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Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:04:40 GMT
Subject: β Viral robot lands first brand deal
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Now, Toyota has unveiled a basketball robot that can sink long-range shots on demand with a level of consistency that would shock even the best in the game. Meanwhile, a Unitree robot broke the internet for chasing a herd of wild boars through a parking lot in Poland β a chaotic clip that somehow turned into a lucrative brand deal. </p></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style=""><tr><td height="14.0px" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:14.0px;"> </td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="14.0px" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;width:14.0px;"> </td><td bgcolor="transparent" style="background-color:transparent;border-color:rgb(255, 150, 0);border-radius:10px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style="color:#ff9600;"><b>The Robotics Special</b></span>Β is designed to help you stay on the cutting edge of the latest breakthroughs and products in the industry. Our regular AI updates will resume as usual on Monday. </p></td></tr></table></td><td width="14.0px" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;width:14.0px;"> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td height="14.0px" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:14.0px;"> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0px;padding:10px 0px 10px;" class="dd"><table class="j" role="none" width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td id="whats-next" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:normal;padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;"><h4 style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:normal;mso-line-height-alt:112.5%;"><span style="color:#ff9600;"><b>WHATβS NEXT</b></span></h4></td></tr><tr><td id="the-most-important-news-and-breakth" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#000000;font-weight:Bold;padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;"><h2 style="color:#000000;font-weight:Bold;mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>The most important news and breakthroughs in robotics this week</b></h2></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:14px;padding-right:14px;padding-top:8px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:638px;"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.LDkxbMa7NCxUGG7E2Yh3ABwZ018KntTWnrUV-LShhrDC5acdIKuBuodxhaw3zsJnCul1ZDzAs6uqy7BB228XK3b2v90GHinCk68uxyqTG-57fA-gNAaeK6XvlpGfWxfZSe_EmvOAVfTkOYQ21JGF8EWSCgN3ntc36FQbcRPvnRoassOKveudE6sOyBYui7podUxALRrZNx5B3QymaJr-6EpnUr92hHoO9TT8qKWt0TLLR7QSIxLbok8_YYn7473lQtobHatWGt9nUJIkbh2uvZ9H8Jpd8olXjtngbUR-FWA/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h2/h001.D_qmtmo8uFOmzA5BI2570Xft9G6DZIws2HWaIGIYJpw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/dc8c76b8-fa03-4618-ab32-7295ba7c7f77/Group_1000005187__1_.jpg?t=1776465708" alt="" height="auto" width="638" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="t" style="width:638px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>Click here to watch Toyotaβs viral new humanoid robot shoot perfect hoops. Photo: Interesting Engineering</p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>1. Uber goes all-in on robotaxis with $10B war chest:</b> After years of riding shotgun on the robotaxi wave, Uber is getting <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgOlR9-0t9SUefPobqLdGRLK0A22d68cRzxkMbk_qeJEwOjJLjF7ij41D7ibw3mUOmMszsgyWRecpj-mM9SAf22JkayMU-31Rvf0vwONuTEYqIkZbg0gxe2hmOrk6A3b9N6tM-pU7wvoDNAt2szizGAKCI7uLrNI4p8CY4proCSnlzYGlXQe6hVyUP_7FTOaMkSkzsf6qkDDs3vJ9K7Qw2ClVY-DB7JOQabpXYbSua_xlu1YbHJ8EyGsz3BbVtj5W9cCcU7AASUo8zG-zJOJirEiyBZ6qSqOp5v7cHYLNriJvyysBfW7Lv-4hxCgw8oiu31K2YBqQYpFgOr0Yh8Tk7m4/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h3/h001.Rl5KUAejLl-HGdW8yd_hDdnpuYRiNmkPS4crSL6NQ70" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>behind the wheel</span></a>. According to the Financial Times, the company has committed over $10B to partners including Baidu, Rivian, and Lucid. It's a sharp pivot from the gig-economy model that built Uber's empire, driven by fear that robotaxi rivals could disrupt the business it spent a decade building. Driverless services are targeted for 28 cities by 2028. