Robot

Munich-based RobCo, which makes robotic arms and factory automation software, raised $100M led by Lingotto and Lightspeed, a source says at a $500M+ valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-29 Robot Munich

Tesla plans to scrap its premium S and X models and convert its California factory into an Optimus manufacturing hub, as Elon Musk refocuses on robotics and AI (www.ft.com)
2026-1-29 AI Tesla Robot Manufacturing Elon Musk California

Q&A with James Wu on leaving his role as DJI's chief scientist to found FJDynamics to build robots for labor intensive sectors like agriculture and construction (www.ft.com)
2026-1-28 Robot

Misleading text in the physical world can hijack AI-enabled robots (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-1-28 AI Robot

Documents: China's military is focused on harnessing AI to deploy swarms of drones, robot dogs, and other autonomous systems, learning from hawks and coyotes (www.wsj.com)
2026-1-26 China AI Robot Drone

Q&A with Yann LeCun on his new Paris-based startup Advanced Machine Intelligence, leaving Meta, real-world applications for world models, robotics, and more (www.technologyreview.com)
2026-1-23 Startup Robot Intelligence Paris

Pune-based supply chain robotics startup Unbox Robotics raised a $28M Series B in a mix of primary and secondary capital, after raising $15M in earlier rounds (inc42.com)
2026-1-20 Startup Robot

Q&A with FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam, only the second CEO in the company's history, on humanoid robots, automation, AI, drones, US-China trade tensions, and more (www.nytimes.com)
2026-1-19 China AI Robot Drone

Shenzhen-based UBTech signed deals to supply its Walker S2 humanoid robots to Airbus and Texas Instruments, and says it aims to produce 10,000+ units in 2026 (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-19 Airbus Robot Shenzhen Texas

Ukrainian robot soldier holds off Russian forces by itself in six-week battle (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-1-16 Russia Robot Ukraine

Mytra, which is building autonomous robots for warehouses that can move loads up to 3,000 pounds, raised a $120M Series C led by Avenir Growth (fortune.com)
2026-1-16 Robot

OpenAI says it issued a request for proposals to US-based hardware manufacturers as it seeks to push into consumer devices, robotics, and cloud data centers (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-16 Robot

Chinese chipmaker SpacemiT, whose RISC-V-based K1 chip is used in industrial systems, robotics, edge computing, and AI devices, raised an ~$86M Series B (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-15 China AI Robot

Pittsburgh-based Skild AI, which makes robotics foundation models, raised a $1.4B Series C at a $14B+ valuation, up from ~$4.5B in June 2025 (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-15 AI Robot

Pittsburgh-based Skild AI, which makes robotics foundation models, raised a $1.4B Series C at a $14B valuation, up from $4.5B after raising $300M in June 2025 (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-15 AI Robot

CES 2026 report: AI, autonomy, and robotic products are still finding their way, country-level booths are growing, Nvidia underpinned much of the show, and more (hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com)
2026-1-12 AI Robot Nvidia

A profile of Grubhub parent Wonder, which has raised about $2B and is rolling out robotic meal-assembly tech acquired from Sweetgreen for $186M in November 2025 (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-11 Robot

Chinese humanoid robotics companies dominated CES 2026, but a wide gap remains between choreographed demonstrations and real-world deployment (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-9 China Robot

Omdia: global humanoid robot shipments rose more than 5x YoY in 2025 to ~13K units; China accounted for the vast majority, led by AgiBot shipping ~5,168 units (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-9 China Robot

Docs: xAI had a net loss of $1.46B in Q3, up from $1B in Q1; sources: xAI told investors it plans to build AI that will eventually power Optimus humanoid robots (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-9 AI Robot

Samsung appears to have shelved Ballie, a robot it announced six years ago but never released, calling it an “active innovation platform” within the company (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-9 Samsung Robot

Local governments across China are funding dozens of “robot training centers”, where human trainers mimic movements like folding clothes to teach the robots (restofworld.org)
2026-1-8 China Robot

Samsung says Ballie, a robot announced six years ago but never released, is an “active innovation platform” within the company helping inform other products (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-8 Samsung Robot

Arm creates a “Physical AI” unit to focus on robotics and automotive sectors, as part of a reorganization that includes “Cloud and AI” and “Edge” business units (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-8 AI Robot

Samsung's Rolling Ballie Robot Indefinitely Shelved After Delays (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-1-8 Samsung Robot

Mobileye is acquiring Israeli humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $900M; Mentee was founded in 2022 and has raised $50M (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 Israel Startup Robot

Chinese robot vacuum maker Roborock unveils the Saros Rover, a concept robot vacuum with two wheel-legs to let it climb steps, as robotics dominates CES (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-7 China Robot

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics Unveil Humanoid Robot Atlas At CES (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-1-6 Robot Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics partners with Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini Robotics models into Atlas robots, boosting their object-manipulation capabilities and more (www.wired.com)
2026-1-6 Google Robot Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics unveils a new iteration of its Atlas humanoid robot designed to work in Hyundai's plants starting in 2028, including at a factory in Georgia (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-6 Robot Boston Dynamics

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