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Digital Engineering

Digital engineering uses models, data, and tools to design, test, and improve products faster and with greater accuracy.

Humanoid Robot Mega Factories Are Starting to Come Online

September 19, 2026 by Mike Kalil
UBTECH Mega Factory

We’re entering the era of humanoid robot mega factories.

Jeff Bezos’ $41 Billion Prometheus Wants to Reinvent Engineering

June 14, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Prometheus AI

People are confused about Jeff Bezos’ new AI startup that just came out of stealth with $12 billion in funding and a $41 billion valuation.

1HMX Launches NX1 Platform, Calls It ‘Vital’ for Humanoid Robots and VR

November 22, 2025November 18, 2025 by Mike Kalil
1HXM's Nexus N1 full-body immersive platform

1HMX has opened preorders for its new full-body human-machine interface designed to bring Ready Player One and Real Steel closer to reality.

Unitree’s Rise Accelerates Development of Hyper-Realistic Humanoids

October 26, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Next Generation Lifelike Humanoid Robots

A few years into the humanoid craze, robots are becoming more refined in their designs, more fluid in their motions, and less reliant on humans in the loop.

Atlas Builds Spot, Figure 02’s Blind Walking, AgiBot Starts Sales, WiRobot’s ALLEX

November 2, 2025August 21, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Boston Dynamics/AgiBot

The rapid-fire developments in humanoid robotics keep coming, and the pace is only accelerating.

Hexagon, NVIDIA Unleash AEON Humanoid Robot in Manufacturing

November 2, 2025June 18, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Hexagon AEON Humanoid Robot

Hexagon AB is fast-tracking its new humanoid robot into the industrial workforce.

Emerging US Defense Tech Startups to Watch in 2025

March 26, 2026June 16, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Emerging Defense Technology Startups in the US

The US military is going all in on artificial intelligence and machines that fight faster, cheaper, and without fear.

Born in Simulation, AI Agents Enter Reality as Robots via Sim2Real

November 2, 2025May 20, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Sim2Real (Simulation to Reality) concept illustration

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.

Nvidia Pushes GR00T N1 Model to Help Robots Reason

November 2, 2025March 19, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Atlas by Boston Dynamics in a simulated environment in Nvidia's Omniverse platform

Saying the “age of generalist robotics is here,” Nvidia just unveiled new tech it says will accelerate the deployment of robots across industries and at home.

Hate It or Love It: Text-to-CAD Technology Proves Divisive

May 14, 2026January 30, 2025 by Mike Kalil
CAD software on tablet

Let’s get to the bottom of the battle over the love it or hate it technology of early 2025, Text to CAD.

Is Text-to-CAD the Future of Product Design?

May 14, 2026January 3, 2025 by Mike Kalil
CAD software on a computer screen

While it’s still in its early stages, the potential for widespread adoption of AI-driven 3D modeling is significant.

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