Robot

Chinese robotics startup AI² Robotics raised ~$736M at a ~$2.9B valuation; Alibaba-backed X Square Robot raised an undisclosed amount at a ~$2.9B valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-29 China Alibaba Startup AI Robot

Humanoid robot maker Apptronik raised ~$1B at a ~$5B valuation, including from Mercedes-Benz, which has a handful of Apptronik's Apollo robots in its factories (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-29 Robot

As China's working-age population shrinks, a consensus is emerging that it must deploy embodied AI robots into as many tasks as possible, as soon as possible (www.ft.com)
2026-6-25 China AI Robot

Humanoid robot maker Agility plans to go public via a merger with Michael Klein's SPAC, in a deal valuing it at ~$2.5B and listing under ticker symbol AGLT (www.wsj.com)
2026-6-24 Robot

Nvidia unveils Halos, a safety-focused OS developed from autonomous vehicle tech and designed to run on IGX Thor hardware for humanoid robots, and opens a lab (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-23 Robot Nvidia Autonomous Car

GM Installs Robots At Flagship EV Factory After Laying Off 1,300 Workers (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-6-23 Robot

Nvidia unveils Halos, a new safety-focused OS derived from autonomous vehicle tech, designed to run on IGX Thor hardware for humanoid robots, and opens a lab (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-23 Robot Nvidia Autonomous Car

JD.com founder Richard Liu says robots will replace the company's 700K delivery workers “sooner or later”, and it will help retrain them in robot maintenance (www.ft.com)
2026-6-22 Robot

Shenzhen-listed Apple supplier Lingyi iTech seeks to raise $1.1B in a June 26 Hong Kong debut, as the electronic parts maker expands into AI hardware and robots (www.scmp.com)
2026-6-22 Hong Kong AI Apple Robot Shenzhen

Sources: Shanghai-based Coowa, which develops embodied AI robots, plans to file a Hong Kong IPO; Coowa was valued at $3B after raising $600M in its latest round (www.wsj.com)
2026-6-22 Hong Kong IPO AI Robot Shanghai

San Diego-based Aether AI, which is building “causal world models” to teach robots cause and effect instead of pattern-matching, raised a $20M seed led by MPCi (thenextweb.com)
2026-6-22 AI Robot

SF-based Humble Robotics, which is developing an electric, self-driving cabless freight truck with 200 miles range and 55 mph max speed, raised $24M (www.latimes.com)
2026-6-22 Robot

A look at “humanizer” and “autotyper” apps that help students evade AI-detection software by slowly auto-typing essays and making AI text sound less robotic (www.nytimes.com)
2026-6-21 AI Robot

South Korean media: Hyundai plans to buy SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325M to make the US robotics company a wholly owned subsidiary (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-20 Korea Robot Boston Dynamics

Nvidia researchers unveil ENPIRE, an agent harness framework that develops robotic self-improvement strategies for physical tasks with minimal human supervision (arstechnica.com)
2026-6-18 Robot Nvidia

XDOF, which is building data pipelines, collection tools, and annotation systems for robot training data, emerges from stealth with $70M (techcrunch.com)
2026-6-18 Robot

Alibaba's AI unit Tongyi Lab launches the Qwen Robot Suite, its first family of AI models for robots, in pilot testing with some enterprise clients (www.scmp.com)
2026-6-16 Alibaba AI Robot

How Chinese manufacturers are dominating the humanoid robot supply chain, even as the industry struggles to find a purpose for such robots (www.nytimes.com)
2026-6-12 China Robot

Sources: Shenzhen-based humanoid robot manufacturer EngineAI has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong IPO; the company was last valued at $1.5B in April 2026 (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-12 Hong Kong IPO Robot Shenzhen

Barcelona-based Theker, which is building AI-powered robots for industrial environments, raised $85M led by CRV, with Samsung, LVMH, and others participating (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
2026-6-12 Samsung AI Robot

Sources: Germany's Neura Robotics, which builds AI-powered humanoid robots, raised $1.4B from Tether, Qualcomm, Amazon, Nvidia, and others at a ~$7B valuation (www.ft.com)
2026-6-11 Germany Amazon AI Robot Nvidia

A look at Unitree's growth strategy, which mimics those used by BYD and DJI, and leverages its quadruped robot dominance to create and lead the humanoid market (newsletter.semianalysis.com)
2026-6-10 Robot

New York-based Standard Bots, which wants to make AI-powered robotic arms in the US, raised $200M led by General Catalyst and Robostrategy at a $1B valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-9 AI Robot New York

Nvidia and LG expand their partnership in AI, robotics, and mobility tech, including building an AI Factory and co-designing future data center architectures (www.chosun.com)
2026-6-8 AI Robot Nvidia

Out-of-control robot karate kicks a child in the stomach while performing martial arts (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-6-5 Robot

Robotics startup Generalist, which released its GEN-1 model to complete short physical tasks in April, raised $400M led by Radical Ventures at a $2B valuation (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-6-4 Startup Robot

Amazon unveils its next-gen Proteus warehouse robot, adding AI-powered language capabilities to let workers assign tasks, rolling out in Europe in H1 2027 (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-4 Europe Amazon AI Robot

Thanks To Robots, Ukraine Is Now Talking About Winning, Not Just Surviving (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-6-3 Robot Ukraine

New York City-based Mecka AI, which trains robots with human data sourced from body sensors and iPhones, raised $60M, including a $25M Series A (fortune.com)
2026-6-2 AI Robot New York

Nvidia unveils Isaac GR00T, an open humanoid reference design powered by its Jetson Thor chip, combining a Unitree H2 Plus robot and Sharpa five-fingered hands (www.reuters.com)
2026-6-1 Robot Nvidia

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