Meet MassRobotics’ 5th Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst cohort
Andromeda creates robot companions for aged care and assisted living environments. The MassRobotics Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst cohort member showed its system at the 2025…
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Humans&, a ‘human-centric’ AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, Google alums, raised $480M seed round
Humans&, a startup with a philosophy that AI should empower people rather than replace them, has raised $480 million in seed funding at a $4.48…
Indian vibe-coding startup Emergent raises $70M at $300M valuation from SoftBank, Khosla Ventures
In a sign of the demand, or hype, for AI startups, Emergent, an Indian startup building an AI “vibe-coding” platform, has raised $70 million less…
Here are the 55 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
The AI industry entered 2025 with strong momentum. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at…
Why hardware is the new engineering frontier
In Episode 227 of The Robot Report Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the major robotics news of the week. Our guest on…
Well, there goes the metaverse!
Meta’s enormous bet on virtual reality ended this week with the company reportedly laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division — about…
Rogue agents and shadow AI: Why VCs are betting big on AI security
What happens when an AI agent decides the best way to complete a task is to blackmail you? That’s not a hypothetical. According to Barmak…
Chinese robotics outlook for 2026 includes cobot growth, competitive pressure
Specs of the Unitree H2 humanoid robot, one of several being developed in China. Source: Unitree Based on our data, Chinese industrial robot sales again…
Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals: FT
Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure…
Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative to ChatGPT
If you’re at all concerned about privacy, the rise of AI personal assistants can feel alarming. It’s difficult to use one without sharing personal information,…