2026: The Year the AI and Robotics Debate Gets Nasty
The vibe shift surrounding AI and robotics heading into 2026 is palpable. There’s one near certainty for the coming year: Things will get really nasty.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot from OpenAI that can answer questions, write content, and help with tasks using natural language.
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).
Big Tech Pushes to Replace Humans as Critics Warn of Dystopia
After years of explosive growth in artificial intelligence, tech giants are now racing to embed agentic capabilities into the physical form.
Physical Intelligence Claims General-Purpose Robotics Breakthrough with π0.5 AI Model
Physical Intelligence says its new AI model is a big step toward robots that understand instructions, adapt to unfamiliar homes and get real work done.
Mira Murati, Thinking Machines, and the Coming Technological Singularity
Mira Murati’s new company is already one of the highest valued AI startups in the world without a product.
M3GAN’s World is Closer Than You Think
M3GAN dropped right as the world was waking up to just how real and powerful artificial intelligence had become.
Figure Splits Up with OpenAI, Claims AI Breakthrough
Figure and OpenAI are breaking up. The move comes as Figure plans to aggressively scale production of its AI-powered humanoid robots while OpenAI ventures into hardware.
Eyeing US Expansion, Engineered Arts Secures Funding to Scale Production of Ameca AI Robots
Founded in the UK over 20 years ago, Engineered Arts is joining companies like Tesla, Figure, Boston Dynamics, Unitree, Agility Robotics, Fourier, and Clone Robotics in the race to mass deploy humanoids.
OpenAI o1 Strawberry Model and Robotics, 1X World Model, Spot Robot Dog at Fusion Plant, DeepMind Accelerated Training
What impact could OpenAI’s new Strawberry model have on robotics?
OpenAI-Backed 1X Introduces Game-Changing NEO Beta AI Robot
NEO Beta will be tested in a few homes this year to gather feedback and learn how it performs in real life.
Boston Dynamics’ Electric Atlas Reboot, LimX’s CL-1, 1st Robot with Beating Heart
With rapid advancements in humanoid robotics, it’s been a while since we checked in with Boston Dynamics’ iconic robot, Atlas.