Topic: #robotics
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Tesla profit falls 43% to $787 million as Optimus robot enters production
Tesla's quarterly profit fell 43% to $787 million as research spending rose 69% and capex more than doubled, while the company said its Optimus humanoid robot has entered production and an executive targeted Cybercab deliveries this year.
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Tesla and xAI's Digital Optimus plays half of Diablo campaign, Musk says
Elon Musk said on October 10 that Digital Optimus, the Tesla and xAI agent that plays games using only screen pixels and keyboard-and-mouse inputs, can now get through half of the Diablo campaign.
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Boston Dynamics names former Amazon Alexa leader Rohit Prasad as CEO
Boston Dynamics named Rohit Prasad, who led Alexa development at Amazon for over 12 years, as CEO effective October 7, Crypto Briefing reported. He takes over a role that's been filled on an interim basis since February.
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Skild AI's S1 robot masters football via 140 years of simulated self-play
Skild AI's S1 model learned to play football by competing against itself in simulation for the equivalent of 140 years, then transferred the skills directly to real-world play without additional training. The approach mirrors techniques used to train AlphaGo and signals a shift toward general-purpose robotic learning.
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Crypto VCs shift billions to AI and robotics, retreating from tokens
Paradigm and peers like a16z are deploying billion-dollar funds into robotics and AI startups as traditional equity plays, marking a strategic pivot away from cryptocurrency-native investments and likely inflating valuations across hard-tech sectors.
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Tesla converts Fremont factory to Optimus robot production
Tesla has repurposed its Fremont factory's Model S and Model X production line to manufacture Gen 3 Optimus robots, with footage surfacing July 1 showing the new assembly operation underway. The company targets 1 million units annually.
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UBTech U1 humanoid robot hits $334M pre-orders in four weeks
UBTech Robotics generated $334 million in pre-order revenue for its U1 companion robot within four weeks of launch in June 2026, with over 5,000 pre-orders and shipments expected by September. The achievement exceeds the company's entire 2025 industrial robotics segment revenue.
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NEURA Robotics raises $1.4B Series C led by Tether for robot data collection
German robotics startup NEURA Robotics closed a Series C funding round targeting $1.4 billion, valuing the company at roughly $7 billion. Tether led the round alongside Nvidia, Amazon, Qualcomm, and Bosch, funding specialized data-collection facilities and plans to embed self-custodial wallets in robots.