Elon Musk claims the next Optimus hand will have 50 actuators, a massive leap in complexity from the 17-actuator V2.5 prototype analyzed by experts. The new goal: “superhuman” precision for surgical tasks.
A new Mountain View startup, Sunday Robotics, founded by ex-DeepMind and Tesla engineer Tony Zhao, is teasing a November 19 reveal. The company, which has been in stealth for 1.5 years and is backed by VC firm Conviction, is positioning its debut on par with the launch of the iPhone.
A new video from Clone Robotics demonstrates its 27-DoF biomimetic hand mirroring human movements with impressive speed, highlighting a new "neural joint controller" and offering a tangible update on its Clone Alpha project.
The Austin-based robotics firm is in advanced talks for a new funding round led by B Capital, just months after its $350M Series A, as it races to scale Apollo against heavily-funded rivals.
A new report from the Financial Times claims the stablecoin issuer is in discussions to lead a massive funding round that would value the German humanoid robotics company at as much as €10 billion.