Robots

Robots Get Nimble New AI Brain for Tricky Warehouse Work
Robots Get Nimble New AI Brain for Tricky Warehouse Work
December 18, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

MIT researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that could enable warehouse robots to deftly handle odd-shaped packages and navigate crowded spaces without endangering human...

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This Week in AI: Bots Transform Shopping as Tech Giants Roll Out Digital Assistants
This Week in AI: Bots Transform Shopping as Tech Giants Roll Out Digital Assistants
December 13, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

This week in artificial intelligence, shopping assistants emerged across major tech platforms. Meanwhile, recycling firm AMP secured $91 million for sorting robots, FlexPoint sped up...

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AI Takes Out the Trash as Recycling Goes High-Tech  
AI Takes Out the Trash as Recycling Goes High-Tech  
December 09, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

AMP is giving recycling a robotic makeover.   The Colorado-based company just raised $91 million to expand its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered recycling operations, where robots with...

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Shopify, Amazon and Google Heat Up AI Retail Race
Shopify, Amazon and Google Heat Up AI Retail Race
November 08, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Tech players are positioning themselves in artificial intelligence-powered retail, with Coveo adding personalization tools to Shopify Plus stores and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos investing $400...

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AI Startup Lands $400 Million to Make Robots Handle Objects More Like Humans
AI Startup Lands $400 Million to Make Robots Handle Objects More Like Humans
November 06, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

With a fresh infusion of $400 million from Jeff Bezos and other investors, startup Physical Intelligence aims to give robots a human’s delicate touch, promising...

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OpenAI Names Meta Augmented Reality Vet Caitlin Kalinowski to Head Robotics Project
OpenAI Names Meta Augmented Reality Vet Caitlin Kalinowski to Head Robotics Project
November 05, 2024  |  Personnel

The one-time head of Meta’s augmented reality glasses project is headed to OpenAI. Caitlin Kalinowski has been hired to oversee the artificial intelligence startup’s robotics...

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Physical Intelligence Raises $400 Million to Develop Robot Software
Physical Intelligence Raises $400 Million to Develop Robot Software
November 04, 2024  |  Investments

Robotics startup Physical Intelligence has reportedly raised $400 million in early-stage funding. The funding round, which included participation from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and OpenAI, values the...

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Richtech to Operate ‘Robot-Powered Restaurants’ at 20 More Walmart Locations
Richtech to Operate ‘Robot-Powered Restaurants’ at 20 More Walmart Locations
October 20, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Richtech Robotics plans to use its robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) cloud technology to run 20 more Walmart-located restaurants in Arizona, Colorado and Texas. The...

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Report: Amazon and Bezos Expeditions to Back Robot-Maker Swiss-Mile
Report: Amazon and Bezos Expeditions to Back Robot-Maker Swiss-Mile
August 28, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Swiss-Mile, which makes robots for logistics and other use cases, has raised $22 million in a seed funding round from investors that include Amazon Industrial Innovation...

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