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Humanoid builds AI brain for fleet-level humanoid robot control
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (516+ words) The AI platform breaks tasks into layered decisions, spanning fleet coordination, robot reasoning, task execution, and whole-body motion control. Humanoid has unveiled a new AI system designed to control and coordinate entire robot fleets under a single digital brain. The…...
FinalSpark tests living neurons as a biocomputing platform
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (1270+ words) As silicon scaling slows and energy costs rise, platforms like FinalSpark are testing what living neurons can, and cannot deliver as compute. Computing is entering a period of fragmentation rather than convergence. As silicon scaling slows and energy costs climb,…...
Google antitrust fight heads to appeal, keeping pressure on search
2+ day, 17+ min ago (576+ words) The US appeal against Google keeps alive the prospect of changes to search, browser defaults, and AI competition. U.S. antitrust enforcers are escalating their fight against Google, appealing a court ruling that found the company holds a monopoly in online search…...
China unveils world’s first 'biomimetic AI robot' that smiles, winks
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (299+ words) Not industrial. Not cartoonish. Moya sits in that uneasy middle ground where robots start feeling too real. A humanoid robot that walks, maintains eye contact, and displays subtle facial expressions has drawn attention on Chinese social media after videos showcasing…...
China's LimX Dynamics raises funds to build humanoid robot 'brains"
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (464+ words) The firm has built two technologies to pursue embodied intelligence for robots. Chinese robotics firm LimX Dynamics has raised about $200 million in Series B funding to showcase embodied intelligence in its robots. Known for building general-purpose quadrupeds and humanoids, the…...
A2RL 2026 tests vision-only AI drones at racing speeds
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1238+ words) By stripping drones down to a single camera and an IMU, A2RL 2026 turned near-90-mph racing into a stress test for real-time perception and control. This year's UMEX in Abu Dhabi (2122 January) hosted an interesting drone-related race, the second-ever Abu Dhabi…...
Chinese parts challenge Optimus humanoid robot production goals in US
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (525+ words) Excluding Chinese parts could almost triple the manufacturing costs for Tesla Optimus. Tesla CEO Elon Musk hopes to bring back production of its humanoid robot, Optimus, to the US. The carmaker recently announced plans to repurpose its EV factory in…...
Elon Musk links SpaceX and xAI in a record-setting merger to boost AI
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (688+ words) Elon Musk's latest move highlights how soaring AI power demands are reshaping the future of data centers, even beyond Earth. SpaceX confirmed on Monday that it has acquired xAI, formally combining two of Elon Musk's most ambitious ventures and creating…...
Enzyme-powered bubble robots maneuver drugs directly to tumors
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (551+ words) Caltech researchers built enzyme-powered bubble robots that steer themselves to tumors and release drugs on demand. Microrobots have long promised precision drug delivery inside the human body, but making them practical has remained difficult. Many designs are complex, expensive to…...
Westwood Robotics unveils new humanoid robot that works while walking
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (446+ words) New OS integrates perception, planning, and control, enabling Themis to walk and manipulate together using smart navigation and vision-based actions. Westwood Robotics has unveiled Themis Gen 2.5, a full-size humanoid robot that claims to offer a notable leap in mobile manipulation....