Carlos Mendez

Coco Robotics Builds Physical AI Lab on Millions of Miles of Fleet Data

29 apr 2026

Coco Robotics launches a physical AI lab led by a UCLA professor, using millions of miles of delivery fleet data to train autonomous robot foundation models.

Oshen's C-Star Robot Survived a Category 5 Hurricane to Collect Ocean Data

28 apr 2026

Oshen's C-Star became the first robot to collect scientific data inside a Category 5 hurricane, securing multiple government agency contracts for autonomous ocean data collection.

La rivoluzione dell'apprendimento AI che alimenta il boom degli umanoidi

24 apr 2026

Un'impennata da 6,1 miliardi di dollari negli investimenti in robot umanoidi è direttamente legata alle scoperte nell'apprendimento AI — dal RL in simulazione ai foundation model su scala internet.

AV Sensor Blind Spots: What Killing a Duck Reveals About Autonomous Vehicle Perception

23 apr 2026

An Avride AV killed a duck in Austin with no braking response, exposing a systemic sensor gap in how autonomous vehicles detect small animals.

Antioch Raises $8.5M to Build the Developer Tools Layer for Physical AI

23 apr 2026

Antioch raised $8.5M to build Cursor-style developer tooling for physical AI simulation, targeting robot builders underserved by NVIDIA Isaac and MuJoCo.

Video Friday: This Floor Lamp Will Do Your Chores

14 apr 2026

Lume is a sculptural floor lamp robot designed to perform chores like folding laundry, alongside advances in soft muscles and AI for robots.