Chris Anderson Predicted Drone Boom; Others Still Catching Up
Chris Anderson Saw the Drone World Coming. The Rest of Us Are Just Catching Up. @chr1sa https://t.co/Umjrp5sfsF
Self‑Driving Cars Lead Physical AI’s First Mass Adoption
Buckle up. The first wave of physical AI mass adoption will be self-driving cars. The evidence: Tesla’s FSD is making major gains, and Waymo is going from 6 cities at the end of 2025 to likely 25 by the end...
Camera‑only Vision Outperforms LiDAR in Night Driving
This is how a CEO loses credibility with me. Cofounder of @NuroAi_Official A is making an AI that can drive vehicles, was winning me over through demonstrations of his more flexible AI than Tesla has demonstrated. Drove in left-hand Japan with...
Stanford Robot Handles Fragile Items Using Minimalist Control
Stanford’s Minimalist Control Lets #Robots Handle Fragile Objects Without Sensors by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/L4Jb9a6A9a
Autonomous Robot Set to Replace Dangerous High‑Rise Cleaning
This #Autonomous #Robot Could End Deadly High-Rise Cleaning Jobs by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/JMsIcsHl3g
Out‑of‑Control Robot Destroys San Jose Restaurant
The rise of the machines begins? Out of control #Robot begins to trash restaurant in San Jose California. (SUN) #Robotics https://t.co/OBlEGgTGax
Human Teleoperators Still Essential for Autonomous Cars, Drone Research Shows
Many self-driving cars still have human teleoperators to prevent catastrophe. Humans operating tech remotely isn’t new; drone research from the 1990s can provide guidance on supervisory control. https://spectrum.ieee.org/military-drones-self-driving-cars
AI Robot Cleaner Maps Every City Corner
Meet the Street-Smart Cleaner: Cowa’s #AI #Robot Navigates Every Corner of the City by @Robo_Tuo #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/4rLSWPjlpO
Designing Operations for Robots Drives Million‑Robot Growth
In 2012, Amazon acquired Kiva. One year later, it had around 1,000 robots. Today, that number exceeds 1 million. This kind of growth didn’t happen by simply adding more machines. Amazon reorganized its warehouses around automation. Robots handle movement, positioning, and flow of goods,...
Optimus+PV: First Self‑Replicating Von Neumann Space Probe
Optimus+PV will be the first Von Neumann probe, a machine fully capable of replicating itself using raw materials found in space
Swarm Drones Use Simple Neural Nets to Track Warm Targets
“optically-coordinated swarming drones with simple neural nets, that simply target anything warm and moving.” - are you paying attention yet?
Physical AI Takes Center Stage at NVIDIA GTC
From humanoids interacting with attendees to DJ arms spinning tracks and quadrupeds navigating the venue, the physical AI era was on full display. #NVIDIAGTC #AI @nvidia @nvidianewsroom https://t.co/UJl5JB1woX
From Golden Gate Hike to Waymo's Autonomous Ride
I hailed a Waymo self-driving car for a ride back to my hotel from the Golden Gate Bridge after a 14 mile hike left me footsore. It’s awe-inspiring to live in the future-present, riding inside of a robotic car that...
AVs Will Reach Global Slums Faster Than Tesla
Just had a ride in the NVIDIA autonomous vehicle. I could argue that the Tesla is slightly smoother, but that is missing the point. The point I learned this week by hanging out with a bunch of different companies building autonomous...
Netherlands Approval Paves EU-Wide Tesla FSD by 2026
Tesla self driving approved in Netherlands on April 10th After that every EU country can essentially "copy" the approval and instantly approve it in their country too So by end of 2026 it's likely we'll have Tesla Full Self Driving in most...
