Launch San Francisco cleaning startup A San Francisco startup has begun offering commercial cleaning services using humanoid robots, marking an early real-world deployment of physical AI in service work. San Francisco company offers cleaning service using humanoid robots · ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Launch Amazon · Zoox Amazon is deploying its Zoox autonomous taxis on public roads after years of development. Amazon's self-driving Zoox taxis are about to hit the roads · marketplace.org
Launch An unnamed defense drone company has filed for a Nasdaq listing, signaling consolidation in the commercial unmanned-aircraft sector. Defense drone company takes step toward Nasdaq debut · The Business Journals
Opinion Fourier · AgiBot · LimX Dynamics · Pudu Robotics A LexisNexis patent analysis finds Chinese companies dominating humanoid robotics innovation with six of the top ten spots, though American firms produce higher-quality patents. China holds six of top 10 humanoid robot spots; US leads in quality · Interesting Engineering
Opinion Uber · Waymo Uber and Waymo face labor organizing pressures in Washington as autonomous vehicle deployment becomes a flashpoint for worker protections. Within Uber-Waymo split, a key labor battle over AVs is being waged in the nation's capital · CNBC
Opinion Washington disability advocates express skepticism about promises that self-driving vehicles will transform mobility for people with disabilities. For some D.C. disability advocates, accessible self-driving vehicles sound too good to be true · WAMU
Other GeoComm · SkyfireAI GeoComm and SkyfireAI are partnering to enhance location data systems for emergency drones used by first responders. GeoComm and SkyfireAI Aim to Improve Location Intelligence for Drone as First Responder Programs · Dronelife