robotics
Chinese Carmakers Chase Humanoid Robots as Xpeng's Unit Raises Over $900M
Xpeng's robotics arm raised more than $900 million at a post-money valuation above $6.3 billion, while BYD, Chery and others push into humanoid robots.
robotics
Anthropic
Anthropic opens a standard for AI agents to operate laboratory equipment
The Model Hardware Standard research preview covers programmable devices from microscopes to robotic arms. The company says integration drops from weeks to hours, and the standard is model-agnostic.
robotics
Hugging Face launches Microduck, a $399 open-source duck robot
Hugging Face unveiled Microduck, a 25-centimetre open-source robot priced at $399 that can be taught new behaviours through reinforcement learning.