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Article examines how manipulated or incorrect sensor inputs can compromise robot safety systems, with research showing vision-language-action models vulnerable to adversarial interference.
Boston Dynamics employees petitioned executives to block the sale of robot dogs to ICE, citing safety concerns, but the company proceeded with a $1.3 million deal with the Department of Homeland Security.
Pronto founder Anjali Sardana has launched Provision Labs, a San Francisco-based physical AI venture that will collect and provide training data for AI systems and robots designed to perform real-world tasks.
Nvidia CEO demonstrates adorable Microduck robots that respond to voice commands, with 20,000 units sold, making them a popular holiday toy.
Palmer Luckey is entering the market for AI-equipped robotic dogs, developing cybernetically enhanced canines for military or specialized applications.
The U.S. federal government has mandated that autonomous vehicles use cyan-colored lights to signal to the public that they are operating without a driver, per new proposed changes to vehicle safety standards.
Aigen, a Redmond-based ag-tech startup, uses AI-generated synthetic data called Alchemy to train its solar-powered weeding robots, reducing training time from years to weeks and enabling rapid market expansion.
Unitree Robotics is developing 'Unitree Rehearsal,' an AI system enabling its humanoid robots to autonomously improve their own capabilities, which the founder designated as the company's top priority project.
Eka Robotics, a Cambridge-based startup developing tactile-sensing robots, has raised $150M in Series A funding at a $1.45B post-money valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz and F-Prime.
Startup Warhound is genetically engineering dogs for military, law enforcement and first responder operations.
Tesla delays Optimus humanoid robot customer deliveries to late 2027, citing unresolved challenges with hands, durability and AI.
Zurich-based Enact Intelligence raised $30M in pre-seed funding to develop robots with tactile sensing capabilities via motors rather than cameras.
NEURA Robotics opened a €17 million training facility in Munich and launched its 4NE1 Gen 4 humanoid robot for industrial production.
Mori is a cute robot mushroom featuring an on-board camera, designed to make domestic robots more appealing by disguising them as decorative objects.
Tesla has begun production of its Optimus humanoid robot but CEO Elon Musk acknowledged significant work remains on the robot's hands, safety, reliability and AI capabilities.
Agility Robotics will use Nvidia's IGX Thor modules as the exclusive onboard compute for its Digit 5 humanoid robot heading toward Nasdaq listing.
Elon Musk stated Tesla needs to build 10,000 to 20,000 Optimus humanoid robots to generate sufficient training data, comparing the process to raising a toddler.
