ROS 2 zero-copy, humanoid tender data
ROS 2 weighs a zero-copy messaging redesign, VicOne reports 28 zero-days in physical AI tooling, and an open catalog shows what labs paid for humanoids.
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Agility shortfall, Audi humanoids, ATEX quadrupeds
Agility raises $465M instead of $620M, Audi tests wheeled humanoids for parts sequencing, and ANYmal X is certified for explosive atmospheres.
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RAX agents, ABB vision, sonar SLAM
Open source RAX agents learn manipulation by exploration instead of demos, ABB ships an AI vision trainer, and sonar SLAM goes 6-DoF in a forest.
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Perseverance record and Autoware research center
Perseverance passes Opportunity's driving record using AutoNav, TIER IV and TUM open an Autoware research center, and SafeWorld funds robot safety simulation.
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Frontier models fail humanoid control benchmark
Vals AI's Robo-bench scores frontier models under 2 out of 100 on humanoid control, Hitachi and FANUC partner on physical AI, and ABB ships new robots.
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Gemini 4 Argon and Pi API beta
Google's Gemini 4 Argon claims 87 percent on embodied reasoning, Physical Intelligence opens a robot model API, and BMW evaluates dexterous factory robots.
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Mobile robot safety rules, open hand
A3 closes the user-side AMR safety standard, an open 15-DOF hand ships a ROS 2 driver, Tesla explains Robotaxi night limits, and benchmark means hide failures.
Open 7B action model, all-linear hand
Black Forest Labs opens a 7B world action model that tops a public robot benchmark, a Duke lab builds a hand from linear motion, and HFlow opens data tooling.