In the race to bring autonomous robots into the home, Sunday Robotics says it has solved one of the field’s toughest problems: getting a robot to work in homes and handle objects it has never seen before. On Thursday, the Bay Area-based startup unveiled ACT-2, a new artificial intelligence model that powers Memo, its wheeled
A former Formula One engineer has left the world’s fastest racing cars to tackle a much bigger engineering challenge: teaching robots to work in factories. Now, his Munich-based startup microagi has raised $55 million in the largest seed round secured by a German startup. Hummingbird led the round, with participation from Northzone, LocalGlobe, Village Global
Making deliveries from a truck to your front door could soon involve a robot dog. Robotics company Boston Dynamics is testing Spot, its canine-shaped robot, as a delivery worker that can ride trucks and jump to drop packages at customers’ doors. The delivery-focused version of Spot includes a conveyor belt. A video released by the
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Elon Musk says AI will create such abundance that governments will provide for everyone and work will become an option. Michael Burry says getting there will be a tough road. “AI+ robots will be able to do everything, resulting in high universal incomes,” Musk recently posted on X. “Work will be optional.” “False,” Burry replied.