An MIT roboticist who cofounded Roomba maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robots as catchall assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’

While investors are busy pouring billions of dollars into humanoid robots, an MIT roboticist who has been making robots for ...

Famed roboticist says humanoid robot bubble is doomed to burst

Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of companies like Tesla and Figure trying ...
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Meta and Tesla are competing to lead the humanoid robot market using AI-powered devices

Mark Zuckerberg stepped on stage with AI glasses, but what looked like a gadget reveal is now tied to a much bigger story. This is about Meta and Tesla heading into a direct fight over humanoid robots ...
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Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots

Chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude have experienced a meteoric rise in usage over the past three years because they can help ...

OpenMind Launches the World's First 'AI-Native' Open Source Robot System OM1 Beta

IT Home reported on September 21 that OpenMind has launched what is claimed to be the world's first 'AI-native' open source ...

The World’s First Open Source AI-Native Robot System OM1 Beta Released, Opening a New Chapter in Intelligent Robotics

OM1 Beta has been open-sourced on GitHub under the MIT license, allowing developers the freedom to use, modify, and distribute the system. Its "hardware-neutral" characteristic enables it to operate ...

Fading the humanoid robot revolution: iRobot's co-founder issues a warning for investors

Humanoid robot investments face skepticism as industry leader Rodney Brooks warns current designs may never deliver.

Icarus raises $6.1M to take on space’s “warehouse work” with embodied-AI robots

Icarus just raised a $6.1 million seed round led by Soma Capital and Xtal, with participation from Nebular and Massive Tech ...