Shield AI, Waabi, and General Motors on building AI when failure is not an option at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
An AI chatbot can give you a bad answer. An AI system controlling an…
This AI robot startup thinks humanoids are overrated
There's a new entrant in the race to build a general-purpose robot, and it…
Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say
Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising additional capital…
American investors are touring China’s robot factories to size up the competition
Last year, when Ryan Cunningham, a Silicon Valley investor, floated a trip to China…
This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
"The fact that was actually able to zero-shot on just the front camera, with…
Robots are waiting for a ChatGPT moment: Nvidia’s Les Karpas explains why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The world hasn't been the same since ChatGPT made its debut in November 2022,…
Why billion-dollar robotics startups are obsessed with folding laundry
Before Silicon Valley's robots take over, they have to learn to fold your underwear.In…
Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers
Feather's other advantage is its price. The robot costs $30,000, which is about half…
Founders Fund’s outlier bet on humanely killed fish
Of course, the fund's headline-grabbing recent win has nothing to do with fish. Its…
Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era
The furthest ahead are autonomous vehicles, in part because of the ability to collect…
The US Army created a new robotics job for special operations. Now, the service wants to go bigger.
The US Army wants to expand a new robotics specialty pioneered by special operations…
Sunday Robotics says its robot can fold clothes it has never seen in unfamiliar homes
In the race to bring autonomous robots into the home, Sunday Robotics says it…
OpenAI is offering engineers up to $500,000 in salary as it pushes into robotics
OpenAI is offering robotics engineers up to half a million dollars a year in…
Uber surprised robotics company Serve by selling its entire stake
Uber has sold off its entire stake in Serve Robotics, the autonomous delivery robot…
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Agility Robotics plans to go public via SPAC in a $2.5B deal
The company has enjoyed backing from high-profile tech companies and funds like Amazon, Nvidia,…
