Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot greets runners
Digest more
Artificial intelligence is one of the most important tech innovations of the decade, with most consumer electronics companies working on new AI features for their products, from chatbots to devices with built-in AI capabilities. These developments will ...
Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots that look like people and do things that people do.
Robots such as Boston Dynamics’ four-legged Spot can now accurately read analog thermometers and pressure gauges while roaming around factories and warehouses. Those improvements come courtesy of Google DeepMind’s newest robotic AI model that aims to enhance robotic capabilities for ‘embodied reasoning’ when interacting with physical environments.
Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are partnering to trial Gemini-powered robotics in Hyundai automotive factories. The project will involve the latter company's humanoid, Atlas, and its dog-like Spot robots, with Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics model ...
Tesla begins Optimus production in Q2 2026, replacing Fremont’s legacy car lines, breaking ground in Texas as it scales toward a robotics-first future.