Launch Humanoid robots have begun operating convenience stores in Hong Kong, marking the first documented deployment of androids in retail commerce. Humanoid robot-operated convenience stores debut in Hong Kong: in pictures · scmp.com
Launch Zoox Zoox deployed its first airport robotaxi service, marking the company's transition from testing to commercial operation. Zoox launches first airport robotaxi service in major milestone · LiveNOW from FOX
Launch Uber — Travis Kalanick Travis Kalanick is starting a new robotaxi company after his earlier Uber ambitions stalled, betting that autonomous vehicles remain viable despite industry-wide setbacks. ‘Unfinished business’: Travis Kalanick revisits robotaxis with new start-up · Financial Times
Launch Tesla Tesla says its Robotaxi has logged a million unsupervised miles, a concrete milestone in the company's push toward autonomous ride-hailing. Tesla announces Robotaxi has driven 1 million unsupervised miles · Electrek
Launch Iwa Robotics Iwa Robotics unveiled three autonomous drones—HAWK, CANARY, and PELICAN—designed to detect, diagnose, and suppress urban wildfires. Iwa Robotics Unveils HAWK, CANARY and PELICAN: An Autonomous Drone Fleet Equipped to Detect, Diagnose, and Suppress Urban Wildfires · Block Island Times
Launch Skydweller Aero · University of Oklahoma — Mackenzie Moore, Nathan Ungetheim, Jasper Chan University of Oklahoma students operated Skydweller Aero's solar-powered drone for eight days straight, a record flight campaign requiring both precision and meteorological intuition. OU Students Make History Operating World's Largest Commercial Solar Drone · The University of Oklahoma
Opinion Lattice Semiconductor · Deere · NVIDIA · Hugging Face — Eric Sivertson Lattice Semiconductor positions FPGAs as critical security infrastructure for physical AI robots, with executive Eric Sivertson leading the effort. How FPGAs become the gatekeepers of physical AI security · The Robot Report
Opinion Tesla Teslarati speculates on Tesla's timeline for round-the-clock robotaxi service without reporting a concrete announcement from the company. Tesla Robotaxi will be a 24/7 service: here’s when · Teslarati
Other LG Electronics LG Electronics is positioning itself as a supplier of actuators for humanoid robots, hoping to sell components to major tech companies. LG Electronics Targets Big Tech Orders for Humanoid Robot Actuators · 조선일보
Other Tesla Tesla's Cybercabs face a federal safety audit as the company pushes its driverless ambitions into heightened regulatory scrutiny. Tesla’s new self-driving Cybercabs drive into federal safety scrutiny as safety audit open · KEYE
Other Waymo A federal safety agency warns that Waymo's autonomous vehicles are impeding emergency responders in Denver, raising fresh regulatory questions as the company prepares to expand operations there. Federal agency flags autonomous cars’ interference with first responders ahead of Waymo Denver expansion · Denver Gazette
Other Garuda Aerospace · TAS Garuda Aerospace, an Indian drone maker, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia's TAS to develop autonomous flight systems. Garuda Aerospace inks MoU with Australia's TAS to advance autonomous drone capabilities · AgroSpectrum India