15 Jun 2026
Meet the 22 Investors to Know in Robotics and Physical AI
For decades, software ate the world. Venture investors chased companies that could grow without factories, supply chains, or machines. Hardware was almost a dirty word. But now, Silicon Valley is getting physical.
14 Jun 2026
Nasa grants, tax credits and federal support: How US government helped Elon Musk become the world’s first
Elon Musk ’s rise to becoming the world’s first trillionaire has been powered not just by investors and technology breakthroughs, but significantly by years of US government support, according to analysis of SpaceX and Tesla’s early growth and financing.
13 Jun 2026
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot Learns Soccer and It’s Both Impressive and Slightly Terrifying
For years, robotics engineers have been chasing a goal to create robots that can move through the world with the same agility and coordination as humans. Now, Boston Dynamics is using an unexpected training ground to push that mission forward with soccer. In a new video series titled School of Football, the company’s Atlas humanoid robot is getting a crash course in the world’s most popular…
13 Jun 2026
Robot soccer player dents wall with terrifying kicks
A robot soccer player just gave goalkeepers another reason to feel nervous. Booster Robotics titled its YouTube video "Try Stopping This Robot," and after watching its T1 humanoid hammer soccer balls toward a goal, you can see why.
13 Jun 2026
Rivian CEO taking different approach than Elon Musk for humanoid robotics company
Humanoid industrial robot are on display at the humanoid robot data training center in Shougang Park on March 27, 2025 in Beijing, China. VCG | China News Service | Getty Images PARK CITY, Utah — Rivian Automotive CEO RJ Scaringe envisions a day in the not-so-distant future when the electric vehicle maker's manufacturing employees will have a new type of colleague: humanoid robots.
13 Jun 2026
Why it’s nearly impossible to build a robot without China
A boxing robot demonstration at Unitree in Hangzhou, China, last year. Building on the country’s electric vehicle industry, Chinese companies are making robot parts at a scale and price point others can’t match.
12 Jun 2026
Bosch doubles down on China as innovation hub while advancing robotics ambitions
Bosch is deepening its commitment to China as both a key market and an increasingly important innovation hub, while accelerating its push into robotics and automation technologies, company executives said at their 2026 Bosch Connected World conference in Berlin.
12 Jun 2026
Watch: Korean humanoid robot performs viral K-POP dance, learns by watching videos
AI Sapiens is developing reinforcement learning-based locomotion with DYNAMIXEL-Q actuators to reduce the sim-to-real gap. AI Sapiens enables a complete pipeline for imitation learning, covering data collection, training, and inference.
12 Jun 2026
Largest robotics Series A ever raised in Europe: How THEKER pulled CRV, Samsung, and LVMH to Barcelona with $85M — TFN
Barcelona robotics startup THEKER has raised $85M in what it says is Europe’s largest robotics Series A. The round marks three simultaneous firsts: CRV’s first Spanish investment, Samsung’s first bet on a Spanish company, and LVMH’s first entry into the Spanish startup ecosystem. THEKER’s robots are already running inside live Inditex production facilities — a distinction the company says very…
