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.

De AI-leerrevolutie achter de humanoïde hausse

24 apr 2026

Een investeringsgolf van $6,1 miljard in humanoïde robots is direct terug te voeren op doorbraken in AI-leren – van simulatie-getraind RL tot internet-schaal fundamentmodellen.

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.