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Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics

New York-based General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents to move through…

Developer August 24, 2026

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z

Travis Kalanick’s robotics company, Atoms, has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ben…

Developer July 22, 2026

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet

When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like…

Developer July 8, 2026

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet

The U.S. Navy has inked its largest robotics deal yet as the military branch looks to use robots…

Developer March 17, 2026

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Canopii looks to succeed where past indoor farms have not

David Ashton grew up outside of Sacramento, California, and went to college in San Luis Obispo during the…

Developer March 11, 2026

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Qualcomm’s partnership with Neura Robotics is just the beginning

German robotics startup Neura Robotics has inked a partnership with semiconductor giant Qualcomm to build the next generation…

Developer March 10, 2026

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than six months

Amazon has hundreds of thousands of robots in its warehouses, but that doesn’t mean all of its robotic…

Developer February 18, 2026

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Upside Robotics is reducing fertilizer use and waste in corn crops

The founders of Upside Robotics met in 2023 because they were both looking to build an impact-driven company…

Developer February 11, 2026

Emerging Tech & Futurism

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after 30 years at the company

Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts robotics company known for its four-legged robots and humanoids, is going through a leadership change. Robert Playter…

Developer February 10, 2026

Emerging Tech & Futurism

How YC-backed Bucket Robotics survived its first CES

The weather in Las Vegas wasn’t looking good. The plan had been that each employee of YC-backed Bucket Robotics would carry parts of their…

Developer January 18, 2026