Measuring AI Factories' Value Essential for Agentic Enterprise
As we transition to the agentic enterprise. Stil work to be done to fully model the value of intelligence manufacturing plants (AI Factories). https://t.co/HbYZCQFhhC
AI Agents Set to Spark ChatGPT‑Era Robotics Revolution
Nvidia Robotics Chief: AI Agents Will Bring About ChatGPT Moment for Robotics In fact, a single agent could be responsible for coordinating a whole fleet of robots, dividing up a goal into specific tasks and assigning them to individual robots... https://t.co/hCz4HTp1t1
Insights Shared on OWA Drone Discussion
Good discussion on OWA drones and happy to contribute some thoughts to this piece. https://t.co/9wzT67vLWy
Pocket-Sized Quadruped Robot Packs Big Capabilities
Tiny but Mighty: A Pocket-Sized Quadruped #Robot via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/Lc8Ncpqx7B
China Dominates Humanoid Robot Market with Volume Production
The humanoid robotics race is already uneven. In 2025, Chinese companies accounted for nearly 90% of global shipments. Unitree and AgiBot alone delivered over 10,000 robots combined, while U.S. players like Tesla, Figure, and Agility Robotics each shipped only around 150 units. That gap tells a...
Robotic System Turns Trucks Into Mobile Drone Bases
#Robotic Takeoff and Landing System to Transform Trucks into #Drone Mobile Bases via @ZappyZappy7 #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/j3oIWV4AOM
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Robot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country’s biggest data centers | Fortune https://t.co/Lvw8vtIYdx
Zipline Revolutionizes Global Delivery Using Autonomous Drones
How Zipline Is Transforming Global Delivery with #Autonomous #Drones by @zipline #SupplyChain #Automation #Logistics https://t.co/9ugQN3qYXp
Amazon Acquires Autonomous Robotics Startup Rivr
Amazon $AMZN has acquired autonomous robotics startup Rivr Rivr was valued at $110 million in an August 2024 funding round which included investment from Jeff Bezos and Amazon - The Information
NVIDIA Clarifies Its Role: Not Full Autonomy Solutions Provider
Jensen says at the 42-minute mark, “we’re not the solutions provider" for autonomy. Obviously they won't make cars but what exactly is NVIDIA’s role beyond compute and training? Do Mercedes and others still need a separate AV partner?...
Fast Online RL Upgrades Π-06 with 15‑minute Data
Back in Nov we developed Recap and trained π*-06 with RL. Now, we developed a fast *online* RL method that improves π-06 with as little as 15 min of robot data for precise tasks, using "RL tokens" exposed by our...
Humanoid Robot Demos Thrive only in Controlled Labs
This is one reason I'm suspicious of most humanoid robotics companies today. I've seen lots of canned demos in perfect or near perfect conditions. Very very few in uncontrolled settings that were even the slightest bit impressive.
Bezos Plans $100B Fund to Automate Manufacturing with AI
"Jeff Bezos is in early talks to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would buy up manufacturing companies and seek to use AI technology to accelerate their path to automation." https://t.co/UmA1I3g0xp
Seoul Workshop Aligns Global Stakeholders on IMO MASS Code
This week, 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇬🇧🇳🇴 maritime community came together in Seoul🇰🇷 for a timely & strategically important workshop on Maritime Autonomy Assurance. Brilliantly hosted by HD Hyundai & Korea Offshore & Shipbuilding Association (KOSHIPA). Was humbled by the invitation from HD Hyundai...
170 Million Miles Prove Safety‑First Strategy Works
With 170M miles driven through Dec 2025, the data continues to validate our safety-first approach. Proud of our strong safety record and the real-world impact we’re making. Here’s what it looks like in practice. https://t.co/zPpDu7pDww
Agility Robotics Plans Fully Automated, Robot-Staffed Factory
#WhosNext? Assembly line workers in a humanoid #Robot factory? Agility Robotics is looking to populate its entire factory with working examples of its own product. #Robotics #Manufacturing #Automation https://t.co/ZYEwn9dOQf
50k Autonomous Cars Arriving Within a Decade.
50k more autonomous cars on the roadmap in less than one decade. Autonomy will not take decades to scale. It’s happening now.
Tesla FSD: 9× Safer Than US Driving Average
Tesla's FSD: 5.3 million miles between accidents. US driving average: 660,000. That's 9x safer. And it's only getting better.
Atlas Robot Advances From Walking to Heavy Lifting
From Walking to Heavy Lifting: Atlas Shows Off Next-Level Skills by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #MI #ML #Tech https://t.co/4uksEsmm3c
Tesla FSD Delivers Stress‑free, Hands‑free City Travel
Tesla FSD is nothing short of magic. Just rented a Cybertruck, picked it up at the airport and it drove us directly to the Airbnb. None of the stress of a new city, new roads, new car. Had it for...
