Founder Scott LaValley confirms the closure of Cartwheel Robotics after four years, citing a failure to secure the "oxygen" of capital despite the viral success of the Yogi humanoid.
In a deep dive on the Robo Papers podcast, 1X Director of Evaluations Daniel Ho explains how "imagination" via video generation is allowing humanoids to perform zero-shot tasks with minimal robot-specific training data.
During Tesla’s Q4 2025 earnings call, Elon Musk announced the end of the Model S and X programs, pivoting the company toward a massive $20 billion capital expenditure year focused on humanoid production and "amazing abundance."
Tesla’s Q4 2025 shareholder deck marks a historic shift for the company, officially including the Optimus production line in its manufacturing capacity table for the first time as the 'Gen 3' mass-production prototype nears its Q1 reveal.
OpenMind has debuted a shared marketplace for robotic applications, partnering with heavyweights like UBTECH and AgiBot to break down the software silos currently fragmenting the robotics industry.