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Workday and why private equity is finding its opening in the wreckage of the software trade
European firms push into humanoid robotics to counter China and US lead
Duke Robotics targets defence and power-grid markets as orders build
Uber and Waymo end Phoenix robotaxi partnership as autonomous vehicle market intensifies
South Korea's $880bn AI bet reveals what Europe's regulatory caution is costing
Pony AI raises robotaxi target as billionaire holdings plunge
Waymo recalls 3,871 robotaxis after cars entered closed freeway work zones
Elon Musk promised robotaxis for half the US by year end. Tesla has 59 cars and wait times longer than the rides.
Nvidia signs AI partnerships with South Korea's SK Hynix, SK Telecom, Naver and Doosan
Softbank’s Masayoshi Son pins next trillion-dollar opportunity on physical AI and robotics
Tesla expands supervised Full Self-Driving to Lithuania
Deep Robotics seeks 2.5 billion yuan Shanghai IPO
Sony deepens partnership with TSMC on AI image sensors
Chinese robotic hands maker Linkerbot targets $6 billion valuation after doubling in latest funding round
Meta acquires robotics startup as it positions itself to be the Android of humanoid machines
Tesla expands driverless robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston
Cadence partners with Nvidia on robotics artificial intelligence
WIRobotics selected for Physical AI Fellowship cohort
Tether invests in Generative Bionics humanoid robotics round
Tiiny AI unveils pocket AI supercomputer
Roomba owner iRobot to be acquired by China's Picea, via chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chinese humanoid firm UniX AI to showcase mass-produced robots at CES 2026
AI tennis partner with ‘human-like’ movement to debut at CES 2026
LG Electronics debuts LG CLOiD home robot
SwitchBot demonstrates Smart Home 2.0 domestic robots suite
Japan pushes humanoid caregiving robots as ageing crisis deepens
WeRide and Uber start robotaxi services in downtown Abu Dhabi
Robots are leaving the lab. 2026 is when they start working for real
India's largest manufacturers adopt NVIDIA infrastructure for AI-driven factory upgrades
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Amazon has now deployed over 1 million robots
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