TL;DR: Mexican police are deploying Chinese-made Unitree Go2 robot dogs to patrol the 2026 World Cup host city. In a move that feels a bit dystopian but was probably inevitable, police in Guadalupe, Mexico, are adding robot dogs to their ranks ahead of the 2026 World Cup. They’ve chosen the Unitree Go2, a nimble and […]
Read Transmission >Apptronik’s $520M Bet on Humanoids
TL;DR: Apptronik just secured a massive $520 million funding round to scale its Apollo humanoid robot and take on Tesla’s Optimus. The humanoid robot wars are officially heating up. Austin-based Apptronik has just announced a staggering $520 million raise, valuing the company at over $5 billion. This cash injection is clearly aimed at one thing: […]
Read Transmission >Spot Goes Nuclear in UK
TL;DR: Boston Dynamics’ Spot is now patrolling the UK’s Sellafield nuclear site to keep humans out of harm’s way. It feels like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s happening right now at the Sellafield nuclear site in England. Hyundai-backed Boston Dynamics has officially deployed its Spot robot dog to handle inspections in radioactive […]
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