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Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world | TechCrunch

If there’s one lesson the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident taught us, it’s that AI agents can be unpredictable. “Imagine...

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Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open source duck robot, Microduck | TechCrunch

Hugging Face unveiled the Microduck on Thursday, a cute little duck-like robot that sells for $399 — and...

An exhibitor demonstrates a Unitree Robotics G1 humanoid robot at the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, May 29, 2026. The summit is scheduled to continue through May 29. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
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Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era | TechCrunch

Physical AI is one of the hottest sectors in venture investing, with companies raising billions to apply the...

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Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say | TechCrunch

Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising additional capital led by 8VC, according...

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The US is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them | TechCrunch

In July and August, Washington tightened restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic systems and imposed steep tariffs on imported...

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Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data | TechCrunch

Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other robotics,...

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Aaron Edsinger brings Hello Robot’s Stretch 4 to life onstage at Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch

Robots that walk, talk, dance, and perform backflips make great videos. But can they close the blinds? Help...