Robotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation
Skild AI, which makes foundation models for robots, seems to have more than tripled its valuation in just seven months. The startup has raised a…
Gemini’s new beta feature provides proactive responses based on your photos, emails, and more
Google announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new beta feature in the Gemini app that allows the AI assistant to tailor its responses by…
AI security firm, depthfirst, announces $40 million Series A
Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI in their attacks. At the same time, cyber defenders are also turning to the technology to fight back. Depthfirst, a…
VoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build a voice agent factory
Nicholas Leonard and Derek Caneja wanted to build AI voice agents, but when they went to build the product, they felt many of these voice…
CES 2026 robotics recap; industry experts make predictions
In Episode 226 of The Robot Report Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the major robotics news of the week. They discuss…
Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won’t let your electricity bill go up
Although public backlash against data centers has been intense over the past 12 months, all of the tech industry’s biggest companies have promised additional buildouts…
A3 releases full three-part national safety standard for industrial robots
The standard outlines all of the latest industrial robot workcells and application safety guarding requirements. | Image generated by Gemini AI The Association for Advancing…
A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google’s AI agent shopping protocol — Google says she’s wrong
Shortly after Google announced its new Universal Commerce Protocol for AI-powered shopping agents, a consumer economics watchdog sounded the alarm. In a now viral post…
X Square Robot secures $140M in funding for AI foundation models
The Quanta X2 semi-humanoid robot Source: X Square Robot While artificial intelligence has advanced with large language models, or LLMs, robots need to understand the…
Ring founder details the camera company’s ‘intelligent assistant’ era
What does it take to bring a burned-out founder back to the company he sold to Amazon? For Jamie Siminoff of the video doorbell maker…