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The Department of Homeland Security has held at least one presentation with humanoid robotics company Foundation about deploying its Phantom Mk-I robots to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border, Fox News reported. Foundation fou…
Cognex (CGNX), a maker of machine vision and industrial barcode reading systems, saw its shares surge 85% as investors bet on AI's expansion into physical-world automation, making it an IBD 50 Stocks To Watch pick. The c…
The 'most American' home robot, built by iRobot, does not yet meet the Federal Communications Commission's 65% made-in-America requirement, according to a Forbes report. The robot, which is designed for home use, falls s…
FORT Robotics Inc. is going public via a merger with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, to scale its safety technology stack for autonomous robots. The Philadelphia-based company,…
AIxC has pivoted to physical AI as its subsidiary RoboShare completes its first paid commercial order, marking a milestone in the company's shift toward robotics and embodied intelligence. The order, whose value was not …
Google rolled out a phone feature that recognizes sign language in real time, enabling Deaf users to communicate via camera without typing or third-party apps. A startup began renting home-cleaning robots at $30 per hour…
Unichem Co. acquired Loomia Technologies Inc. for about 8.6 billion won ($6 million U.S.) to enter the electronic skin market for humanoid robots and smart mobility interiors. The acquisition, expected to close Oct. 15 v…
Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm set to go public at a $9 billion valuation on Wednesday, unveiled a new 'Superman' humanoid robot on Monday that it says can reach a top speed of 12.66 meters per second, faster than Usai…
FORT Robotics, a Philadelphia-based robotics safety company founded by Samuel Reeves, plans to go public through a merger with blank-check company Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp., creating a combined business with an…
Integral AI, a robotics AI startup founded by former Google researchers Jad Tarifi and Nima Asgharbeygi, has shut down after raising only $4.7M to $5.5M in seed funding, highlighting a financing gap for physical AI start…
A Reuters investigation found that Unitree Robotics, the Chinese firm now valued near $9 billion, built its dominant Go2 robot dog on designs funded by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, with the $1,600 Go2 launched in 2…
China's embodied AI companies raised about Rmb 43.8bn ($6.4bn) in 2026 through June 12, according to a media tally by QbitAI, but the sector's spending record is mostly rumor, with only three mandatory disclosure events—…
MIPI Alliance has launched a Physical AI Birds of a Feather group to examine how standardized interfaces can support humanoid robot development, aiming to simplify design, optimize performance, and lower costs. The group…
Madison Huang, a senior director at Nvidia and daughter of CEO Jensen Huang, visited LG Electronics' robotics hub in Korea on Tuesday to discuss expanding their partnership in AI infrastructure and robotics. The visit fo…
Unitree claims its new humanoid robot, Superman, can jump 2 meters from a standing position and sprint at 12.66 meters per second, a speed that would outpace Usain Bolt's peak velocity of 12.42 meters per second during h…
Foxglove announced that Remote Access is now generally available, enabling users to visualize and teleoperate robots remotely through the Foxglove platform, even behind firewalls or on unreliable networks. The feature us…
Foxglove Technologies introduced Comparison Mode, a feature in its agentic data platform for Physical AI that lets users load multiple robot recordings onto a shared timeline for side-by-side or overlaid comparison, avai…
Foxglove Technologies introduced agentic workflows in its robotics data platform, enabling users to interact with robotics data using natural language through a built-in agent sidebar and an MCP server that lets external…
Foxglove introduced an agentic data platform for physical AI, adding capabilities to connect, debug, search, and curate robotics data across the lifecycle. The platform includes an Agent Sidebar that uses natural languag…
LG Electronics is accelerating its robotics partnership with Nvidia, targeting 100,000 hours of humanoid robot training data by the end of this year at its Yangjae data factory in Seoul. Madison Huang, Nvidia's senior di…