Figure will start ‘alpha testing’ its humanoid robot in the home in 2025 | TechCrunch
Figure is planning to bring its humanoids into the home sooner than expected. CEO Brett Adcock confirmed on Thursday that the Bay Area robotics startup...
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Apptronik’s humanoid robots take the first steps toward building themselves | TechCrunch
Apptronik, an Austin-based maker of humanoid robots, on Tuesday announced a new pilot partnership with American supply chain/manufacturing stalwart, Jabil. The deal arrives two weeks...
Norway’s 1X is building a humanoid robot for the home | TechCrunch
Norwegian robotics firm 1X unveiled its latest home robot, Neo Gamma, on Friday. The humanoid system will succeed Neo Beta, which debuted in August. Like...
Figure’s humanoid robot takes voice orders to help around the house | TechCrunch
Figure founder and CEO Brett Adcock Thursday revealed a new machine learning model for humanoid robots. The news, which arrives two weeks after Adcock announced...
Meta & Apple Race To Shape The Future Of Humanoid Robotics, Here’s What They Have In Store
Meta is making a strategic shift towards software-driven robotics by forming a dedicated unit within its Reality Labs division. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the...
Apptronik, which makes humanoid robots, raises $350M as category heats up | TechCrunch
Apptronik, a University of Texas spin-out that was quietly building humanoid robots before it became quite so fashionable, on Thursday announced a $350 million Series...
Figure drops OpenAI in favor of in-house models | TechCrunch
Figure AI, a robotics company working to bring a general purpose humanoid robot into commercial and residential use, announced Tuesday on X that it is exiting...
Figure AI details plan to improve humanoid robot safety in the workplace | TechCrunch
Safety is often overlooked in the rush to bring humanoid robots to the workplace. As high-profile corporations ranging from retailers like Amazon to carmakers such...
Nvidia’s next move: powering humanoid robots | TechCrunch
The chipmaking giant Nvidia is leaning more heavily into robotics in 2025. More specifically, it’s launching a new generation of compact computers for humanoid robots,...
OpenAI ‘considered’ building a humanoid robot: report | TechCrunch
OpenAI has recently explored building its own humanoid robot, according to The Information. The report cites “two people with direct knowledge” of those conversations. The...