Carlos Mendez

Coco Robotics Builds Physical AI Lab on Millions of Miles of Fleet Data

29. Apr. 2026

Coco Robotics launches a physical AI lab led by a UCLA professor, using millions of miles of delivery fleet data to train autonomous robot foundation models.

Oshen's C-Star Robot Survived a Category 5 Hurricane to Collect Ocean Data

28. Apr. 2026

Oshen's C-Star became the first robot to collect scientific data inside a Category 5 hurricane, securing multiple government agency contracts for autonomous ocean data collection.

Die KI-Lernrevolution, die den Humanoiden-Boom antreibt

24. Apr. 2026

Ein Investitionsschub von 6,1 Mrd. $ in humanoide Roboter geht direkt auf KI-Lerndurchbrüche zurück – von simulationsbasiertem RL bis zu Internet-großen Foundation Models.

AV Sensor Blind Spots: What Killing a Duck Reveals About Autonomous Vehicle Perception

23. Apr. 2026

An Avride AV killed a duck in Austin with no braking response, exposing a systemic sensor gap in how autonomous vehicles detect small animals.

Antioch Raises $8.5M to Build the Developer Tools Layer for Physical AI

23. Apr. 2026

Antioch raised $8.5M to build Cursor-style developer tooling for physical AI simulation, targeting robot builders underserved by NVIDIA Isaac and MuJoCo.

Video Friday: This Floor Lamp Will Do Your Chores

14. Apr. 2026

Lume is a sculptural floor lamp robot designed to perform chores like folding laundry, alongside advances in soft muscles and AI for robots.