18 Jun 2026
Should You Buy SpaceX Stock This Week or Wait for the Hype to Die Down?
The Space Exploration Technologies ( SPCX 5.22% ) initial public offering (IPO) went well, with the stock surging 19% on its first day of trading. Those who bought SpaceX at the $135 IPO price should be happy with the stock continuing to move higher after the launch. As of this writing, SpaceX shares have soared 58% from the offering price. Retail investors now want to know whether they should…
18 Jun 2026
Robotic teleoperation data startup XDOF launches with $70M in funding
Robotic teleoperation data startup XDOF launches with $70M in funding Robotics training infrastructure startup XDOF said today it has raised $70 million in funding to try to solve one of the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence: teaching machines the skills they need to safely navigate and work in the real world.
18 Jun 2026
Robotics Infrastructure Startup XDOF Emerges from Stealth with $70M in Funding
XDOF has emerged from stealth with $70 million in funding to build infrastructure for robot foundation models, including datasets, robotic systems and software tools designed to support physical AI development.
18 Jun 2026
Young minds meet humanoids as study trips gain momentum
Students watch the performance of an intelligent robot dog at a middle school in Pengshan district of Meishan, Sichuan province, on Feb 17, 2025. WENG GUANGJIAN/XINHUA
17 Jun 2026
Why Some U.S. Robot Makers Are Reducing Dependence On China
1X, which makes the Neo humanoid robot, is probably the most vertical-integrated robot manufacturer on the planet. The Washington Post via Getty Images The New York Times says it’s "nearly impossible" to build a humanoid robot without China.
17 Jun 2026
China’s Alibaba unveils AI brains designed to power the next generation of robots
Chinese firm Alibaba has launched its first embodied AI model family, which links large language models with real-world robotic actions.
17 Jun 2026
XDOF Raises $70 Million: The Growing Market for Robot Data
Startup XDOF has raised $70 million to build infrastructure for collecting and labeling data for physical robots. As AI moves from screens into real-world machines, the scarcity of high-quality training data has become a major industry bottleneck. This trend highlights the increasing value of specialized data collection and annotation services, a crucial monitorable for investors tracking the…
17 Jun 2026
Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.
Two weeks ago, OpenAI said it would relaunch the robotics program it shuttered in 2021 — the latest signal that the biggest AI labs are racing to teach machines to operate in the physical world. But building capable robots requires something the AI industry doesn’t yet have, which is the training data to match that used for language models. That gap is creating a new kind of infrastructure…
17 Jun 2026
Ceiling Mounted Robot Picks Up Toys and Clothes for You
Nathaniel Nifong’s $1,000 DIY ceiling gripper uses four cables and a Raspberry Pi to autonomously sort laundry and toys for about an hour
