Launch Generative Bionics Generative Bionics unveiled Gene.01, a humanoid robot embedded with touch and proximity sensors that light up when touched, at AMD's Advancing AI conference. New Humanoid Robot with ‘Smart Skin’ (I Touched It) · CNET
Launch M'bishi Motors M'bishi Motors is partnering with a startup to begin mass production of humanoid robots, marking a major automaker's push into physical AI manufacturing. M'bishi Motors teams up with startup to mass produce humanoid robots · Japan Wire by Kyodo News
Launch Salamanca City Central School District · Realbotix — Andrew Kiguel, Steve Wozniak A rural New York school district on a Seneca reservation will deploy a humanoid robot named Sally in high school classrooms this fall, partnering with Toronto robotics firm Realbotix. New York school district to deploy humanoid robot teacher this fall · WKRN News 2
Launch AMD · Eric Trump Foundation — Eric Trump An Eric Trump-backed foundation has partnered with AMD to develop humanoid robots, signaling corporate-backed interest in physical AI infrastructure. Eric Trump-backed Foundation partners with AMD to develop humanoid robots · Reuters
Launch Tesla Tesla expanded its Robotaxi service to San Francisco International Airport, widening the geographic footprint of its autonomous ride-hailing offering. Tesla Robotaxi service now goes to SFO · KRON4
Launch Manna Manna, an autonomous drone delivery startup, is expanding operations across the United States. Autonomous drone delivery startup Manna plots major US expansion · TechCrunch
Launch Humanoid Humanoid has launched KinetIQ, an AI framework for coordinating fleets of robots with different body types across warehouses, stores, and homes using a layered agentic architecture. Introducing KinetIQ · Humanoid
Launch Wing · Apian · South West London Pathology — Simon Brewer Wing deployed its autonomous drones to ferry blood samples between London hospitals in five minutes, slashing a forty-minute ground journey and moving medical logistics into the air. Elevating Healthcare Logistics: Wing Partners with Apian and the NHS for South West London Drone Deliveries · Wing
Launch Wing · Walmart — Heather Rivera Wing and Walmart are expanding their drone delivery network to seven new major metros, including Philadelphia and Phoenix, bringing their combined footprint to nearly 20 U.S. markets as they push toward a coast-to-coast reach of 40 million Americans by 2027. Wing and Walmart name seven new markets for drone delivery service · Wing
Funding Humanoid · Prime Movers Lab · Schaeffler · Bosch Humanoid, a UK-based robotics startup, raised $152 million in Series A funding to reach a $1.35 billion valuation and become Europe's first pure-play humanoid unicorn. Humanoid Raises $152 Million at $1.35 Billion Post-Money Valuation, Becoming Europe's First Pure-Play Humanoid Robotics Unicorn · Humanoid
Research University of California San Diego — Michael Yip, Nikita Thareja, Shanglei Liu UC San Diego researchers used two teleoperated humanoid robots to successfully complete gallbladder surgeries, suggesting a cheaper, more portable alternative to today's massive surgical systems. Two humanoid robots successfully completed telesurgeries for the first time ever · Earth.com
Research Tesla Tesla reports 380,000 miles of unsupervised robotaxi testing with zero notable incidents, marking a concrete data point in its autonomous-driving development. Tesla touts 380,000 unsupervised robotaxi miles with ‘zero notable incidents’ · Fox Business
Research Waymo · Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Waymo's robotaxis have logged lower crash rates than human drivers, according to an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety analysis. Waymo robotaxis show lower crash rates: IIHS · Axios
Opinion Nvidia · AMD Forbes argues that AMD's chip capabilities position it as a rival to Nvidia in supplying processors for humanoid robots. Nvidia, Meet AMD, Your New Competition For Humanoid Robot Brains · Forbes
Opinion An opinion piece argues that federal support could position humanoid robots as a solution to U.S. manufacturing labor challenges. With Washington’s help, humanoid robots can transform US manufacturing · The Hill
Opinion Waymo · Uber Waymo and Uber's autonomous-vehicle partnership faces strain amid market pressures and operational challenges. Uber under pressure: Waymo partnership on the brink · Yahoo Finance
Opinion Tesla · Uber — Bill Ackman Bill Ackman argues that market anxiety over Tesla's robotaxi ambitions has created a buying opportunity in Uber's stock. Bill Ackman Says Tesla Robotaxi Fears Are Creating a 'Very Cheap' Buying Opportunity for UBER · Yahoo Finance
Opinion Tesla Tesla's repeatedly delayed robotaxi ambitions collide with the company's track record of unmet timelines and regulatory obstacles. Tesla’s robotaxi promises are clashing with reality · The Verge
Opinion Flock Safety · Axon · Federal Aviation Administration — Beryl Lipton Over 1,000 police departments have obtained FAA waivers to launch drone-first-responder programs, dramatically expanding automated aerial surveillance across the country. Hundreds of Drone-as-First-Responder Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across the Country · Electronic Frontier Foundation
Opinion IEEE Spectrum · SIPRI · Article 36 · Geneva Centre for Security Policy — Burak Oktenli, Vincent Boulanin, Richard Moyes Ukraine's drone swarms in combat expose a legal crisis: as machines coordinate targeting decisions among themselves, no single human hand remains accountable for what they strike. Whose Decision Was It? Drone Swarms and the Accountability Gap in Ukraine · Lieber Institute West Point