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Skild AI

Skild AI is a robotics startup that’s building a general-purpose brain for robots, called Skild Brain, that adapts across different robot types and tasks. It’s designed so robots can learn skills like locomotion, manipulation, and navigation in complex environments without needing task-specific programming.

They launched publicly in 2024 after raising $300 million in Series A funding with a valuation around $1.5 billion. Backers include Amazon, SoftBank, Lightspeed, and other major VCs. Skild’s approach involves training in simulation and using real robot feedback to generalize skills across embodiments.

Can 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs Make Robots Think Like Humans?

September 5, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Figure AI datacenter concept

Figure AI is planning an unprecedented datacenter buildout that could bring frontier AI supercomputer scale to humanoid robotics for the first time.

Are Humanoid Robots Learning Fast Enough to Make It?

January 15, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Autonomous Humanoid Robots

Coming out of CES 2026 and its unprecedented robotics display, expectations are through the roof. So is skepticism.

1X’s NEO Reaches New Heights with Viral Encounter with IShowSpeed

November 2, 2025September 27, 2025 by Mike Kalil
1X NEO and popular streamer IShowSpeed

Things got a little out of hand during this encounter between 1X’s NEO humanoids and one of the world’s most popular streamers.

Robots That Refuse to Die: Skild AI’s Unsettling ‘One Brain’ Demo

November 2, 2025September 26, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Skild AI Amputates Robotic Dog Legs

The well-funded startup Skild AI says its universal robot brain turns crippled machines into survivors.

The Future of Embodied AI on Display at World Robot Conference

December 27, 2025August 9, 2025 by Mike Kalil
World Robot Conference 2025 in Beijing

A truly staggering number of humanlike robots are congregating in Beijing, capping off a huge week in embodied artificial intelligence.

Skild AI Reveals ‘One Brain’ as China’s $22K Answer to Atlas Humanoid Goes to Market

November 2, 2025July 31, 2025 by Mike Kalil
SkildAI Multi-Form Robots

Skild AI, a US startup that reached unicorn status before anyone ever heard of it, says it’s wiring the nervous system for a robot run future.

AI Avatars vs. Digital Twins, ASICS Microfactory, GAO Hypersonic Weapons Report, Predictive Cattle Breeding and More

November 4, 2025August 5, 2024 by Mike Kalil
AI Avatar or Digital Twin?

How much does Mark Zuckerberg’s vision align with digital twin technology as defined today?

The Most Advanced Humanoid Robot?

May 3, 2026August 3, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Figure 02 Humanoid Robot by FigureAI

Are you stressed out trying to keep up with rapid-fire developments in humanoid robotics? You’re right where you should be!

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