Tag: robotics

Figure Just Retired a Humanoid Robot After 11 Months. That’s the Point.

Figure’s F.02 humanoid robot had a remarkably short career. The machine entered service in late 2025, spent months working in Figure’s manufacturing operations and at BMW’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, walked thousands of steps, handled tens of thousands of components and contributed to real automotive production. Eleven months later, Figure decommissioned it. Then, in […]

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Tesla’s Cybercab Is About to Test Whether Robotaxis Can Leave the Demo Stage

Tesla’s Cybercab has spent years existing primarily as an idea: a purpose-built autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals and, eventually, no human driver. Now the harder part is approaching. Tesla is preparing to put the Cybercab into service in Austin, Texas, with an August rollout reportedly beginning with employee rides before broader public […]

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Can China Become the Android of Robotics With Open Software?

The global robotics industry is entering a new phase. While Chinese manufacturers have already shaken the market with low-cost robot dogs and increasingly affordable humanoid robots, Beijing’s biggest strategic move may not be hardware at all. Instead, China is embracing open-weight AI models to build a software ecosystem that could become the foundation of tomorrow’s […]

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RTK: The Centimeter-Accurate Tech That Could Power Autonomous Mobility

The autonomous city will not run on vibes, cameras and wishful GPS alone. As self-driving vehicles begin to appear on public roads and robotics takes serious steps beyond the lab, one quiet technology could become a major enabler: RTK, or Real-Time Kinematic positioning. Already familiar to precision agriculture, where it helps tractors and autonomous mowers […]

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