Ukraine’s War Sparked Rapid Drone Revolution Reshaping Combat
It’s genuinely astonishing: Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 began along the lines of late-Soviet large-scale land warfare: with armored thrusts and insane massive artillery barrages. Then the war became the stage for a drone revolution that reshaped combat everywhere --...
LLMs Safe in Code, Dangerous when Controlling Robots
Theory: We don't let LLMs control robots and operate freely in the physical world (yet?) because they'd fall all the time, break everything, and cause massive damage. But in software the falling and the massive damage are invisible, so it's fine. https://t.co/HMltzq20lp
Booster K1: Rugged, Balanced Robot at Quarter Price
Loving the Booster K1 robot 🤖 It moves + balances very well and is super rugged (it’s survived the bushes already). Also has a fully open API to train and upload your own policies - all at << 1/4 cost...
AI Agents Gain Expense Cards, Breaking Financial Limits
AI agents are getting expense cards. Ramp and Stripe are both building infrastructure that lets autonomous agents buy, spend, and transact end-to-end without a human in the loop. The ceiling on what agents can do has always been money. That...
Nissan's Self-Driving Shows Remarkable
On Yokohama🇯🇵 streets... The behaviour that most impressed me about @Nissan's selfdriving tech is 👇🏽 https://t.co/tGMsVqllhO
OC‑SORT Boosts Tracking by Prioritizing Motion Over Detection
OC-SORT: Improving Object Tracking by Fixing Motion, Not Just Detection In this episode of Artificial Intelligence: Papers and Concepts, we explore OC-SORT (Observation-Centric SORT), an evolution of traditional tracking algorithms that improves how AI systems follow objects in dynamic environments. While...
UBER, NVDA “Launch” Likely Just Safety Driver Level 2
"The headline “launch” by $UBER and $NVDA may simply mean a safety driver behind the wheel of a Level 2 car in the first half of next year."
Nissan’s Seamless Autonomous Ride Shows User‑Centric Design
📍@NissanMotor Global HQ, Yokohama🇯🇵 Privileged to have had an exclusive demonstration of @Nissan's in-house #selfdriving vehicle technology & their mobility service in Yokohama. Got the full experience of booking through Nissan's Easy Ride App, Pick-Up and Drop-Off (PUDO), including a visit to...
Diverse, Large-Scale Data Drives Better Robotics Models
No doubt @tonyzzhao knows what’s up. Diversity and scale of data is becoming key in training robotics models. And not all data is made equal.
From Demo to Global Scale: Zero‑Shot AI Driving
Exciting to see how far the industry has come since we gave our first end-to-end AI driving demo a decade ago. But what matters now is scaled deployment. Every day this week we are releasing a new hour long video of...
Robots Learn Skills Through Real-World Interaction
How can robots acquire skills through interactions with the physical world? An interview with Jiaheng Hu by @aihuborg and Lucy Smith https://t.co/HF0EtUnsaR
Humanoid Robot Rentals Plunge 80% in China
“In the spring of 2025, renting a humanoid robot for a corporate event in China cost…10,000 [to] 20,000 yuan per day. By March 2026, JDcom’s rental storefront lists a Unitree humanoid, with on-site engineer included, starting at 1,796 yuan.” @poezhao0605 https://t.co/yotqwvFfWf
Lucid Unveils “Lunar” Robotaxi Concept
Lucid Motors shows off robotaxi concept called ‘Lunar’ by Sean O'Kane @TechCrunch Learn more: https://t.co/Ebg95EvEWR #EV #Automotive #Transport #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/6Y4goAcpB3
Kodiak Teams with NVIDIA to Power Truck‑Scale Driverless AI
The era of Physical AI requires us to solve the hardest problems in unpredictable conditions in real time. @KodiakRobotics is doubling down on its ability to do exactly that. We announced a collaboration with @nvidia today in which our next-generation driverless...
Building Trust Crucial for London’s Self‑Driving Future
My first @Waymo robotaxi sighting in London through a London taxi's lens... I asked the Black-cab driver his thoughts & without hesitation he said, "I'm not sure they can handle London". While #selfdriving tech is getting mature, we need to do more...