1X Technologies has unveiled a “World Model” AI for its NEO humanoid robot, enabling it to learn new tasks like ironing or hair brushing by watching videos. The $20,000 robot can now translate simple prompts into autonomous actions using visual planning.
South Korean surgical robotics company LivsMed LLC has become a $1 billion “unicorn” after raising $94 million in a KOSDAQ IPO. Led by CEO Dr. Jung Joo Lee, the firm will accelerate its STARK remote surgery robot and smart instrument portfolio for global expansion.
Engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne have built a detachable robot hand that can crawl on its fingers and hold multiple objects at once. Featured in Nature Communications, its symmetrical design defies human anatomy for greater efficiency.
Serve Robotics acquires Diligent Robotics for $29 million, merging outdoor delivery robots with indoor hospital logistics. The deal brings Moxi’s mobile manipulation capabilities to Serve’s fleet of 2,000+ robots, targeting the healthcare sector.
Robotics startup Konnex raised $15 million to build an open marketplace where autonomous robots can be tasked and paid for like apps. Led by CEO Jon Ollwerther, the company wants to break robots out of proprietary silos and create a liquid economy for physical work.
Boston Dynamics releases Update 5.1 for Spot, featuring an AI that learns from inspections, a new Spot Cam 2 with acoustic imaging, and autonomous door-opening. The update transforms the quadruped into a more capable security, inspection, and facility access robot.
Festo has launched an AI-powered predictive maintenance platform, AX Motion Insights, designed to eliminate unplanned downtime in robotics. The system monitors pneumatic and electric components, using analytics to schedule repairs before failures halt automation in fulfillment centers.
UK-based Oshen has made history as its autonomous ‘C-Stars’ ocean robots became the first to collect live data from inside a Category 5 hurricane. Founded by Anahita Laverack, the firm’s breakthrough is attracting major contracts from governments and defense agencies.
Chinese unicorn UBTECH Robotics has signed a deal with Airbus, which will deploy UBTECH’s Walker S2 industrial humanoids in its manufacturing plants. The move marks a major step for Chinese robotics into global aviation and follows UBTECH’s $200 million in orders for 2025.
Engineers from China’s Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey have successfully tested a unique biomimetic robot that drills and monitors inside deep-sea geological layers. The machine, inspired by an earthworm, operated at 1,264 meters depth with 99.5% obstacle avoidance success.
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