NEURA Robotics Partners with RWTH Aachen for Physical AI Training Facility
NEURA Robotics announced on July 22, 2026, a partnership with RWTH Aachen University to establish NEURA Gym RWTH Aachen at the Hightech Campus Melaten in Germany . The facility is part of a global rollout of purpose-built Physical AI traini…
Johnson & Johnson Wins FDA Clearance for Ottava Surgical Robot
Johnson & Johnson received U.S. Food and Drug Administration marketing authorization for its OTTAVA robotic surgical system on July 22, marking the company's entry into the soft-tissue robotic surgery market . The FDA granted clearance thr…
Medtronic Launches Real-Time AI Platform for Hugo Surgical Robot
Medtronic has developed an AI computing platform for its Hugo surgical robot that enables real-time artificial intelligence to support decision-making during procedures . The platform, called Touch Surgery Aide, incorporates Nvidia's comput…
Volkswagen Expands Self-Driving and Robotaxi Push in China
Volkswagen is ramping up its driver-assist and robotaxi technology efforts in China, according to a July 22, 2026, report . As part of the push, Volkswagen's CARIZON unit and Horizon Robotics are deepening their self-driving partnership in…
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RANKED · 7 THIS DAYXPeng Launches TuringViT Vision Encoder for Driving, Cockpits, and Robotics
XPeng launched TuringViT, a self-developed vision encoder designed for vision-language models (VLM) and vision-language-action models (VLA), on July 21 . The encoder targets three core business lines: smart driving, intelligent cockpits, an…
Unconfirmed Rumors Circulate That Anthropic May Acquire Robotics Startup Physical Intelligence
Unconfirmed speculation emerged over the weekend that Anthropic may be exploring an acquisition of Physical Intelligence, a robotics startup focused on training AI models for physical tasks . Neither company has commented on the rumors . T…
Pony.ai Partners with JD Auto Service for Robotaxi Maintenance Network
Pony.ai has signed a strategic partnership with JD Auto Service, the automotive maintenance arm of JD.com, to build a standardized maintenance and spare-parts network for its robotaxi fleet in China . The agreement was announced on July 21,…