An MIT roboticist who cofounded Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robots as catchall assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’

Rodney Brooks, the cofounder of Roomba vacuum creator iRobot, said the idea of humanoid robots as catchall assistants, the ...

Famed roboticist says humanoid robot bubble is doomed to burst

Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of companies like Tesla and Figure trying ...

Future humanoid robots will have ‘eyes looking down from near their crotch,’ expert says

The roboticist also points out how adult-human-sized humanoid robots pose significant safety challenges in shared human ...
Business Wire

Seven-Eleven Japan and Telexistence Partner to Pioneer Humanoid Robots with Generative AI

Seven-Eleven Japan and Telexistence Partner to Pioneer Humanoid Robots with Generative AI ...
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Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots

Chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude have experienced a meteoric rise in usage over the past three years because they can help ...

We are entering a golden age of robotics startups — and not just because of AI

The robotics startup market has matured over the last decade and the cost to produce robots has gone down significantly.
The Robot Report

FieldAI founder and CEO to discuss building risk-aware AI models at RoboBusiness

With nearly two decades of expertise in pioneering AI and autonomy algorithms across diverse robotic platforms, Dr. Agha is ...
TMCnet

InOrbit.AI Secures Series A Funding to Scale Robot Orchestration Platform, Unlocking a New Era of Software-Driven Physical Workflows

InOrbit.AI, the leading provider of robot orchestration software, today announced the successful closure of its Series A funding round, co-led by L'ATTITUDE Ventures and Globant Ventures, the ...