Figure Technology posts mixed Q4 results
released Q4 results that aren’t much of a surprise, despite a key executive flagging the event as a potential major catalyst for the company. Shares slumped in postmarket trading. The numbers: Revenue...
Humanoid robot maker Apptronik raises $520 million
Apptronik, an Austin, Texas-based robot manufacturer, said it has closed out its Series A fundraising round, raising $520 million. The fundraising is an extension of a $415 million round raised last F...
Tesla to stop making Model S and Model X next quarter to pivot to Optimus production
is not bringing S3XY back. On the company’s earnings call Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk said Tesla would be discontinuing production of its Model S and Model X vehicles next quarter. (For the uninitiated, ...
Richtech Robotics soars after announcing partnership with Microsoft to use AI to improve its robots
Shares are surging in premarket trading after the company announced “a hands-on collaboration with Microsoft through the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Labs to jointly develop and deploy agentic artifici...
Tesla jumps as Musk says he expects Optimus sales next year, European and Chinese FSD approval next month
CEO Elon Musk now says he thinks the company’s Optimus robots will be for sale to the public “by the end of next year.” According to Musk, “That’s when we are confident that there is very high reliabi...
Apple is reportedly working on a wearable AI pin
Move over OpenAI, is reportedly also developing a mysterious AI-powered wearable device: a pin that looks like a “thin, flat, circular disc with an aluminum-and-glass shell.” The Information reports ...
OpenAI working to build a US supply chain for its hardware plans, including robots
When OpenAI purchased Jony Ive’s I/O, it entered the hardware business. The company is currently ramping up to produce a mysterious AI-powered gadget . But OpenAI plans on making more than just consum...
Here’s a rundown of the AI-powered humanoid robots that tech companies want to be your new roommates
The biggest tech companies in the world are convinced that humanoid robots are the next big thing. Elon Musk says yet to be released Optimus humanoid robot could boost the company’s valuation to $25 ...
Lego taps “Star Wars” for the launch of its new high-tech Smart Brick
One of the biggest building manufacturers on the planet just unveiled a “ground-breaking” microcomputer, featuring a custom-made chip and built-in sensors. Plus, it’ll come with a little plastic Luke ...
Meta delays international Ray-Ban Display expansion thanks to “unprecedented demand” and “extremely limited inventory”
said today that it’s delaying the early 2026 international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses because of “extremely limited inventory” and “unprecedented demand.” The company didn’t specify wh...
Report: OpenAI and Mattel hit pause on AI toys
This summer, OpenAI and announced a deal to bring AI-powered toys and games to market. According to a new report from Axios, those plans are currently on hold. Recently, stories have emerged of how p...
iRobot files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy just 11 days after its record one-day gain
Last one to leave the Roomba, please turn off the lights. , maker of robotic vacuums and other cleaning products, announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday as part of a restruct...
Report: AI-powered toys tell kids where to find matches, parrot Chinese government propaganda
You may want to think twice before buying your kids a fancy AI-powered plush toy. A new report from NBC News found that several AI-powered kids toys could easily be steered to dangerous as well as sex...
Symbiotic tanks as company and SoftBank, its largest shareholder, announce offering of 10 million shares
was among the robotics companies that popped on Wednesday, gaining nearly 10% on the news that the Trump administration was on the precipice of a major push to support the industry . So naturally, man...
Robotics stocks jolted higher by report the Trump administration is going “all in” to boost the industry
Robotics stocks are getting a lift on Wednesday on the heels of a report from Politico that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is going “all in” to support the industry. is leading the pack, up more th...
Alibaba unveils its first AI glasses, taking on Meta directly in the wearables race
Retail and tech giant launched its first consumer-ready, AI-powered smart glasses on Thursday, marking its entrance into the growing wearables market . Announced back in July, the Quark AI glasses ju...
Musk wants Tesla’s Optimus to get in and out of the Cybercab to deliver packages
CEO Elon Musk and founder Jeff Bezos seem to be competing on nearly every level. Both have media companies, both have space companies, and both helm private AI companies . Now it seems their giant pu...
The wildest stuff Elon Musk said at Tesla’s shareholder meeting
shareholder meetings are like no other. Where else does a man, just awarded a $1 trillion pay package , come onstage to dancing robots? CEO Elon Musk said as much himself: “Other shareholder meetings ...
China’s XPeng mimics Tesla, with EVs, robotaxis, robots, and AI chips
An electric vehicle maker is not content to merely manufacture cars, but has far greater ambitions that involve robotaxis, humanoid robots, and even flying cars. Sound familiar? It’s not . Rather, Nas...
Meta still wants to have its iPhone moment
Last quarter , revenue from its Reality Labs segment, which includes its AI smart glasses, was higher than analysts predicted and its losses were lower. Those losses relative to revenue were still ma...