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Almost a year ago to the day, Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock responded to some gentle social media taunting from rival robotics company Agility with a prediction: “You’ll be bankrupt … Read More
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Sequoia managing partner Roelof Botha argued that the venture industry isn’t an asset class and that throwing more money into Silicon Valley doesn’t lead to better … Read More
Kodiak AI will deliver 75 self-driving trucks to freight company DTL Transport starting in 2028. It’s the company’s first binding commercial deal for driverless big rigs that will run on … Read More
A slew of AI-powered gadgets on the market aims to integrate artificial intelligence into our daily lives like never before. Some of these AI wearables — including necklaces, rings, and … Read More
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots, announced it has raised a $60 million Series B round … Read More
AI may be built in software, but scaling it is becoming a physical-world problem. Every new model, agent, and AI application needs somewhere to run, and an infrastructure connecting them … Read More
By VCShot Brand Stories | Senior Editor There is a gap in the architecture of embodied intelligence that the industry has been slow to name. Perception has received enormous attention. … Read More
Vesta , an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced on Thursday that it raised a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital. The startup uses AI agents … Read More
A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab , which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from stealth at a $300 million valuation. (The company declined to share … Read More
Huawei is moving up the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip to the first quarter of 2027, as it races to challenge Nvidia, the company said on Thursday … Read More
If there is one thing robotics founders and investors agree on, it’s that the “ChatGPT moment” where a general-purpose robot can seamlessly adapt to any environment has not arrived. Opinions … Read More
Uber plans to launch a premium robotaxi service in Houston by mid-2027, making it the second U.S. market under its partnership with EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle startup Nuro. … Read More
