Topic: Robotics
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Unitree’s IPO values the humanoid maker near $66bn
Public markets price a Chinese humanoid firm above Western rivals.
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Waymo launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa
The fleet passes 4,000 vehicles across fourteen US metros.
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Gemini Robotics 2 adds whole-body control
One model handles locomotion, fine manipulation and robot-to-robot collaboration.
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Zoox charges for rides in a vehicle with no steering wheel
Paid service begins in Las Vegas under a federal exemption.
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Apollo Go reports 300,000 weekly robotaxi rides
Baidu discloses peak volumes and expansion into Korea and the Gulf.
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1X opens preorders for a $20,000 home humanoid
Neo is sold to consumers, with chores partly completed by remote human operators.
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Waymo begins driverless freeway rides
Speed and route limits that confined robotaxis to city centres are lifted.
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Figure unveils a mass-producible humanoid
Figure 03 is engineered for factory-scale manufacture rather than demonstration.
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Tesla begins paid robotaxi rides in Austin
Camera-only autonomy carries paying passengers with onboard safety monitors.
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Gemini Robotics puts frontier models in robot control
A multimodal model is adapted to drive physical manipulation.