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Eric Trump-Backed Humanoid Robot Signs a $24M Contract with Pentagon
Major U.S. Defense Contract for Battlefield Humanoid
Foundation Future Industries, a humanoid robot startup with Eric Trump as Chief Strategy Advisor and investor, has secured a $24 million contract from...
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Physical Intelligence Just Created “GPT-3 Moment” for Robot Brains
Physical Intelligence robotics has just changed how robots learn — and the implications for the entire embodied AI industry are enormous.
A Model That Learns...
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Physical Intelligence Seeks $1B Raise at $11B Valuation
The Most Expensive Robotics Research Lab Just Got More Expensive
Physical Intelligence (PI), the San Francisco-based embodied AI startup, is reportedly in advanced discussions to...
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Chef Robotics Hits 100M Servings — The Only Food Robot That Didn’t End Up in the Graveyard
While Others Burned Cash on Kitchen Robots, Chef Robotics Found the Real Market: Institutional Kitchens
In an industry littered with failed food robots—Chowbotics shut down,...
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Meta Superintelligence Labs is quietly building a hardware team
Meta's ambition to build personalized AI agents across multiple device
Meta is assembling a dedicated hardware team within its Superintelligence Labs (MSL) division, appointing veteran...
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China Builds Bodies, America Builds Brains
Two Paths, One Race: Hardware Scale vs. Software Scale
While Chinese humanoids danced on those TikTok videos—and performing martial arts—U.S. robotics labs published papers on...
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Cartwheel Robotics Shuts Down — The Harsh Reality Behind the Humanoid Robot
No Website. It's a 404
Cartwheel Robotics—the U.S. humanoid startup founded by ex-Boston Dynamics and Disney engineer Scott LaValley—has ceased operations. Its website now returns...
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Toyota Deploys 7 Humanoids in Live Production — by Agility Robotics
Humanoid Robot Deuployment in Manufacturing
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) has moved beyond testing. After a year-long pilot, it has signed a Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) deal...
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Musk’s Warning: “The U.S. Will Lose the AI Race—Unless We Build Robots in Space”
Musk’s Unfiltered Take: China’s Edge Isn’t Tech—It’s Infrastructure
In a three-hour podcast with Dwarkesh Patel, Elon Musk delivered a rare admission:
“If the U.S. doesn’t achieve...
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Faraday Future Launches Humanoid Robot — Pivot from EV Car
FF Bets Its Survival on Humanoids—With 1,200 Pre-Orders and a $35K Price Tag
Faraday Future (FF), the EV car maker led by Jia Yueting (YT...
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Figure AI $39B Bet: Helix 02 Proves Humanoids Can Work—Not Just Walk
The Kitchen Test: A 4-Minute Video That Changes Everything
On January 28, 2026, Figure AI released a 4-minute, unedited video of its Figure Helix 02...
