New regulatory reform minister aims to make self-driving tech widely available
The Japan Times — Hiroshi Nakatsuka said he hopes to remove restrictions and collect data to allow for a swifter rolling out of self-driving technology in Japan.
Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Robotics and Autonomous Systems refers to artificial intelligence operating in physical environments through machines such as mobile robots and self-driving vehicles. Truncated covers hardware developments, software updates, safety regulations, and commercial deployments.
NVIDIA's VFlash speeds robot decoding 12x and cuts errors by 61%
Interesting Engineering — VFlash achieved 70.2% average robot manipulation success, compared with 62.6% for the baseline.
Humanoid Robot Makers Track Output but Not Payback
PYMNTS.com — The robotics industry has measured progress by machines shipped, tasks demonstrated and hours logged. China’s AGIBOT is proposing a different benchmark:
How the Waymo Driver Manages Severe Winter Weather
Waymo — From Denver’s icy streets to California’s “atmospheric rivers”, winter driving means something different in every city. As Waymo grows, building a driver for all four seasons means providing a ride you can rely on while operating responsibly. With a historic El Niño ahead this season, here’s a look at how we’re readying our fleet to manage severe weather this winter.
Chimney or squirrel? Clearing up a robot's fuzzy memory by comparing images from different angles
Tech Xplore — In an emergency, a human might someday ask a robotic assistant to fetch a wall-mounted defibrillator located down the hall. But if the robot has incorrectly labeled the defibrillator as a fire extinguisher in its stored memory, it may not know where to find the lifesaving device.
Why are people attacking food delivery robots?
Fox News — A handful of food delivery robots from Uber Eats and other platforms have gotten kicked and knocked over in Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
Disneyland Begins Training for Pixar Bots, Brings 'Star Wars' Drones to Theme Park
Tech Times — Disney is now training AI robot interns that will soon help visitors get the best out of their Disneyland experience.
Very good boys? The dark, dystopian rise of robot dogs | Arwa Mahwadi
the Guardian — Pups that carry your shopping are one thing – but what about the mechanical canines being bought up in the US by ICE, asks Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
Xiaomi's humanoid robots work a full 8-hour shift in its EV factory
Electrek — Xiaomi says its humanoid robot worked a full 8-hour shift on its own at its EV factory. Impressive if true, but key numbers are missing.
PATEO puts ByteDance's most powerful AI model inside a car — no internet needed
Tech Times — Chinese auto-AI supplier PATEO is deploying ByteDance’s 35B-parameter Doubao model and NVIDIA Nemotron inside a car — no cloud required. Mass production begins Q2 2027.
Startup offers $20 an hour to walk robot dogs
The Independent — Hopeful applicants need no prior experience with dogs or robots
Watch Shield AI on Autonomous Warfare
A former Apple and Uber engineer raised $51 million to rethink the self-driving truck
Business Insider — Humble Robotics raised $51 million to build electric, cabless self-driving trucks. Founder Eyal Cohen previously worked at Apple, Uber, and Waabi.
On Big Chip Club, @MilksandMatcha talks with @cdngdev, the former @OpenAI robotics intern behind this summer’s viral As…
GoPro AGV Smart Helmet Drops Radar: Microphone AI Can't Detect Silent EVs
Tech Times — GoPro AGV smart motorcycle helmet replaces radar with acoustic AI and microphone arrays for blind-spot alerts. The 2027 pilot helmet uses machine learning to classify engine sound from nearby vehicles without RF hardware. One unresolved gap: the system cannot detect silent electric vehicles.
The Anatomy Of Robots
Uber sets its first-ever driverless deadline: 700 robotaxis by December, 10K+ by 2028
Tech Times — Uber targets 700 driverless vehicles by Dec. 31, 2026, scaling to 2,000+ in 2027, backed by 25 AV partners and a fifth straight quarter of 20%+ Gross Bookings growth.
Baidu's new world model shows value, challenge of physical AI
AI Business — Baidu unveils world model to power its robotaxis.
LiberAI Unveils Liber-0, a World Action Model That Grounds Human Experience in Robot Action
The Robot Report — LiberAI introduces Liber-0, a world action model pretrained on more than 2.2 million hours of human experience to support zero-shot robot manipulation.
Waymo to End Exclusive Uber Robotaxi Deal, Citing Rider Consistency Concerns
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