24 Jun 2026
Agility Robotics plans to go public via SPAC in a $2.5B deal
Agility Robotics, the humanoid robotics startup that spun out of Oregon State University in 2015, plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corp XI in a deal that values the company at roughly $2.5 billion.
24 Jun 2026
Boston Dynamics Expands Massachusetts Footprint with New 323,000 Square Foot Facility in Waltham
WALTHAM, MA, June 24, 2026 — Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, announced plans to transform a 323,000 square foot facility at 1601 Trapelo Road (Reservoir Place) in Waltham into an advanced robotics and AI center.
24 Jun 2026
‘Who is going to pay us when we’re replaced by robots?’ The Indian factory workers told to film themselves for AI
The first time the factory supervisors handed garment worker Lalita* a head-mounted camera, she burst out laughing. “The way people mount a CCTV camera on a wall, they mounted one on us,” she says. The 32-year-old had been working at the garment factory on the outskirts of Delhi for nearly a year when management asked workers on her line to strap small cameras to their foreheads before starting…
24 Jun 2026
Agility reportedly planning to go public through $2.5B SPAC deal
Agility is planning to go public through a SPAC merger valued at roughly $2.5 billion, according to a report first surfaced via the Wall Street Journal. The deal, if completed, would land in the upper tier of recent SPAC transactions and place Agility among a growing cohort of companies choosing the blank-check route to public markets. Here’s the thing: the valuation figures floating around don’t…
23 Jun 2026
US Commerce Secretary Lutnick signals action on Chinese robotics dominance
The United States is preparing to confront one of the more quietly consequential technology gaps of the past decade. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is signaling a serious push to counter Chinese dominance in robotics, with a roundtable, a formal government study, and a potential executive order all taking shape in 2026.
23 Jun 2026
Robot Memory Is The Next Big Robotics Frontier
Robotic memory getty Last week, MIT researchers introduced DAAAM , short for Describe Anything, Anywhere, at Any Moment. While the name is a bit long, the idea is simple: give robots a memory of the places they visit.
23 Jun 2026
Robotics: Engineering the future of intelligent machines
A robot is a machine that can carry out complex tasks automatically, helping people with work that is repetitive, detailed or potentially hazardous. From factory floors and hospitals to disaster zones and space exploration, robotics improves productivity, precision and safety across industries, while driving discovery, innovation, new markets and global competitiveness. The U.S. National Science…
23 Jun 2026
Video: Chinese humanoid robots go live on factory production line
Agibot’s G2 robots inspect, handle and sort tablets autonomously at Longcheer’s Nanchang factory. Autonomous robot operations in a live factory environment, not a simulation or staged demonstration.
23 Jun 2026
US' new humanoid robot can navigate dynamic environments without maps
US-based Robot.com has launched R-Noid, a humanoid robot designed to perform repetitive, labor-intensive tasks across multiple industries. Offered through a Robot-as-a-Service model, the company said the robot can be deployed from initial site assessment to autonomous operation within eight to twelve weeks.
