Agility’s SPAC: Can Wall Street Save a Humanoid Robot Pioneer?
As Agility finds itself in its biggest spotlight yet, can it prove that being early still matters? Or will it become a cautionary tale of the physical AI boom?
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Amazon leverages over one million intelligent robots, from mobile shelf-carrying bots and humanoid assistants like Digit to AI-powered sorting arms, to streamline fulfillment, boost safety, and accelerate deliveries worldwide.
MindOn Reveals AI Brain for Mixed Robot Warehouse Workers
The Chinese startup MindOn says it’s training robots across form factors to do logistics work with a shared AI brain.
Amazon’s LadderMan Framework Teaches Humanoids to Work in High-Up Spaces
Amazon researchers are teaching humanoid robots to climb ladders they’ve never seen before at human speed and then do work without falling.
NVIDIA Picked Unitree First. But Which US Humanoid Company Is Next?
Which US robotics company is working with NVIDIA on humanoid research platforms?
Amazon Buys NY Startup Fauna Robotics, Maker of Sprout Humanoid
Amazon has acquired the New York startup Fauna Robotics, two months after it two months after it emerged from stealth with its cute compact humanoid.
Amazon Acquires RIVR to Tackle the Final Step in Delivery
Amazon just acquired a Swiss startup called RIVR to automate the last few meters of deliveries.
Are Amazon’s Smart Glasses for Training Humanoids for Deliveries?
Amazon says it’s testing smart glasses for its delivery drivers to make them more efficient, but industry observers suspect a deeper motivation.
Amazon FAR Doubles Humanoid Robot’s Strength with ResMimic
Amazon researchers say they’ve more than doubled a humanoid robot’s strength without changing a single piece of hardware.
Amazon, DoorDash Make Big Moves Toward Last-Mile Automation
The race toward last-mile automation is apparently back on.
Shenzhen Floods Global Market with AI-Powered Toys
Shenzhen is churning the toys out as it celebrates 45 years since its 1980 designation as China’s first Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
Born in Simulation, AI Agents Enter Reality as Robots via Sim2Real
As companies worldwide spend billions to bring robotics into daily life, they’re leaning heavily a training system called Sim2Real that bridges digital and physical worlds.