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Boston Dynamics presents Stretch for warehouse case handling
Boston Dynamics presents Stretch as a mobile warehouse robot for trailer unloading, case picking and palletized order building, but supplies no independent performance data.
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Boston Dynamics Says Spot Robots Are Supporting Security Patrols at Two FIFA World Cup 2026 Venues
Boston Dynamics says its Spot robots are supporting FIFA Security with perimeter patrols, visual and thermal data collection and alert escalation at two 2026 World Cup venues.
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Figure says BotQ has delivered more than 350 Figure 03 robots and demonstrated a one-per-hour production cycle
Figure says its BotQ facility has delivered more than 350 Figure 03 humanoid robots and reported a demonstration of a perception-conditioned controller traversing real stairs after simulation training.
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Figure says Helix 02 demonstrated full-body control in a four-minute dishwasher task
Figure says its Helix 02 humanoid uses a hierarchical neural-control system to coordinate walking, manipulation and balance, including a four-minute autonomous dishwasher demonstration.
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Samsung partners with Mistral AI to develop on-premises AI for semiconductor operations
Samsung Electronics has announced a partnership with Mistral AI to develop on-premises AI systems for chip design, defect detection, equipment optimisation and semiconductor manufacturing.
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Figure launches Index to collect human-generated physical-world data for robot training
Figure says Creators have uploaded more than 16 million videos through its Index app, but the announcement provides no independent evidence that the data improves robot performance.
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Figure says Helix learned humanoid home navigation from human video without robot demonstrations
Figure announced Project Go-Big and said its Helix model can transfer behaviour from egocentric human video to humanoid-robot navigation in cluttered homes without robot demonstrations.