Category: Robotics
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Meta has officially acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a San Diego-based startup building foundation models for humanoid robots, the company confirmed on May 1, 2026. The deal folds ARI’s team—including co-founders Xiaolong Wang and Lerrel Pinto—into Meta’s Superintelligence Labs division. Financial terms were not disclosed. ARI was developing the AI “brain” that would let humanoid…
Read More: Meta’s AI Robotics Push: Why the Social Media Giant is Betting on Humanoid Robots993 words–
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A quiet revolution happened this month — and it didn’t need a chatbot. Three developments across research, industry infrastructure, and high-profile consolidation are converging to prove that AI is finally learning to move. Huawei/TU Darmstadt/ETH Zurich: Natural Language Now Controls Robots A landmark paper in Nature Machine Intelligence demonstrated a breakthrough that researchers have chased…
Read More: Physical AI in April 2026: The Machines Finally Get It416 words–
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April 2026 marks a turning point for the Robot Operating System ecosystem. As ROS2 becomes the new standard, major players are making decisive moves — from complete platform migrations to AI-powered control systems and new enterprise support models. PAL Robotics: The ROS2 Transition Is Complete PAL Robotics officially completed its migration from ROS 1 Noetic…
Read More: Robotics April 2026: The ROS2 Era Arrives348 words–
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