L3Harris and Shield AI complete autonomous electronic warfare flight test
L3Harris Technologies and Shield AI announced on July 16, 2026, the completion of the first flight test of the Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations (DiSCO) system integrated with Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software . Conduct…
Tesla Begins Autonomous Cybercab Employee Rides at Gigafactory Texas
Tesla announced on July 11, 2026, that fully autonomous Cybercab rides for employees will begin soon at Gigafactory Texas, marking the first operational deployment of the steering-wheel-less vehicle on company grounds . The announcement ca…
Hyundai Acquires SoftBank's Remaining Stake to Fully Own Boston Dynamics
Hyundai is acquiring SoftBank Group's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, making the robotics company a wholly owned subsidiary . The deal values Boston Dynamics at over $20 billion . Hyundai first acquired an 80% co…
Toyota Spinout Walden Robotics Raises $300M for AI-Powered Factory Robots
Walden Robotics, a Cambridge-based startup spun out from Toyota Research Institute, has raised $300 million to build AI-powered, partially humanoid robots designed for factory and warehouse environments . The company, founded this year, em…
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RANKED · 5 THIS DAYBoston Dynamics Frames Atlas World Cup Demo as Factory Deployment Validation
Boston Dynamics disclosed on July 15 that its humanoid robot Atlas's halftime performance at the FIFA World Cup 2026 served as a technical validation process for deployment in actual manufacturing sites . The demonstration took place durin…