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CoreWeave has been named BattleBots’ official AI cloud partner, as robot builders use simulation to test weapon designs and new materials before combat. BattleBots senior engineer Rob Bahr said AI could also drive autonomy and push the sport forward.
Reka released Rho-1, a 19B omni-reasoning model that handles text, image, video and robot actions in one network.
A MarkTechPost tutorial presents an end-to-end streaming robotics learning pipeline for NVIDIA's Cosmos3-DROID dataset without downloading its 707 GB repository. It uses metadata graphs, PyArrow byte-range reads, AV1 video seeking, ACT-style chunking and a multimodal behavior-cloning policy.
RobCo raised $40 million from investors including Sequoia and Lightspeed, valuing the German robotics maker above $1 billion as it expands in the U.S.
The Guardian reported OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said society should accept some AI harms for the technology’s benefits, drawing backlash as safety experts resign and regulators push back. Same-day developments included robot safety funding, GPU fault-tolerance tools, enterprise agent controls, private personal AI and investor calls to look beyond AI labels.
Deliveroo's first UK robot deliveries are due this month, TechRadar reports, while Dutch retailer Hans Anders halts Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses sales over privacy concerns.
Sifted reports German factory robotics startup RobCo has surpassed a $1bn valuation through an employee share sale, doubling its January valuation as it plans further US expansion.
A Ukrainian robot offensive in eastern Donbas, dubbed Operation Vivaldi, has retaken 176 square kilometers and reversed more than a year of Russian gains, security experts say, dealing a strategic blow to Vladimir Putin’s territorial aims.
At the Bank of America Private Tech Trailblazers Conference 2026, companies said vertical AI built on proprietary data and industry workflows is driving growth in robotics, e-commerce, construction and electric vehicles.
FieldAI reportedly seeks $700M at a $10B valuation, five times its value last August, for its map-free robotics AI.
DoorDash unveiled a six-propeller drone for a Northern California trial, aiming at sub-five-minute average deliveries.
The U.S. and Royal navies fired an American Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo from the British XV Excalibur uncrewed submarine in Scotland, completing Project Broadsword's first weapon integration test and opening the way for Project CUTLASS.
Hegseth unveils a four-star-led command to field autonomous and robotic systems across the U.S. military.
A year after Tesla’s Master Plan IV, Musk still offers broad promises, not a clear definition, of ‘amazing abundance.’
iGarden K70 pool cleaner is $550 off at $749.99 for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days as fall debris builds up.
South Korea marked its 78th Armed Forces Day with 3,600 personnel and about 70 weapons systems, unveiling the Cheongwang laser anti-drone system and other unmanned assets for the first time.
Warehouse robotics software startup Destro AI has raised $8 million in a seed round co-led by Base10 Partners and Bonfire Ventures to expand MothershipOS, its platform for coordinating robots from multiple vendors.
DoorDash introduced a six-propeller delivery drone at Dash Forward 2026 after developing ground loading, handoff and packaging systems. It plans early pilot deliveries in Northern California with Chipotle, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Momo N Curry.
DoorDash said Wednesday it is launching an AI agent that lets U.S. users order food through Apple Messages and will begin testing delivery drones with select Northern California restaurants.
Destro AI emerged from stealth with an $8 million seed round, pitching an AI layer that directs both logistics robots and human workers. Yusen Logistics is expanding a three-robot pilot to 26 robots and adding a 17-robot test in Southern California.
DoorDash will launch drone deliveries first in northern California, with Chipotle and Popeyes among the first partners.
At IROS 2026, TU Delft professor Javier Alonso-Mora presented mobile manipulation, task and motion planning and aerial multi-robot research, including drones with arms and a 2026-2030 construction project.
At ECCV 2026 and in tests reported on September 30, researchers and companies moved AI beyond visual recognition: NVIDIA generated missing audio and manipulation data, GPT-6 Astra controlled a Unitree G1 and a gimbal, while office agents exposed the gap between execution and judgment.