Chronicling Robots Since 2011
Summer is about creating memories. And for robots, that translates into generating lots of data. It’s also a time to catch up on reading. My beach material last June was the research paper on Universal Manipulation Interface: In-The-Wild Robot Teaching Without In-The-Wild Robots (aka UMI). Generalist, now a $2 billion unicorn robotics startup, was inspired … Read more
Walking through the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center last month, one was surrounded by humanoids. The majority of this mechanical theater came from China, with some standouts from Europe and the United States. One CES booth that drew attention featured RealBotix, presenting human-like models distinguished by their attractive facial features and lifelike … Read more
New York City has introduced a 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes due to rising bike fatalities. In response, delivery services like Grubhub are testing robots in Jersey City for safer delivery. Companies like Avride and Manna aim to enhance delivery efficiency and safety, while significant investments signal a growing market for autonomous delivery technology.
Eight years ago, not even a million dollars went into startups focused exclusively on humanoids. Today, the total amount of private capital for the industry has climbed over $1.4 billion. Just this month, Citi’s leading investment analysts published “The Rise of AI Robots: Physical AI is Coming for You.” In summarizing his report, contributing author … Read more