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NATO is building an AI-guided 'Kill Web' along its eastern flank to detect and block Russian attacks before they penetrate deeper into Alliance territory. The Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative (EFDI) uses sensors, dron…
JPMorgan analyst Rajat Gupta said a potential merger between SpaceX and Tesla is strategically coherent, citing synergies across AI, robotics, energy, transportation, and space sectors, but noted significant regulatory a…
The US military has lost over $1 billion worth of Reaper drones in missions over Iran and is now seeking cheaper, expendable drones to overwhelm enemy air defenses. The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit has issued a cal…
Paradigm raised a $1.2 billion fund to invest beyond crypto, including artificial intelligence and robotics, according to Bloomberg. The fund has already backed an autonomous drone delivery startup valued at $7.6 billion…
Paradigm, the crypto venture capital firm co-founded by Coinbase's Fred Ehrsam, closed a $1.2 billion fund dedicated to artificial intelligence and robotics, marking its largest expansion beyond digital assets. The fund …
Self-driving startup Turing Inc. has secured backing from AMD Ventures and begun adopting AMD's AI accelerators to diversify its supply chain and reduce costs. The Japanese company, which previously relied solely on Nvid…
Mondo Robotics, founded by DJI veterans, launched a Kickstarter for Beni, an $800 two-legged robot dog that can run, jump, and follow users while filming stabilized 4K video. The robot impressed in early tests with its d…
Ericsson, AT&T, and MediaTek completed a North American field trial of 5G-Advanced low-latency mobility technology, reducing data interruption during cell handovers by up to 25%. The trial aims to enable seamless connect…
UK Science and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall backed British driverless car companies, warning that failure to support them would leave the UK reliant on US firms. Her stance contrasts with Andy Burnham's team, which h…
Archer Aviation plans to launch its Midnight air taxi in Abu Dhabi as its first international market, citing strong financial support from the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, a favorable regulatory environment, and clear we…
Hyundai Motor's stock has fallen sharply, erasing robotics-driven gains, as domestic vehicle sales plunged 10.8% in the first half of the year, shifting investor focus back to the core automotive business.
Hong Kong stocks rebounded on Wednesday as the Hang Seng Index rose 2.4%, led by technology shares, amid easing concerns over lock-up expiries. Knowledge Atlas Technology surged 18% after cornerstone investors reaffirmed…
Australian dock workers are demanding a 28-hour work week with no loss of pay as port logistics giant DP World expands its use of AI and automation. The Maritime Union of Australia warns that the technology threatens up …
Researchers propose IMR, a novel method for multi-agent trajectory prediction that combines mode-world weighted regression loss and an iterative decoder to improve mode diversity and prediction accuracy. The method ranks…
Researchers evaluated UAV detection and tracking under synthetic fog, finding that fog degrades performance primarily through missed detections. Fog-inclusive training improved robustness most consistently, while test-ti…
Researchers introduced REVIVE, a multi-modal framework for detecting and recovering from vandalism-induced occlusion attacks on autonomous vehicle cameras. The system combines detection, segmentation, and type-aware inpa…
Andra Keay's June 2026 robotics funding roundup counted 136 rounds totaling $6.57 billion, with defense investments driving large checks. Keay cautioned that 33% of entries lacked reported amounts and late-stage rounds s…
Sejong University's Future GPU Research Institute, led by professor Park Woo-chan, is accelerating development of next-generation GPU and AI-semiconductor technologies, focusing on real-time path tracing for applications…
A student team from the University of Seoul won the Autonomous Robot Manipulation Challenge at RoboCup 2026, held in Incheon from July 2-6. The UOS Robotics team claimed its third championship, reaffirming its global lea…
Australia's Maritime Union of Australia is demanding a 28-hour week with no loss of pay in July 2026 talks over DP World's AI and automation plans at container terminals, including remote-control cranes and driverless ve…