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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Section 232, Starship fault, BMW policies
Washington opens robot import negotiations, a Starship robot misreads a Tallinn signal, and BMW builds a humanoid data pipeline.
CircuitHub's Grid, A3 orders, world model tests
CircuitHub shows a factory-scale PCB robot, A3 reports a 24.8 percent order jump, and WorldOracle scores world models against real executions.
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Optimus starts, Cosmos opens the pipeline
Tesla begins building production Optimus units in Fremont, NVIDIA opens Cosmos blueprints and training tools, and PlanSys2 4.0.0 covers PDDL 1.2 through PDDL+.
Siemens closes a solver, robots go local
Siemens closes OpenRadioss, Teradyne bets on AI factory robotics, and a CMU spinout raises $12M to validate generative AI robot safety.
Cognex buys RealSense, Agility eyes wheels
Cognex buys RealSense for about $500M, Agility explores wheels, Tesla's Optimus line hits hand limits, and two papers make demonstrations go further.