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AutoScheduler launches warehouse app builder for logistics teams
AutoScheduler has launched its warehouse app builder to let logistics teams build custom tools directly from live facility data. The new software module forms part of the company’s wider Warehouse AI Platform, serving distribution centres that balance inventory, machinery, and labour. Distribution centres routinely depend on rigid enterprise resource planning and warehouse management suites. When…
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China Slows Humanoid Robot IPO Push as Regulators Scrutinize Valuations
Insider Brief Chinese regulators are slowing humanoid-robot IPOs as they scrutinize high valuations and whether revenue tied to state-backed projects reflects sustainable commercial demand, Reuters reported. The scrutiny intensified after Unitree Robotics’ shares surged more than fivefold in their Shanghai debut before falling 55% from their peak, while at least six Chinese humanoid companies, including…
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RLWRLD, CJ Logistics Expand Robotics Partnership for Logistics Automation
Insider Brief RLWRLD and CJ Logistics expanded their collaboration to develop and test AI systems for logistics robots, with plans to pursue commercial deployments in South Korea and overseas markets. The companies will conduct proof-of-concept projects using RLWRLD’s robotics foundation model technology in CJ Logistics operations, then potentially expand into additional logistics processes and Logistics…
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Boston Dynamics Opens Atlas Training Center at Hyundai’s Georgia Metaplant
Insider Brief Boston Dynamics opened the Robotics Metaplant Application Center at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Georgia to train Atlas humanoid robots for automotive production tasks. Atlas is initially learning parts logistics and sequencing, with plans to move into component assembly by 2030 as Hyundai prepares to deploy 25,000 robots across Hyundai Motor and…
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Anthropic Faces Scrutiny Over Accenture Safety Partnership and Bay Area Biology Lab, as Researchers Use Claude to Expose OpenAI Vulnerabilities
Anthropic announced that Faculty, the AI division Accenture acquired in January, will begin working inside the company to red-team models, conduct alignment assessments, and test safety safeguards, with both companies committing at least $1 billion to the effort over five years. The move implements a proposal from CEO Dario Amodei calling for embedded third-party safety evaluators, though…
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Vantora, Formerly UP.Labs, Raises $100M to Build Proprietary Physical AI Startups for Corporate Partners
Vantora, the startup builder previously known as UP.Labs, has raised $100 million from Silversmith Capital Partners in its first outside investment, alongside rebranding and shifting its business model. The firm continues building startups for corporate partners including Porsche, Alaska Airlines, J.B. Hunt, Wabash, and TDG, but now allows those partners to fold ventures directly into…
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Faraday Future Unveils Nine New Robots Across Humanoid and Quadruped Lines
Insider Brief Faraday Future unveiled nine embodied-AI robot configurations across five models, expanding its humanoid and quadruped lineup for research, education, security, inspection and industrial applications. The new lineup includes the All-New Futurist humanoid starting at $89,900, Master Mini humanoids starting at $9,990, and Aegis quadruped and wheel-legged robots ranging from $12,990 to $137,900. Faraday…
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FAA to Deploy $875M AI System to Address Air Traffic Control Shortage
The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to launch an $875 million AI-powered software program called SMART, designed to help address the agency’s ongoing air traffic controller shortage, according to The Wall Street Journal. SMART, which stands for Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories, is described by the FAA as a cloud-based platform that enhances…
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Google Launches DeepMind Institute on AGI Safety, Expands AI Agent CC for Family Coordination
Google and Google DeepMind launched the DeepMind Institute this week to advance discussion around artificial general intelligence, alongside expanding CC, its AI agent, into a household coordination tool for families. The institute lists DeepMind co-founder Shane Legg, Google executive James Manyika, and DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis as directors, with Legg serving as managing editor, and…
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Manus Reportedly in Talks to Raise $500M at $4B Valuation After Meta Deal Collapse
Chinese AI startup Manus is reportedly in discussions to raise $500 million at a $4 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal, following its resumption as an independent company after a blocked $2 billion acquisition deal with Meta. Potential investors include IDG Capital, Boyu Capital and battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology, alongside existing backers…
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