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Ambani-backed robot startup seeks $100 million to lead in India

Reliance-backed robotics startup Addverb Technologies is looking to raise over $100 million to fund expansion into humanoid robots, AI and advanced automation. The company, which generates half its revenue overseas, targets a spot among the world's top 10 robotics firms within five years.

The Economic Times

Zoomlion's Humanoid Robot Z01 Shines at KOMATEK 2026, Showcasing Advances in Embodied AI and Industrial Robotics

ISTANBUL, June 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zoomlion") attracted widespread attention at KOMATEK 2026 in Istanbul with the appearance of its humanoid robot Z01. Alongside more than 40 high-end construction machinery exhibits that secured orders exceeding RMB 1 billion, Z01 emerged as one…

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MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data

Humanoid robots struggling with tasks like grasping a cup have a new teacher — a person wearing an ultrasound wristband that captures the movement of muscles, tendons and ligaments beneath the skin

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Pudu Robotics and Robobee Forge Strategic Partnership with Denner for Major Robotic Cleaning Deployment Across Swiss Stores

SHENZHEN, China, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pudu Robotics, a global leader in commercial service robotics, in strategic collaboration with its authorized regional distributor Robobee, today announced a strategic partnership with Denner, one of Switzerland's leading discount supermarket chains and a subsidiary of Migros Group.

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L&T betting big on 'digital workers' to overcome manpower challenges inprojects: CFO R Shankar Raman

Larsen & Toubro is embracing automation and technology for construction growth. The company is using robots for tasks like welding and plastering. This shift aims to overcome labor shortages and improve site safety. L&T's extensive international experience, particularly in the Middle East, has prepared it for large-scale projects. The company…

The Economic Times

China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers

Chinese humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic and even make coffee

AAP

Fumito Ueda on why Gen Atlas has shooting but isn't a shooter, cool robots, and generative AI

"It's not to score points, but it's there so that it matters, and you feel that you do exist in that world."

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Nvidia's new world model helps robots navigate the world

The chip giant aims to become a platform for physical AI.

Axios

Inside Amazon’s busiest European warehouse, where robots, lasers and humans deliver the future

Amazon says robots will make work safer and deliveries faster. Euronews Next saw them in action.

Euronews

China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers

Chinese companies are pushing ahead with humanoid robot production. These robots can perform tasks like directing traffic and making coffee. Thousands of orders are coming from govt and private businesses. Experts question if demand matches production capacity. China leads in manufacturing, while the US leads in AI. The market is…

The Economic Times

'Elon Musk said he thinks humanoid robots will be in many homes in three years, and I agree with him.' I sat down with Jake Dyson to hear his predictions for AI and robotics in your home — and why you shouldn't throw out your stick vac just yet

Dyson's Chief Engineer says robots will be in homes within the next three years — but you shouldn't throw out your stick vacuum just yet.

TechRadar

China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers

Chinese humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic and even make coffee

The Independent UK

I just watched a robot kick a child and I'm over it — let's keep robots away from people until these bots are 100% safe

A humanoid robot was filmed accidentally kicking a child in the chest, and it's probably time for us to rethink bringing these early bots inside our homes.

TechRadar

Humanoid robots won’t be the future: purpose-built robots will

Humanoid robots grab headlines, but specialized machines will power real factory automation.

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The Guardian - UK

My year with the robots: how Joanna Stern let AI into her home, work – and heart

In 2025, the tech journalist invited artificial intelligence to do nearly everything for her, including editing the book she was writing about the experiment. Some of it was useful, some not – but it was her time with a chatbot companion that really shook her

Caixin Global

Business Brief (June 4): China Responds to New U.S. Section 301 Tariffs

Tencent’s market capitalization surges to HK$4 trillion on WeChat AI expectations, BYD ventures into humanoid robots with plans for home use

The Mary Sue

Man Asks ChatGPT if it Would Save Mosquitoes Over AI. It Revealed Its Disturbing ‘Big Picture Thinking’

Since the 80s, there’s always been a fear of robots taking over the world, Terminator-style. With the emergence of artificial intelligence, the apocalyptic sentiments have only increased. But it seems that the fears aren’t entirely unfounded after ChatGPT answered Phi’s (@fatherphi) question dubiously on TikTok. Phi asked the chatbot about…

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'UGVs are the new future of warfare' — Inside the Ukrainian unit set to become the world's first military brigade where robots outnumber human soldiers

Ukraine increasingly uses ground robots for combat and logistics, reducing infantry exposure while transforming battlefield operations and tactical approaches significantly.

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International Business Times

Trump-Linked Startup Plans to Put Humanoid Robots on Future Battlefields

Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco-based robotics company, is developing human-shaped robots designed for industrial work and military operations.

International Business Times

Nvidia Taps Chinese Company Unitree for First Humanoid Robot System Sold to Researchers

Nvidia is pushing deeper into humanoid robotics with a new research platform built around machines from China's Unitree Robotics.

International Business Times

Nvidia Unveils Open World Model For Robots, Autonomous Vehicles

Nvidia introduced Cosmos 3, an open world model designed to help robots, autonomous vehicles and other physical systems better understand, simulate and navigate real-world environments.

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'Robots that can perform real work': Nvidia, Unitree, and Sharpa are forming a super-group to make the most capable humanoid robots yet — with Jensen Huang promising a ‘meaningful step’ towards frighteningly capable robots

A new collaboration between industry leaders should mean robots that are more intelligent and versatile.

Fortune

Mecka AI raises $60 million to train robots with human data sourced from body sensors and iPhones

The crypto VC Framework Ventures led two fundraises for the robotics startup, which projects $100 million in annual run rate.

AAP

Pudu Robotics and Shenzhen CTID Co. Ltd Launch the World's First Full-Scenario Robot-Serviced Hotel Project

SHENZHEN, China, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pudu Robotics, a global leader in commercial service robotics, and Shenzhen Culture & Tourism Industry Development Co. Ltd （Abbv. Shenzhen CITD Co. Ltd) have officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop the world's first full-scenario robot-serviced hotel on the West Artificial…

The Economic Times

Nvidia to work with US, European humanoid robot makers in addition to China's Unitree

After CEO Jensen Huang's keynote address in Taiwan on Monday ahead of the Computex trade show, Nvidia announced that the company is working with China's ‌Unitree, a ⁠leading maker ⁠of humanoid robots, to provide a standardized version of Unitree's H2 robot that can be used by academic researchers.

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