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Excelsior Sciences, which aims to use AI and robots for small-molecule drug discovery and development, raised a $70M Series A from Khosla Ventures and others (cen.acs.org)
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A review of LinkedIn profiles shows dozens of Apple staffers with expertise in audio, watch design, robotics, and more have joined OpenAI in recent months (www.wsj.com)
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Development of 'OCTOID,' a soft robot that changes color and moves like an octopus (www.eurekalert.org)
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After AI Push, Trump Administration Is Now Looking To Robots (hardware.slashdot.org)
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Tutor Intelligence, which makes AI-powered warehouse robots, raised a $34M Series A led by Union Square Ventures, bringing its total funding to $42M (siliconangle.com)
6 days ago AI Robot Intelligence

Sunday Robotics, which debuted its Memo home robot on Nov. 19, hired at least 10 former Tesla employees, including engineers who worked on Autopilot and Optimus (www.businessinsider.com)
8 days ago Tesla Robot

Chinese authorities sound alarm over humanoid robots (www.rt.com)
9 days ago China Robot

Robots and AI Are Already Remaking the Chinese Economy (hardware.slashdot.org)
9 days ago China AI Robot

Gravis Robotics, which adds cameras, sensors, and AI to heavyweight construction machines so they can operate autonomously, raised $23M led by IQ and Zacua (fortune.com)
9 days ago AI Robot

China's top economic planning agency warns about the risk of a bubble forming in the booming humanoid robotics industry; 150+ manufacturers operate in China (www.bloomberg.com)
9 days ago China Robot

PitchBook: US AI and robotics VC deals are up over 4x since 2023 to $160B+ so far in 2025, while comparable China deals are just $10B+, up from $9.24B in 2023 (www.cnbc.com)
11 days ago China AI Robot

China is aggressively deploying AI and robotics to maintain its status as the world's manufacturing hub, and major companies are pioneering AI “dark factories” (www.wsj.com)
12 days ago China AI Robot Manufacturing

Figure AI's former head of product safety sues the humanoid robot startup, alleging he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety (www.cnbc.com)
14 days ago Startup AI Robot

Flexion, which is building a full autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50M Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures, and others, after a $7M+ seed (news.crunchbase.com)
14 days ago Robot

An in-depth look at the humanoid robotics industry, which currently relies heavily on hype to rally interest and investors, as AI fuels the humanoid boom (harpers.org)
14 days ago AI Robot

Sources: AI robotics startup Physical Intelligence raised $600M led by CapitalG at a $5.6B valuation, with participation from Jeff Bezos, Lux, Thrive, and more (www.bloomberg.com)
17 days ago Startup AI Robot Intelligence Jeff Bezos

Sunday Robotics unveils Memo, a fully autonomous home robot capable of tasks like making espresso and loading dishwashers, set to launch in beta in 2026 (www.wired.com)
17 days ago Robot

Uber plans to launch sidewalk robot deliveries in Europe via a partnership with Starship, starting in UK cities Leeds and Sheffield in December (www.bloomberg.com)
17 days ago Europe Uber Robot

Google DeepMind hires former Boston Dynamics CTO Aaron Saunders as VP of hardware engineering, as Demis Hassabis envisions Gemini to become a sort of robot OS (www.wired.com)
17 days ago Google Robot Boston Dynamics

More Than 60 US and Canadian Police Units Now Use Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog (hardware.slashdot.org)
18 days ago Robot Canada Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics says its robot dog Spot is used by 60+ US and Canadian bomb squads and SWAT teams, with ~2K units deployed globally, five years after its debut (www.bloomberg.com)
18 days ago Robot Canada Boston Dynamics

Sources: Apptronik, a humanoid robot maker backed by Google, is in the process of raising at least $400M led by B Capital at a $5B pre-money valuation (www.theinformation.com)
23 days ago Google Robot

Sources: Tether is in talks to lead a €1B funding round in Neura Robotics, valuing the startup at €8B-€10B, as Tether seeks to expand its investment portfolio (www.ft.com)
23 days ago Startup Robot

Russia unveils humanoid AI robot that immediately collapses on stage (www.dailymail.co.uk)
24 days ago Russia AI Robot

At a Moscow demo, anthropomorphic robot AIDOL, one of the first in Russia, face-planted; organizers dragged the machine away and covered it with a black drape (www.nytimes.com)
24 days ago Russia Robot

Foxglove, which is building a data and observability platform for robotics companies, raised a $40M Series B led by Bessemer, bringing its total funding to $58M (www.therobotreport.com)
25 days ago Robot

Russia's AI Robot Falls Seconds After Being Unveiled (hardware.slashdot.org)
25 days ago Russia AI Robot

Rivian spins off Mind Robotics as a new stand-alone industrial AI and robotics company; Mind Robotics raised a $115M seed led by Eclipse (techcrunch.com)
28 days ago AI Robot

Amazon opens a new 10,000-square-foot automated Whole Foods store in Pennsylvania partly staffed by robots; customers can scan and order items from the aisles (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-11-6 Amazon Robot

A look at data labeling startups like Objectways, whose workers record and annotate repetitive tasks like folding towels to train AI robots for physical tasks (www.latimes.com)
2025-11-5 Startup AI Robot

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