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Skild AI’s S1 Learns Soccer Through More Than 140 Years of Simulated Self-Play
September 23, 2026
Skild reports real-world soccer play after more than 140 years of simulated self-play. Its published account details human-referenced drills before the goal-driven self-play stage.
Skild AI Crosses $100M ARR in 10 Months, Mounting an Enterprise Assault on Robotics "Demo Culture"
September 10, 2026
Ten months after its first commercial rollout, Skild AI has scaled to $100 million in annual recurring revenue across more than 60 customers, using its deployment milestone to issue a sharp critique of cherry-picked robotics demonstrations.
The "OpenAI of Robotics" Debate Reignites as GPT-6 Astra Paints in Real Life
September 9, 2026
An impromptu painting demonstration using OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra has triggered a wider industry clash over whether foundation models will commoditize physical AI or hit an unyielding hardware ceiling.
Skild AI Unveils S1: In-Context Learning for Long-Horizon Robot Manipulation
August 25, 2026
Skild AI has detailed S1, a foundation model that executes unseen, 10-minute manipulation tasks from a single video prompt without task-specific post-training.
Skild AI Acquires Zebra’s Robotics Division to Build the "Orchestrated" Warehouse
April 16, 2026
Skild AI has acquired Zebra Technologies’ robotics automation business, formerly Fetch Robotics, to integrate fleet management with its "omni-bodied" foundation model.
Skild AI Secures $1.4 Billion Series C, Tripling Valuation to Over $14 Billion
January 20, 2026
Pittsburgh-based Skild AI has closed a massive funding round led by SoftBank and NVIDIA, cementing its lead in the race to develop a universal "omni-bodied" brain for robotics.
SoftBank and NVIDIA Reportedly Near Deal to Value Skild AI at $14 Billion
December 8, 2025
In a massive escalation of the robotic software race, SoftBank and NVIDIA are reportedly in talks to invest over $1 billion in Skild AI, tripling the startup''s valuation as it details its "omni-bodied" brain technology.
Masayoshi Son's SoftBank Renews Humanoid Robotics Hunt, Targeting AI-Driven Startups
October 27, 2025
Following mixed results with its Pepper robot, SoftBank is reportedly intensifying its search for investments in next-generation humanoid robotics, targeting AI-driven companies like Agility Robotics and Skild AI.
