Tag: the_rundown_robotics

• Media Monitor: Autonomous excavator startup Bedrock Robotics raises $600M as Boston Dynamics workers push back on ICE contract

  29 Oct 2026 10:30 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports Bedrock Robotics raised $600M at a $4.1B valuation, while more than 300 Boston Dynamics employees signed a petition opposing a contract sending Spot robots to ICE.

  Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentRoboticsArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetTradeMedical ScienceEmployment and Labor Bedrock RoboticsBoston DynamicsImmigration and Customs EnforcementMITDonald Trumprobotics fundingindustrial robotsThe Rundown Robotics

• Media Monitor: Robot butler deposits, Unitree's H2-X demo and Tesla's Optimus ramp lead robotics coverage

  22 Oct 2026 10:31 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports Tuesday Labs is taking $200 deposits on a $20K two-legged home robot, Unitree unveiled an H2-X rescue demo, and Tesla began Optimus production in Fremont.

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• Media Monitor: UCLA's PhoneBot, Tesla Robot Skin Patent and Robot Training Data Race Lead Robotics Coverage

  12 Oct 2026 10:30 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports UCLA built a smartphone-powered mini-humanoid, Tesla filed a patent for touch-sensing robot skin, and robotics firms are spending billions on training data.

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• Media Monitor: California Halts Human-Robot Cage Fights, Boston Dynamics Retools Atlas Hands

  5 Oct 2026 10:31 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports California ordered a San Francisco startup to stop staging human-vs-humanoid cage fights, while Boston Dynamics gave Atlas four-fingered hands and FieldAI neared a $10B valuation.

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• Media Monitor: DoorDash Unveils Delivery Drone, Robotics Firms Advance Laundry, Crawling Hands and Muscle-Powered Swimmers

  1 Oct 2026 10:30 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports DoorDash unveiled its in-house DoorDash Air drone, while Dyna Robotics, ETH Zurich and MIT detailed new robots for laundry, crawling and swimming.

  Science & TechnologyBusinessRoboticsArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetTransportationMilitary DoorDash Airdelivery dronesDyna RoboticsTaku robotETH ZurichMITFigure AIThe Rundown Robotics

• Media Monitor: Armed Drones for Schools, Gemini Controls Humanoids, Centaur Robot for Disasters, Zoox Robotaxis Begin Fares

  3 Aug 2026 10:30 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports on armed drones in U.S. schools, Google DeepMind's Gemini controlling humanoids, a chainsaw-wielding centaur robot for disasters, and Zoox beginning paid robotaxi services in Las Vegas.

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• Media Monitor: FCC Bans Foreign Humanoids; DoorDash Launches Drone Program

  30 Jul 2026 10:32 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports the FCC has banned new foreign-made humanoids and robot dogs, while DoorDash launched its own drone delivery program. MIT researchers also developed a faster planning system for robots.

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• Media Monitor: Robotics Advances Reshape Manufacturing, Exploration, and Services

  22 Jun 2026 10:32 a.m. · Source: The Rundown Robotics

  The Rundown Robotics reports on GM's increased automation, a new sushi-slicing bot, driverless trucking ambitions in California, and NASA's faster Mars rover prototype.

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