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Einride Brings Cab-Less Autonomous Electric Trucks to Ohio as Company Files for $1.35 Billion Nasdaq Listing
Einride and EASE Logistics will deploy two SAE Level 4 driverless electric trucks in Marysville, Ohio this summer, while the company pursues a $1.35 billion Nasdaq listing via SPAC and scales an Amazon electric fleet.
Boston Dynamics Publishes Atlas Training Playbook: GPU-Parallelized Reinforcement Learning Enables 100-Pound Loads in Weeks
Boston Dynamics engineers detail the five-step reinforcement learning pipeline that taught Atlas to lift over 100 pounds using whole-body control — from animation to factory floor in weeks.
Aurora Innovation Surpasses 370,000 Driverless Miles and Prepares to Deploy 200 Autonomous Trucks by Year-End
Aurora's Q1 2026 results show 370,000 driverless miles with zero attributed collisions, a second-gen hardware kit launching in Q2, and a 200-truck Sun Belt deployment target for year-end.
Japan Airlines Begins Two-Year Humanoid Robot Trial at Haneda Airport to Address Ground Handling Labor Shortage
JAL and GMO AI & Robotics deploy Unitree G1 humanoids at Haneda for baggage loading and cabin cleaning, running through 2028.
Johnson & Johnson's OTTAVA Robotic Surgical System Meets Pivotal Study Endpoints in Gastric Bypass Trial
J&J's table-integrated OTTAVA robot completed all 30 gastric bypass procedures without conversion and met safety endpoints, advancing its FDA De Novo application.
Waymo Crosses 1,400 Square Miles Across 11 Cities as Robotaxi Network Readies for FIFA World Cup
Waymo adds 200 square miles to five existing markets, reaching over 1,400 sq mi and positioning its autonomous fleet across six 2026 World Cup host cities.
South Korea's Four Biggest Conglomerates Back Config, a Robot Data Startup Positioning Itself as the TSMC of the Robotics Industry
Samsung, Hyundai, LG, and SK jointly invested in Config's $27M seed round to build neutral training-data infrastructure for robotic foundation models.
MIT and Singapore Researchers Give Soft Robots a Nervous System That Adapts on the Fly
A new AI controller modeled on biological synapses lets soft robotic arms handle novel tasks and unexpected disturbances without retraining, achieving over 92% shape accuracy under real-world disruptions.
Figure AI Streams a Fleet of Humanoids Sorting Packages for More Than 80 Hours Without a Single Human Intervention
Figure AI's Helix-02-powered Figure 03 humanoids ran a public, multi-day sorting livestream from May 13, processing more than 100,000 packages in 81 hours with no teleoperation — though a leading roboticist calls the demo more 'science project' than commercial proof.
Robotphoenix Sets Hong Kong's All-Time Retail Oversubscription Record at 14,891 Times Ahead of May 18 Trading Debut
The Jinan industrial-robot maker's HK$750 million IPO drew 330,000 retail subscribers and HK$564.3 billion in orders, eclipsing the previous Hong Kong record of 11,464 times set by Golden Leaf International.
Humanoid and Schaeffler Sign Binding Deal to Deploy a Four-Digit Fleet of Wheeled Humanoid Robots Across Global Factories by 2032
A May 13 deal pairs a Robot-as-a-Service deployment running through 2032 with a five-year actuator supply agreement that makes Schaeffler the preferred supplier for more than half of Humanoid's joint actuators.
Unitree Debuts the GD01, a Giant Transformable Mecha Robot That Carries Human Pilots and Switches Between Bipedal and Quadrupedal Modes
Unitree unveils the GD01, a large manned mecha that transforms between bipedal and quadrupedal modes, carries pilots in a torso cockpit, and is priced around $650,000.