Robotics dispatch — SUN · 13 SEP 2026

Launch

GMO Internet Group · GMO Air — Shota Takizawa, Tomohiro Uchida

GMO Air has unveiled Japan's first 'robot ambulance,' a van that dispatches engineers and spare humanoids to fix broken robots on-site rather than shuttling them back to repair centers.

911 for humanoids: Japan debuts first-ever ‘robot ambulance’ to provide on-site repairs · Interesting Engineering

Launch

Caterpillar · FieldAI

Caterpillar and FieldAI are partnering to develop physical AI and robotics systems integrated with digital twins for industrial applications.

Caterpillar And FieldAI Partner On Physical AI, Robotics And Digital Twins · Pulse 2.0

Launch

FlyFocus

Polish drone maker FlyFocus unveiled TASACK, a 15-kilogram loitering munition that hits 300 kilometers per hour with a 110-kilometer range.

New Polish Loitering Munition Packs Near-Vertical Sting at 300 KM/H · The Defense Post

Funding

Vy Capital · SpaceX · Neuralink · Boring Company — Elon Musk

Vy Capital disclosed a $41 billion stake in SpaceX while also backing Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company Neuralink, signaling major institutional appetite for neural technology.

Little-Known Vy Capital Discloses $41 Billion SpaceX Holding, Also Backs Boring, Neuralink · benzinga.com

Research

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs projects 6.5 million humanoid robots in global deployment by 2035, forecasting a market that could reshape labor across manufacturing and services.

Robots Everywhere: Goldman Sachs Now Sees 6.5 Million Humanoid Robots by 2035 · 247wallst.com

Opinion

Siemens Digital Industries Software · NVIDIA · Humanoid — Alex Teo

Siemens argues that AI and digital twins will let manufacturers train humanoid robots in simulation before deploying them to factory floors across Southeast Asia.

Why AI and Digital Twins Matter as Humanoids Enter Industrial Operations · CDOTrends

Opinion

Waymo · City of San Diego — James Prazma, Sean Elo-Rivera, Marni Van Wilpert

San Diego city leaders, led by Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera, are pushing back against Waymo's autonomous operations with a resolution demanding tighter local regulations and oversight of driverless cars.

San Diego city leaders seek tighter rules for driverless cars · NBC 7 San Diego

Opinion

China announces a 2030 target for mass deployment of autonomous vehicles, a policy goal rather than a concrete development from any specific company.

China Targets Mass Rollout Of Self-Driving Cars By 2030 · Forbes

Opinion

Hyundai · Tesla

Hyundai makes a competitive claim about autonomous-driving data collection but offers no concrete timeline or technical evidence to support the assertion.

Hyundai Says It Will Overtake Tesla in Self-Driving Data Within Five Years · eletric-vehicles.com

Opinion

Tesla — Elon Musk

Elon Musk criticized Britain's autonomous vehicle regulations as overly restrictive, calling them stifling to innovation in driverless technology.

Musk attacks Britain over ‘stifling’ driverless car rules · Yahoo

Other

Waymo

Waymo's safety systems detected a loaded ghost gun inside one of its autonomous vehicles and alerted police, preventing a potential incident during a ride.

Waymo calls cops on teen riders after detecting loaded AR-style ‘ghost gun’ · New York Post

Other

Waymo

Waymo's autonomous vehicles encountered operational difficulties navigating San Antonio streets, exposing friction between driverless technology and real-world urban conditions.

Driverless Waymos ran into plenty of human problems on S.A. streets · San Antonio Express-News

Other

Origin Robotics — Kaspars Pudāns, Andris Kulbergs, Andris Sprūds

Latvia's military chief defended buying drone interceptors from Origin Robotics before safe warhead solutions existed, rejecting PM Kulbergs' claim the country simply forgot ammunition.

Latvia Bought Counter-Drone Interceptors Before Warheads Were Safe to Use, Military Chief Says Amid Recent Scandal · balticsentinel.eu