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Bedrock’s autonomous excavators target construction’s operator shortage
Bedrock’s autonomous excavators are working on infrastructure projects. They could ease operator shortages, but reliability and support needs remain open.
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Figure bets on up to 100,000 GPUs to scale its humanoid AI
Figure’s Nscale deal targets up to 100,000 GPUs for Helix, pairing a major compute commitment with human task videos. The robot scaling bet remains unproven.
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IFA’s robot runway shows hardware progress as autonomy faces a harder test
IFA’s robot runway showed off movement and interaction. Reliable autonomy in homes and factories remains a harder test, despite new data and compute plans.
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Skild’s S1 aims to cut robot training time with a single video
Skild says S1 can learn an extended robot task from one video. Its tests suggest less task data may be needed, though reliable completion remains uncertain.
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MIT’s CW-Net helps people spot flawed reasoning in autonomous cars
MIT and Motional’s CW-Net reveals concepts behind autonomous car decisions, helping people recognize flawed reasoning while leaving safety questions open.
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Altman says OpenAI will build humanoids, opening a path beyond software
Sam Altman says OpenAI will build humanoid robots. Its hardware ambitions could bring more control over training data—and new demands beyond model quality.
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