Humanoids
UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen to Test Humanoid Robots in Logistics
UBTECH and FAW-Volkswagen signed a deal on Oct 8 to develop and test humanoid robots for factory logistics. It covers testing and demos, not a confirmed rollout.
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Business
Ultra Raises $62 Million for Warehouse Robots as a Service
Brooklyn startup Ultra raised $62 million and expanded its partnership with Physical Intelligence. It leases warehouse robots by subscription, splitting robot bodies from AI brains.
Industry
Walmart's Warehouse Automation Hits Snags on Dog Food and Boxes
Walmart's multibillion-dollar push to automate about 200 U.S. warehouses with Symbotic is hitting snags, from oversize dog food bags to rising power bills and a $200 million loss.
Business
Mecka AI Raises $60 Million to Train Robots With Human Data
Mecka AI's $60 million Series B, led by Sequoia, backs a bet that human data, not hardware, is what holds general-purpose robots back. Here is how the startup collects it.
Industry
Amazon Opens a Robotized Warehouse in Beauvais, France
Amazon opened its 110,000 m² robotized fulfillment center in Beauvais on October 9, with 1,000 permanent jobs planned. Walmart's retrofit troubles show how different the two paths are.
Humanoids
Wandercraft Opens a Paris Factory, Eyes a Million Robots a Year
Wandercraft has moved into a 4,300 m² former post office in Paris, and one headline cites a million robots a year. Every capacity figure we could verify is about 1,000 to 2,000 units.