LG Electronics has quadrupled this year. The catalyst: a meeting with Jensen Huang about physical AI.
LG Electronics has quadrupled this year. The catalyst: a meeting with Jensen Huang about physical AI.

LG Electronics shares have quadrupled this year. The stock hit its 30% daily limit for a second consecutive session on Monday after reports that LG Group Chair Koo Kwang-mo will meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on 5 June. The meeting will focus on expandin…

Nvidia looks beyond China’s Unitree for its humanoid robot push
Nvidia looks beyond China’s Unitree for its humanoid robot push

The first robot in Nvidia’s new research line is a collaboration with three flags on it. The body comes from China’s Unitree, the hands from Singapore-headquartered Sharpa, and the computing brain from Nvidia.After Jensen Huang’s keynote in Taipei on M…

A startup with Eric Trump as adviser is testing humanoid robots in Ukraine. It wants them on US front lines within 18 months.
A startup with Eric Trump as adviser is testing humanoid robots in Ukraine. It wants them on US front lines within 18 months.

Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup founded in 2024, sent two of its Phantom MK-1 humanoid robots to Ukraine earlier this year. The company described it as the first known deployment of humanoid robots in a combat theatre. The tests, …

This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots

Human Archive, a startup founded by Berkeley and Stanford researchers, is paying gig workers in India to wear camera-equipped caps and sensor devices to collect the real-world physical training data that AI and robotics labs are racing to acquire.

Stord raises $250 million to give independent brands the shipping speed they need to compete with Amazon
Stord raises $250 million to give independent brands the shipping speed they need to compete with Amazon

Stord, a logistics technology company that helps retailers manage inventory, checkout, and fulfillment, has raised $250 million in a Series F round that values the company at $3 billion. The round was led by Strike Capital with participation from Found…

China is giving every humanoid robot a 29-character ID code, and over 28,000 already have one
China is giving every humanoid robot a 29-character ID code, and over 28,000 already have one

Summary: China has launched a national ID system for humanoid robots, assigning each a 29-character code that tracks it from production to recycling. Over 28,000 robots across 200 models already have IDs. The system logs real-time performance data incl…

China will put a unique ID code on humanoid robots, just like citizen ID for us humans

China’s new humanoid robot ID system works like a citizen identity code. a unique number that follows each bipedal machine through its entire life cycle.

This Zurich startup built a four-armed robot for space stations. Each astronaut hour it saves is worth $140,000.
This Zurich startup built a four-armed robot for space stations. Each astronaut hour it saves is worth $140,000.

Orbit Robotics, a Zurich-based startup, has unveiled Helios, a four-armed robot designed to work inside space stations. In microgravity, legs are useless. Helios replaces them with two extra arms that serve as both mobility aids and working hands. The …

Kawasaki Heavy ties up with Nvidia on physical AI, and the rideable robot horse gets a foundation model
Kawasaki Heavy ties up with Nvidia on physical AI, and the rideable robot horse gets a foundation model

Shares jumped 12% as the Japanese industrial group opened a San Jose development base with Nvidia, Analog Devices, Microsoft, and Fujitsu, with its four-legged CORLEO mobility concept as the first showcase. Kawasaki Heavy Industries said on Friday it w…

A caring robot just won a silver medal at one of the world’s biggest flower shows

The University of Lincoln won a Silver Gilt medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 for an exhibit that uses robots and AI to scan plant health and shape the future of food.