01 Jun 2026
Sam Altman is quietly backing a stealth startup that's building software for robots and cars
Exclusive By Rya Jetha You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. and Charles Rollet You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Sam Altman. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is backing a stealt
01 Jun 2026
NVIDIA launches Cosmos 3, chip-fab tools and humanoid robot platform
Cosmos 3, humanoid robots and robotaxi tools headline NVIDIA’s latest technology push.Cosmos 3 combines vision reasoning and multimodal generation in a single open model.Nvidia NVIDIA unveiled a broad set of...
01 Jun 2026
China’s Humanoid Robots Sort 1,200 Postal Packages Per Hour
China Post integrates humanoids into live operations at Guangzhou facility processing 10 million daily packages State media footage shows humanoid robots gripping packages from containers and placing them onto sorting lines at China Post’s Guangzhou facility —one of the country’s busiest hubs.
01 Jun 2026
Could SpaceX IPO Be Bad News for Tesla Investors?
For years, Tesla (TSLA 1.40%) gave investors the closest thing Wall Street had to a direct bet on Elon Musk's futuristic vision. If investors wanted exposure to artificial intelligence (AI), self-driving...
01 Jun 2026
Tesla saves its passengers again – This time after a 300-foot cliff fall in Malibu
A Tesla Model 3 plunged 300 feet off Mulholland Highway in Malibu on May 29, 2026, with both occupants surviving with moderate injuries after a multi-agency helicopter rescue. The incident adds to a growing list of cases where Tesla's structural safety design has kept passengers alive in extreme crash scenarios, including a 2023 cliff plunge at Devil's Slide that a family of four survived.
01 Jun 2026
NVIDIA Announces NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot for Academic Research
NVIDIA announces an open humanoid robot reference design built on the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T platform, combining a Unitree H2 Plus humanoid robot, Sharpa five-fingered hands for dexterous manipulation, NVIDIA Jetson Thor onboard compute for advanced reasoning and control, and NVIDIA Isaac GR00T open software and models. The Isaac GR00T development platform — spanning data capture and generation to…
31 May 2026
Ukraine Testing Shows Limited Suitability of Phantom MK-1 Humanoid Robots for Battlefield Use
The trial operation of two Phantom MK-1 humanoid robot soldiers from Foundation Future Industries in Ukraine has shown potential for use, but there are current limitations to real deployment. This follows from a CNBC report.
31 May 2026
Humanoid robot cleans first US apartment
A humanoid robot just walked into someone's San Francisco apartment and cleaned it. Yes, really. Gatsby, a local robotics startup operating under West Egg Labs, says it has completed the first consumer home cleaning by a humanoid robot in the United States.
31 May 2026
World intelligence expo shows smart manufacturing shifting from concept to reality; evolution mirrors future industries, poises to become new growth drivers
A robot band plays the electric guitar and other musical instruments at the 2026 World Intelligent Industry Expo, which opened in China's Tianjin Municipality on May 28, 2026. Photo: VCG A robotic arm stretched out over a sizzling griddle, spreading batter in smooth circles before cracking an egg, scattering chopped scallions and folding the finished jianbing into place. In a few minutes after a…
