Former OpenAI science lead launches Warp Science to automate wet labs with robots |

In Brief Posted: 11:38 AM PDT · October 22, 2026 Former OpenAI science lead Kevin Weil has launched Warp Sciences, a new AI startup focused…

Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world |

If there’s one lesson the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident taught us, it’s that AI agents can be unpredictable. “Imagine if something like that happened in the…

Physical AI is more than robots, says the Nvidia veteran now investing in it

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building…

Amap and Sands China mark the delivery of the first Tutu robots, with expected indoor navigation and 3D resort previews

/PRNewswire/ — Amap, Alibaba Group’s location-based services platform, and Sands China today marked the delivery of the first batch of Tutu robot dogs at a…

Can Safeworld convince people that GenAI robots won't hurt them? |

The big trend in robots is handing the keys over to a generative AI model, but that brings with it a problem: that architecture isn’t…

Disrupt 2026’s new Real World AI Stage features Nvidia, robots, and extinct animals  |

At our past TechCrunch Disrupt events, AI has taken center stage, both throughout our programming and in a stage of its own. This year, the…

The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them |

In July and August, Washington tightened restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic systems and imposed steep tariffs on imported drones and their components, both moves citing…

Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine |

The hype around humanoid robots isn’t particularly new. Thank Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Optimus robot, as well as the myriad videos of Boston…

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers, according to several current and former…

Disrupt 2026’s Real World AI Stage features robots, automated factories, and extinct animals  |

At our past TechCrunch Disrupt events, AI has taken center stage, both throughout our programming and in a stage of its own. This year, the…