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In a new behind-the-scenes look at the DeepMind robotics lab, leadership showcases "thinking" robots and long-horizon planning, but admits that data efficiency remains a critical hurdle before the technology is ready for the real world.

In a candid interview, Jeff Cardenas outlines the "mainframe to PC" shift in robotics, the geopolitical stakes between the U.S. and China, and why Apptronik’s nearly decade-long head start makes it hard for new entrants to catch up.

A definitive analysis of the humanoid robotics landscape in late 2025. We rank the highest-valued "pure-play" companies like Figure, Neura, and Unitree, and analyze the "proxy war" being waged by "Titans" like Tesla, Samsung, and Nvidia.

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.

Google DeepMind has unveiled Gemini Robotics 1.5, a new AI framework designed to move robots beyond simple command-following to become 'physical agents' that can reason, plan, and learn skills across different hardware, like Apptronik's Apollo humanoid.