Chronicling Robots Since 2011
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.
May was a big month for robotics in the United States, as flowers bloomed outside, actuators rose in the convention halls of Boston, Detroit, Houston, and Atlanta. While there have been many good articles on each of these events, with numerous postings of new humanoids and co-bots in action. I would like to share some observations as an insider with nearly a decade of attendance at two very different shows: Automate and Xponential.
No one wanted to go on the record, but everyone shared contradictory experiences with the Trump administration last month. A frontier tech company depends on the government to approve licenses or waivers, such as launching low-Earth orbit satellites or beyond-line-of-sight delivery drones. But what happens if the person or the office you filed with a … Read more
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