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Unitree’s founder used cost controls to drive low-priced humanoid robots

Unitree founder Wang Xingxing’s cost-cutting helped drive low-priced humanoid robots, while employee accounts describe early repair problems and decisions centered on him.

RobotiqueVéhicules électriquesAgility15 sept.

Agility gives Digit 5 new legs and safety controls

Digit 5 adds redesigned legs, faster charging and layered safety systems for industrial work near people, alongside new material-handling tasks.

IABig TechOpenAI13 sept.

OpenAI model finds Navier-Stokes answer amid credit and privacy questions

An unreleased OpenAI model finds a Navier-Stokes answer, while some mathematicians question credit, privacy and scientific openness around the result.

RobotiqueUnitree13 sept.

Unitree turns cheap robot dogs into a route to humanoids

Unitree’s low-cost quadrupeds widen access to legged-robot research while supporting a humanoid line whose consumer G1 starts at $13,500 despite rough edges.

RobotiqueIAMatérielBig TechIntel

About 30 robots march in Warsaw for AI regulation

About 30 robots marched in Warsaw for AI regulation, highlighting robot mobility and potential replacement of people by humanoid robots and artificial intelligence in cognitive work.

9 sept.

IAMatérielBig TechApple7 sept.

Memory costs put Apple’s next iPhones under price pressure

Apple’s next iPhones face higher memory costs as constrained wafer capacity and AI demand pressure component prices, with new fabs years away from meaningful output.

RobotiqueLogiciels6 sept.

Robot.com announces seven-year Sodexo agreement for sidewalk delivery robots

Robot.com’s seven-year Sodexo agreement extends sidewalk delivery across select college campuses, alongside R-Kiwi operations, Remi’s advertising technology and plans for R-Dog.

Robotique5 sept.

Europe showcases robots for chores as it seeks a bigger industry

Europe showcased household, recycling and logistics robots as a researcher and an EU lawmaker pointed to funding, political will and the challenge of turning inventions into global companies.

IABig TechOpenAI4 sept.

US government backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright fight

The Trump administration backs OpenAI in its New York Times copyright fight as lawyers argue AI training on copyrighted works can qualify as fair use.

RobotiqueIAVéhicules électriquesWaymo2 sept.

Waymo brings robotaxi service to Denver, San Diego and Tampa

Waymo brings public robotaxi service to Denver, San Diego, and Tampa, while the Ojai will be the only autonomous vehicle available to riders in Denver and San Diego.

RobotiqueMatériel1 sept.

Robot.com pitches R-dog delivery concept with ad screens

Robot.com’s R-dog delivery concept pairs stair and low-barrier navigation with ad screens, R-Ads engagement metrics, onboard sensors and stated personal-data controls.

Big TechMeta31 août

Meta agrees to teen limits in settlement costing up to $17B

Meta’s settlement with 47 states could cost up to $17 billion and includes plans to verify users’ ages, limit teen access, restrict nighttime service and remove like counts.

IAMatérielNVIDIA31 août

Trump calls Jensen Huang during Nvidia all-hands

Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during an all-hands meeting after Nvidia announced an employee-funded political action committee earlier that day.

Robotique

Roborock’s Qrevo 2 Pro pairs vacuuming and mopping in the midrange

Roborock’s Qrevo 2 Pro combines vacuuming, mopping and dock-based pad washing, while floor-cord avoidance remains a limitation for this midrange robot.

30 août

IABig TechOpenAI29 août

OpenAI will put ads on ChatGPT’s Free and Go tiers in India

OpenAI is bringing ads to ChatGPT’s Free and Go tiers in India, with 50 brands initially and an ad manager planned for next month.

RobotiqueLogiciels29 août

Pollen Robotics opens preorders for its $399 Microduck

Pollen Robotics' $399 Microduck is a one-eyed biped just under 10 inches tall with open-source software and shipping planned before Christmas 2026.

MatérielNVIDIA25 août

Taiwan indicts nine in Nvidia chip diversion case

Taiwan has indicted nine people over alleged diversion of restricted Nvidia chips to China, highlighting the difficulty of enforcing detailed export controls.

Robotique24 août

Tiangong Ultra beats Bolt’s 100-meter record at Beijing robot games

Tiangong Ultra beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter mark as Honor-developed Lightning posted 9.47 seconds at a Beijing event showcasing bipedal robot technology.

Big Tech19 août

SEC brings case over $74M in pre-IPO sales to more than 800 investors

An SEC case alleges a pre-IPO firm raised more than $74 million from over 800 investors, who paid markups averaging 46%.

RobotiqueIA17 août

Persona AI picks shipyard welding for its humanoid robot

Persona AI is focusing its humanoid robot on shipyard welding, where linear welds, skilled-worker shortages and labor-constrained partnerships shape the economic case.

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