Unitree Robotics Launches $620M Shanghai IPO Amid New US Robot Restrictions
Unitree Robotics formally launched its initial public offering on Shanghai's STAR Market on July 30, aiming to raise 4.2 billion yuan ($620 million) at an implied valuation of 42 billion yuan. The Hangzhou-based maker of…
NHTSA Clears Zoox to Charge for Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxi Rides
Amazon's Zoox received federal approval on July 30 to begin charging customers for rides in fully autonomous vehicles that have no steering wheel, pending state and local sign-off. The National Highway Traffic Safety Admi…
LG and Nvidia Sign Physical AI Pact Spanning Humanoid Robots, AI Factories, Mobility
LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang signed a memorandum of understanding on August 13 at Nvidia's headquarters in Santa Clara, California, formalizing a strategic partnership across humanoid robotics, AI factory infra…
Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini Robotics 2 for Full-Body Humanoid Control
Google DeepMind has unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, a Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model designed to power full-body humanoid robots, extending beyond the upper-body functionality of the original Gemini Robotics system introduced last year [SRC…