Mobile Robotics
Cognitive Cobots: Neura and Qualcomm Forge the Future of Edge Robotics
Neura Robotics and Qualcomm are partnering to integrate the new IQ10 processors into cognitive robots, aiming to revolutionize human-robot collaboration.
Mobile Robotics
The Un-Engineering Lens
When Machines Remember Cheaper: How Google’s TurboQuant Rewrites the Economics of Physical AI
On Tuesday, Google Research dropped a quiet bombshell. TurboQuant — a training-free compression algorithm that shrinks the key-value (KV) cache of large AI models by 6x and accelerates inference by up to 8x — sent memory chip stocks tumbling within hours. SK Hynix, Samsung, Micron: all fell sharply. The internet, with its
Physical AI
How Disaggregated Compute, Data Flywheels, and VLA Models Are Rewriting the Rules of Autonomous Defense
On March 23, 2026, Sikorsky delivered the U.S. Army’s first UH-60MX Black Hawk fully integrated with the MATRIX™ autonomy suite—a fly-by-wire, optionally piloted helicopter capable of executing missions with no crew aboard. That same month, Anduril locked in a $20 billion, ten-year enterprise contract for its Lattice
Mobile Robotics
Amazon Deepens Humanoid Strategy with Fauna Robotics Acquisition
Amazon is doubling down on its robotics portfolio with the acquisition of Fauna Robotics, a startup specializing in kid-size humanoid robots. This marks Amazon's second major robotics purchase this month, signaling a shift toward mobile, humanoid automation.
Mobile Robotics
Fleet Readiness 2.0: Gecko Robotics Secures Landmark U.S. Navy Deal
Gecko Robotics has secured a massive five-year contract with the U.S. Navy to use climbing robots for predictive maintenance. This deal highlights the shift toward robotic inspection to increase fleet readiness and ship longevity.
Physical AI
The Week Physical AI Outran Its Own Hype
The third week of March 2026 delivered something unusual for the Physical AI and mobile robotics community: not one breakthrough, but a cascade. Across South Korea, China, Singapore, and multiple university labs, humanoid robots sprinted, played tennis, read brain signals, grew living muscle, and — in one memorable restaurant incident — smashed
Physical AI
Why the Smartest Robot Is the One That Doesn’t Carry Its Own Brain
The prevailing blueprint for building an autonomous mobile robot is deceptively simple: pack the most powerful AI computer you can into the chassis, wire every sensor into it, run inference locally, and hope the battery lasts long enough to justify the engineering. Tesla’s Optimus humanoid is the poster child
Mobile Robotics
Predictive Power: Gecko Robotics Secures Major US Navy Deal
Gecko Robotics has secured a major five-year deal with the U.S. Navy to deploy autonomous systems for predictive maintenance across the fleet.
The Un-Engineering Lens
The World Doesn’t Need Better Maps. It Needs Better Memories
Neural Reconstruction, Spatial Persistence, and Why the Real Breakthrough in Physical AI Isn’t Where You Think There is a quiet revolution happening in how machines perceive the physical world, and most of the industry is looking at it through the wrong lens. Neural reconstruction — the family of techniques that
Mobile Robotics
Industrial Evolution: High-Stakes Robotics Moves into Defense and Agriculture
Gecko Robotics has secured its largest deal yet with the U.S. Navy, utilizing autonomous climbing robots to predict maintenance needs. Meanwhile, Neura Robotics explores new frontiers with Qualcomm's IQ10 chips.