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Austin-based Apptronik has announced a $520 million extension to its Series A, bringing total capital to nearly $1 billion as it gears up for mass production of the Apollo humanoid and a new robot debut in 2026.
The End of C++: Brett Adcock on Helix 02 and Figure’s Path to "Room-Scale" Autonomy
In a revealing interview with Peter Diamandis, Figure CEO Brett Adcock details the total removal of hand-engineered code, the launch of his new AI lab HARK, and the timeline for robots building robots at Figure’s "BotQ" facility.
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Weave Robotics Launches "Isaac 0": A $9,999 Stationary Bet on the Future of Laundry
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Apptronik Nears $1 Billion Milestone with Massive $520 Million Funding Extension
Austin-based Apptronik has announced a $520 million extension to its Series A, bringing total capital to nearly $1 billion as it gears up for mass production of the Apollo humanoid and a new robot debut in 2026.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics Partner to Bring Humanoid Welders to Italian Shipyards
Following the reveal of its GENE.01 concept at CES 2026, Italian startup Generative Bionics has signed a four-year industrial partnership with shipbuilding giant Fincantieri to deploy autonomous welding robots in heavy manufacturing.
Allonic Nabs Record $7.2M Pre-Seed to Weave Robots Instead of Assembling Them
Budapest-based Allonic is ditching traditional mechanical assembly for "3D Tissue Braiding," an automated process that can manufacture complex, tendon-driven robotic bodies in minutes.
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Following the reveal of its GENE.01 concept at CES 2026, Italian startup Generative Bionics has signed a four-year industrial partnership with shipbuilding giant Fincantieri to deploy autonomous welding robots in heavy manufacturing.
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After three decades with the company and a pivotal term as CEO, Robert Playter announces his retirement, marking a transition from research pioneer to industrial scale-up.
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Foundation Robotics opens the doors to its San Francisco "Robo Factory 1," showcasing the manual assembly of the Phantom MK1 and a new bio-inspired tendon-driven hand.
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Budapest-based Allonic is ditching traditional mechanical assembly for "3D Tissue Braiding," an automated process that can manufacture complex, tendon-driven robotic bodies in minutes.
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Chinese startup MirrorMe Technology has launched "Bolt," a full-sized humanoid robot that reached a peak sprinting speed of 10 meters per second, shattering previous records held by Unitree and RobotEra.