07 May 2026
Robots That Learn Through Interaction and Understand Objects Intuitively
The robots I grew up with on the silver screen were big clunky affairs like Robby the Robot, who first appeared in the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. Similarly, on the small screen, we had hulking contraptions like the B-9, Class YM-3 Environmental Control Robot, simply known as Robot, on Lost in Space. Later, I was...
07 May 2026
Humanoid Touch And Voice Are Improving Rapidly
Humanoid robots are rapidly expanding beyond factories and logistics toward broader, general-purpose roles (including in-home assistance), driven by advances in AI and sensing. Compared with vision and language, touch (haptics) and hearing/voice in real environments remain the hardest — and most commercially important — sensing challenges, requiring fast sensor fusion and edge processing.
06 May 2026
Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full stack, demo shows
Genesis AI, a Khosla-backed robotics startup, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, featuring advanced robotic hands designed in-house. The company, which raised a $105 million seed round, has shifted to a full-stack approach to improve model intelligence and real-world applicability.
06 May 2026
Genesis AI introduces GENE-26.5 model for more dexterous robot manipulation
Genesis AI today unveiled GENE-26.5, a model enabling robots to perform complex, human-level physical manipulation tasks such as cooking, lab experiments, and piano playing.
02 May 2026
Humanoid robot delays flight to San Diego after Southwest seized its oversized batteries
A Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to San Diego turned into an unexpected comedy show Thursday after a dancing humanoid robot named Bebop caused a delay, confused airline staff, and sparked a lithium battery standoff that grounded the trip before it even got rolling. The flight eventually landed at San Diego International Airport about an hour late, according to FlightAware, but passengers…
02 May 2026
Humanoid robot named Bebop causes Southwest Airlines flight delay out of Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport
Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to San Diego arrived more than an hour late Thursday after an unusual traveler—a humanoid robot named Bebop—prompted a runway delay.
01 May 2026
The humanoid robot, sings with a live orchestra in a classical music concert
Famous humanoid robot Sophia, from Hanson Robotics, performed alongside the Hong Kong Baptist University Symphony Orchestra, interpreting three original songs. Sophia, introduced in 2016 and known for her expressive face and Frubber skin, used her AI to simulate emotions and connect with the public. During the concert, Sophia acknowledged she does not feel emotions like humans do, but seeks…
01 May 2026
SF Fighting Robot Company to Open Gym, Storefront on Van Ness This Summer
A local company that makes and sells fighting humanoid robots is opening a permanent location in SF’s Nob Hill in July. San Francisco robotics company Robot Entertainment Kombat (REK) signed a lease at 1415 Van Ness Avenue in SF’s Nob Hill. The 6,000-square-foot ground floor will serve as a permanent gym and storefront for the company, aiming to expand to the second floor and 'globally' as the…
01 May 2026
Meta pushes deeper into AI robots with acquisition
Meta just bought robotics AI startup Assured Robot Intelligence, Bloomberg reports, doubling down on its push into humanoid tech. The team will join Meta’s Superintelligence Labs to build models that let...
