Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than six months

Amazon said Blue Jay’s core tech will be used for other robotics projects and the employees who worked on it were moved to other projects.

The Fourth Law secures investment to advance drone AI for Ukraine

The Fourth Law (TFL), a Kyiv-based defencetechnology company, has secured a new funding round backed by Axon, a US publicsafety technology group.TFL develops AI and robotics solutions fordefence and p…

Sitegeist secures €4M pre-seed for AI modular robots in construction

Munich-basedconstruction robotics startup Sitegeist has raised €4 million in a pre-seedfunding round co-led by b2venture and OpenOcean, with participation fromUnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators and…

Upside Robotics is reducing fertilizer use and waste in corn crops

Upside Robotics builds autonomous solar-powered robots that can help farmers reduce their fertilizer use by 70%.

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Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation

Apptronik has sold another $520 million in a Series A extension to existing and new investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz.

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after 30 years at the company

Robert Playter announcd he is leaving Boston Dynamics after 30 years at the company in various roles, including six years as CEO.

OpenAI and Hugging face angels back "highest-ever" Hungarian pre-seed funding round

A Hungarian robotics hardware startup says it has raised the “highest-ever” pre-seed funding round in the country’s history. Allonic has raised $7.2m in pre-seed funding, in a round led by Visionari…

Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm 

Gather AI has closed funding from former Salesforce CEO’s firm Smith Point Capital. Its warehouse AI system doesn’t just scan. It seeks out specific data.

Watch the Atlas robot’s bloopers before it finally nails a challenging move

The tech wizards at Boston Dynamics are continuing to refine the physical abilities of its Atlas humanoid robot. A new video (above) released by the Massachusetts-based company kicks off with Atlas performing a cartwheel followed by a backflip, which i…