German robotics startup Sereact raises $110M

German robotics startup Sereact has raised $110m in a Series B funding round, with the funding used to develop and scale its latest AI model and US expansion, it announced today.The round was led by S…

Why Tokyo is the most important tech destination of 2026

SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 has four tightly defined technology domains, each backed by live demonstrations, dedicated exhibit floors, and sessions featuring the people actually building and funding these technologies globally.

Apple under Ternus: what comes next for the tech giant’s hardware strategy

John Ternus, Apple’s incoming CEO, is a hardware guy, signaling Apple may be putting devices back at the center of its strategy.

Sony’s table tennis robot made me think about what happens when AI gets a body

Sony’s table tennis robot looks like a lab flex with a paddle. The real story starts when AI stops answering prompts and learns to move through our world.

This Roboticist-Turned-Teacher Built a Life-Size Replica of ENIAC
This Roboticist-Turned-Teacher Built a Life-Size Replica of ENIAC

Tom Burick has always considered himself a builder. Over the years he’s designed robots, constructed a vintage teardrop trailer, and most recently, led a group of students in building a full-scale replica of a pivotal 1940s computer. Burick is a techn…

Bubble Robotics emerges from stealth with $5M to scale autonomous ocean robotics

Bubble Robotics hassecured a $5 million pre-seedfunding round, led by Episode1 Ventures, Asterion Ventures,and Norrsken Evolve, followingits launch out of Entrepreneurs First.The ocean plays a central…

Smart Robotics secures €10M Series A to expand AI robotic picking in Europe

Smart Robotics, an embodied AI company focused onintralogistics automation, has closed a €10 million Series A funding round. Theround was led by Rotterdamse Havendraken, with participation from Innova…

Robots just ran the Beijing half-marathon faster than the world record holder

A robot built by Honor just ran a Beijing half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record of 57 minutes.

Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon

The winning time is a massive improvement over last year’s race, when the fastest robot finished in two hours and 40 minutes.

Chef Robotics escaped the robot cooking graveyard and says it’s thriving — here’s why

The company, which deploys AI-guided robot arms for food production, says it is looking to expand its services to provide for a broader array of customers.