Boston Dynamics announced a strategic partnership with Google’s AI research lab, DeepMind, on Monday. The goal is to accelerate the development of its next-generation humanoid robot, Atlas, and make it interact more naturally with people. The partnership was revealed during…
Nvidia unveiled a comprehensive new suite of robot foundation models, simulation tools, and edge hardware at CES. This move signals the company’s ambition to become the default platform for generalist robotics, similar to how Android became the operating system for…
A couple of weeks after Merriam-Webster named “slop” as its word of the year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella weighed in on what to expect from AI in 2026. In his classic, intellectual style, Nadella wrote on his personal blog that…
Kate Lowry, a former vice president at Insight Partners, is suing the firm. The lawsuit, filed on December 30 in San Mateo County, California, alleges disability discrimination, gender discrimination, and wrongful termination. Insight Partners did not immediately respond to a…
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang officially launched the company’s new Rubin computing architecture, describing it as the state of the art in AI hardware. The new architecture is currently in production and is expected to…
Uber, Lucid Motors, and Nuro have unveiled the production-intent version of their collaborative robotaxi at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show. This vehicle is the result of a deal established over half a year ago, where Uber invested 300 million dollars…
Lego unveiled its new Smart Play system at CES on Monday, introducing interactive and responsive elements to the classic analog franchise. The system includes a Smart 2×4 brick, Smart Tag tiles, and Smart Minifigures. These Smart Bricks and Minifigures can…
At CES 2026, Nvidia launched Alpamayo, a new family of open-source AI models, simulation tools, and datasets designed for training physical robots and vehicles. This initiative aims to help usher in a new era where autonomous vehicles can reason through…
Robotics company Boston Dynamics announced a strategic partnership with Google’s AI research lab on Monday. The goal is to accelerate the development of its next-generation humanoid robot, Atlas, and make it act more naturally around people. The partnership was revealed…
The biggest obstacle to scaling robots might surprise you. One more comment from Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter is worth including here. Playter was asked on stage at CES 2026 about the limiting factors to scaling robots in the real…
