived as support grows in Washington for a ban on Chinese robot imports.