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What Are VLA Models? How Vision, Language and Action Work

VLA models combine vision, language, and action, helping machines understand their surroundings, follow instructions, and perform tasks in changing environments.

Inside the AI Built to Decide If the Military Is Ready

Aakash Indurkhya of Virtualitics on building agentic AI for military readiness, why transparency must be engineered in, and its new OpenAI partnership.

Humanoid Raises $152M, Becomes Europe’s First Unicorn

UK robotics firm Humanoid closes a $152M Series A at a $1.35B valuation, becoming Europe's first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn in just two years.

Barcelona Startup Theker Raises Europe’s Biggest Robotics A

Theker has raised $85 million in what it claims is Europe's largest ever robotics Series A, backed by CRV, Samsung, LVMH, and Inditex among others.

Tim Cook Steps Down. John Ternus Takes the Helm.

After 14 years reshaping Apple into the world's most valuable company, Tim Cook hands off to a 25-year hardware veteran who helped build its most iconic products.

Smart Robotics Raises €10M to Scale Across Europe

With logistics automation still vastly underpenetrated, the Dutch robotics firm is betting its real-world AI data gives it a decisive edge.

Jonas Andrulis Returns With a Human-First AI Startup

Jonas Andrulis has launched CNTR — a startup designing AI systems that collaborate with humans rather than replacing them.

AI Agent Calls 3,000 Irish Pubs to Map the Price of a Pint

An AI voice agent named Rachel called over 3,000 pubs across Ireland's 32 counties to build the country's most complete Guinness price index.

Uber to Invest $1.25 Billion in Rivian for Robotaxi Deal

Uber and Rivian are partnering to deploy up to 50,000 autonomous R2 robotaxis across 25 cities by 2031, with Uber investing $1.25 billion contingent on Rivian hitting autonomy milestones.

Mirai Robotics Raises $4.2M for Autonomous Maritime Tech

Italian startup Mirai Robotics raises $4.2M to develop autonomous maritime systems aimed at improving surveillance, safety and operations at sea.

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