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Palo Alto-based Rhoda AI has officially broken stealth with a $450 million Series B and a novel "Direct Video-Action" framework that uses hundreds of millions of internet videos to teach robots the laws of physics.
Humanoid News From the US
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Following the closure of his startup, the former Disney Imagineer and Boston Dynamics veteran joins forces with Aaron Saunders to advance Physical AI.
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Figure CEO Brett Adcock unveils a new milestone for the Figure 03, demonstrating "whole body, end-to-end" autonomous cleaning of a living room powered by the Helix 02 neural architecture.
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A new technical demonstration from Foundation Robotics shows the Phantom MK1 humanoid navigating a series of comedic and complex physical obstacles to stress-test its balance and "spinal cord" control systems.
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A new strategic collaboration between Neura Robotics and Qualcomm aims to accelerate the commercialization of humanoid robots by combining Dragonwing processors with the Neuraverse ecosystem.
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Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI’s hardware lead, has resigned citing ethical concerns over a new Department of Defense contract. Simultaneously, former K-Scale Labs CEO Benjamin Bolte announced his move to the AI giant.
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After months of silence and a nearly $1 billion valuation, Rhoda AI CEO Jagdeep Singh has begun sharing insights into the company’s mission to solve the robotics generalization gap.
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Agility Robotics has officially dropped "Robotics" from its name, unveiling a new brand identity that emphasizes industrial durability and a long-term vision for redefining labor.
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Physical Intelligence (Pi) has unveiled Multi-Scale Embodied Memory (MEM), a hybrid architecture that combines short-term video encoding with long-term textual summarization to help robots master long-horizon tasks like kitchen cleaning and in-context error recovery.
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Formerly known as Under Control Robotics (UCR), Sunnyvale-based Noble Machines has officially launched with a focus on heavy-duty, general-purpose industrial robots that prioritize payload and durability over biomimicry.
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New details from BMW and Figure AI reveal that while the Spartanburg pilot was a cultural and operational success, the "brute force" architecture of the Figure 02 was insufficient for global scaling.
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Fauna Robotics CEO Rob Cochran joined NBC News to demonstrate Sprout, the company’s "lovable" humanoid robot, showcasing its conversational AI and soft-bodied design intended for the home.