FCC Bans Foreign-Made Robots and Power Inverters, Reshaping US Robotics Market
The U.S. government's ban on foreign-made "advanced robotic devices" is not a surgical strike against Chinese humanoids — it is a sweeping hardware embargo that reaches from warehouse floors to living-room carpets, reshaping the…
FCC Bans Foreign-Made Robots and Inverters, Sweeping in Vacuums Alongside Humanoids
The FCC's addition of foreign-made "advanced robotic devices" to its Covered List does not merely block Chinese humanoids from U.S. warehouses — it extends the U.S.-China tech decoupling frontier into consumer households, locking out the ro…
Applied Intuition Integrates Swarm Autonomy Software into AV's Mayhem 10 Drone
Applied Intuition announced a partnership with AV (FKA AeroVironment) to integrate its Acuity ISR/Strike swarming software into AV's Mayhem 10 loitering munition, enabling autonomous collaborative hunter-killer and swarm operations in conte…
Momenta Wins Germany-Wide Level 4 Urban Testing Permit From KBA
Momenta (HKEX: 6880) has received a nationwide Level 4 autonomous-driving testing permit from Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), becoming the first Chinese company to secure such authorization covering urban roads across the…
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RANKED · 9 THIS DAYWaymo Integrates Google Gemini AI Assistant Into Ojai Robotaxi
Waymo is adding Google's Gemini AI assistant to its robotaxis for the first time, launching the conversational interface inside the Ojai, the company's purpose-built vehicle. The feature, called Gemini in Waymo, gives ri…
Meta Q2 Profit Falls 14% as AI Spending Consumes Nearly All Free Cash Flow
Meta reported diluted earnings per share of $6.18 for the fiscal second quarter ended June 30, down from $7.14 in the year-ago period, as costs rose 55%. The company's shares fell more than 8% in after-hours trading. Me…
Wing and Walmart Launch Drone Delivery in Greater Orlando
Alphabet's Wing and Walmart have launched a drone delivery service across Greater Orlando, marking Wing's first operations in Florida and extending what the companies describe as the largest drone delivery network in the United States…
Waymo Resumes Freeway Robotaxi Operations After Construction-Zone Software Fix
Waymo is resuming robotaxi operations on freeways in Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles after a two-month pause triggered by software failures in highway construction zones. The Alphabet-owned company halted freeway service o…
Meta and BlackRock Launch $14B AI Data Center Venture in El Paso
Meta Platforms and BlackRock announced on Tuesday a joint venture to develop and operate a $14 billion artificial intelligence data center campus in El Paso, Texas. The project will deliver 1 gigawatt of compute capacity…