Tehnoloogia News – AI, robootika, humanoidid ja automaatika – leht 16

Humanoid Robot Speed Records: Who's Fastest and Does It Matter?

Humanoid robots are closing in on the 100-metre sprint record — but does raw speed translate into real warehouse or home utility value?

RobootikaAITarkvaraElektrisõidukidTeslaFigure1XAgility29. apr

Tesla Optimus Production Falls Behind: What the 5,000-Unit Shortfall Reveals

Tesla is reportedly behind on its target to produce 5,000 Optimus humanoid robots, raising questions about scaling challenges across the entire humanoid sector.

RobootikaAIRiistvaraSuured tehnoloogiaettevõttedOpenAIGoogleNVIDIA29. apr

Runway Targets Robotics as the Next AI Revenue Frontier

Runway is building a robotics team and fine-tuning its world models for physical AI, joining NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, and OpenAI in targeting embodied AI as the next revenue frontier.

RobootikaAIRiistvaraSuured tehnoloogiaettevõttedBoston Dynamics29. apr

SoftBank Acquires ABB Robotics to Build a Physical AI Empire

SoftBank acquires ABB's robotics division, combining it with Boston Dynamics and Arm to build a vertically integrated Physical AI empire.

RobootikaAIRiistvara29. apr

The Dexterity Gap: Why Billions in Humanoid Funding Can't Solve Fine Motor Skills

Billions in humanoid investment haven't solved fine motor skills — and the depreciation risk for early buyers is steeper than the industry admits.

RobootikaAIKosmos29. apr

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

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.

RobootikaAIRiistvaraIntel29. apr

Which LLMs Are Actually Ready to Run Robots? Andon Labs Tests Six Models

Andon Labs embedded six LLMs into a vacuum robot to test physical AI readiness — the results reveal a critical gap between language intelligence and robot reliability.

RobootikaAI1X28. apr

1X Neo Pivots to Industrial: Home Humanoid Heads to the Factory Floor

1X Technologies is deploying its Neo home humanoid in factories and warehouses, raising questions about consumer humanoid market readiness.

RobootikaAIBoston Dynamics28. apr

Physical AI Takes Over CES: Humanoids, Atlas, and What It Means for the Robot Market

CES was dominated by physical AI and humanoid robots including Boston Dynamics' redesigned Atlas — here's what it means for the robotics market.

RobootikaAI28. apr

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

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.

RobootikaAIRiistvaraQualcomm28. apr

Qualcomm's IQ10 Chip Powers Neura Robotics' Next Humanoid Generation

Qualcomm and Neura Robotics partner to build next-gen humanoid robots on the IQ10 processor, signalling a shift to purpose-built robotics silicon.

Robootika28. apr

Gecko Robotics Wins Record US Navy Fleet Inspection Contract

Gecko Robotics secures the largest US Navy robotics contract yet — a five-year autonomous hull inspection deal signalling a structural shift in military maintenance procurement.

RobootikaAITarkvara24. apr

The AI Learning Revolution That's Powering the Humanoid Boom

A $6.1B investment surge in humanoid robots traces directly to AI learning breakthroughs — from simulation-trained RL to internet-scale foundation models.

RobootikaSuured tehnoloogiaettevõttedMicrosoftAmazon24. apr

Amazon Acquires Rivr to Solve the Last-Meter Delivery Problem

Amazon acquires Rivr, a stair-climbing delivery robot startup, targeting the last-meter residential delivery problem that killed its Scout program.

RobootikaAIRiistvaraSuured tehnoloogiaettevõttedGoogle24. apr

Agile Robots Joins DeepMind's Growing Physical AI Hardware Network

Agile Robots joins Google DeepMind's growing robotics alliance network, integrating foundation models while feeding real-world data back to the lab.

RobootikaSuured tehnoloogiaettevõttedAmazonAgility24. apr

Amazon Acquires Fauna Robotics in Second Humanoid Deal This Month

Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics, its second humanoid robotics startup this month, adding compact child-sized robots to a portfolio that already includes Agility Robotics' Digit.

RobootikaAIRiistvaraTarkvaraSuured tehnoloogiaettevõttedIntel23. apr

Physical Intelligence Targets $2B Valuation in Four Months — Physical AI Arms Race Accelerates

Physical Intelligence is reportedly raising $1B at an ~$11B valuation — nearly doubling in four months — signalling a capital arms race for Physical AI foundation models.

RobootikaAIRiistvaraElektrisõidukid23. apr

Nomadic Raises $8.4M to Solve Autonomous Vehicles' Hidden Data Crisis

Nomadic raises $8.4M to convert raw AV and robot sensor footage into structured, searchable datasets using deep learning, tackling a data bottleneck that limits autonomous systems development.

RobootikaAI23. apr

Japan's Labor Crisis Is Making Physical AI Real Faster Than Anyone Expected

Japan's 11 million projected job vacancies are accelerating physical AI deployment beyond pilots — here's what it means for global robotics buyers.

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