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>2. Toyotaβs new basketball robot shoots near-perfect hoops: </b>The companyβs CUE7 robot has finally <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.REEmffLvQfqR5rBh584YBMVPlIuNr80EiwHDn6XFIm-UVNX_kwWaKNIynQnGl64oPV6mv165U0Vp2en73LM3USKJXFEWKmKyE2dfh7j_n9s5YCCOPQWKuTagfFtEBExhlbSi4zhD35-TTmW_qO6eMnjkqton-4Eg9I3D32lX4jVgyUlnxKWOhYwG9VwPYtzV0HUTgVvhMwy9yMGDWXaHhn34jeOh1seVsVu5x-NKkD0GPDMZX3csH8nle2z97nAFRiL3ShWv2A3-Jz8iPq_c8LwRxmRlTKPpdvZy3L7BlA1dRaUQN4tRQ_MsVSiyxvRBQFYmSWJZxt-XPMTIk4xjbA/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h4/h001.PzpRscgS__4FgUX2FGw6bgxdtcDseBP4le0SGnc4m-c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>hit the court</span></a> this week. The bipedal robot, which builds on the previous CEU6, combines reinforcement learning with a hybrid control system to visually lock onto targets, calculate trajectories, and sink shots with near-perfect consistency. It serves as Toyota's real-world testbed for vision systems, motion control, and embodied AI. Videos of the robot nailing shots from insane distances have blown up on socials. Watch it <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.LDkxbMa7NCxUGG7E2Yh3ABwZ018KntTWnrUV-LShhrDC5acdIKuBuodxhaw3zsJnCul1ZDzAs6uqy7BB228XK3b2v90GHinCk68uxyqTG-57fA-gNAaeK6XvlpGfWxfZSe_EmvOAVfTkOYQ21JGF8EWSCgN3ntc36FQbcRPvnRoassOKveudE6sOyBYui7podUxALRrZNx5B3QymaJr-6EpnUr92hHoO9TT8qKWt0TLMfOdcC4o5oRfnktZ9LyCdh5_SOOP295R4S0Xu9XOdTF3v4HjovN2Gm-AFhxWc2yc/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h5/h001.H_ze9WgKOfQhTUmOSaMIPINNvbUBujOKYN3u2IF70RY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>here</span></a>. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>3. New model shocks own creators by learning skills it was never taught: </b>San Francisco startup Physical Intelligence just <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.cbTlTBbOm0oxrOJrFZNEqfj95L9dhJLTAddWNh9iMDVHbhzfB1Jgq_IV4Py3_lNarbElmy9bObGl9409NvdKJrvMuoh-oP8mD0S8q4hkod4auHzwoYTn-utT3QPJbkTTTRgpkBNpwKUoknkKQkCUGtWAbCapczuir5ZMX_i1obO1dy_ZO-fJNoywHWEVksTA8SKmuT2FpaK5bmP9RxWXL26Zf_Afdk_q9rwyL8JPumxn_RgjTNiJFdxqXJf3ynykpnWg4JCHKf3LMjIooD-nrW9GlITYxRWoAmi81HTu_oYvPfXC9wFZesuTNpBrfb0FIpkC5EpRvDNWe7QLJK_XUjuH2OgyfInkrEb4GlXTihm-p5vYb-K97dWuPg5zz0vFdJC4s5uniKjqf1x9XYaCoawERHPtMReGfGTGmrKxf78/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h6/h001.XLNkpHz7F-uFll3sw5lHcIqnQZJYDbyn8GGZc4Jo0lM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>published</span></a> research which claims that its Ο0.7 model lets robots tackle unfamiliar tasks using skills learned in entirely different contexts. The breakthrough model caught the companyβs own researchers off-guard: one researcher randomly handed a robot a gear set, asked it to rotate a gear, and was surprised to see that it worked. 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" class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:638px;"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.LDkxbMa7NCxUGG7E2Yh3AOM-XNRqrGMy5-4P3xgAGnvZ0LF8CzNa9rQ9aRWhzLRRq63w_nrkeSFMWAZam37XXXr3zrcmiGRYh-9qSIjX0mzfG8OISpNA1PLa-XVlXxc-1v6kzl5HKVyMFQ1Vbn-2uKMc-321RxUDtNbZOlvPmTAyyPwSAS63Zpewgmg6nTQPaOSO2oWeyS30NESxoyiLZ2GPAAes7js2Kocm3WY0Bpzuq0QW_fHysEPhH_aw8M0Im5jMqDgQUzfragzbbYvlKpYr1WAWvA_OYyg_j-NMtBE/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h11/h001.mw4VEZ8rhAO722udes00Dgj8MNlR4ARDlMsfgAFMNmY" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/be8184dc-cc01-463a-a400-725ce8674b23/Group_1000005187__1___2_.jpg?t=1776468122" alt="" height="auto" width="638" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="t" style="width:638px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>Click here to watch the viral video of a Unitree humanoid robot chase wild boars across a parking lot in Poland. Photo: Edward Warchocki/X</p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> β¨Β <b>Claim to Fame: </b>Social media users couldnβt believe it when they came across a clip of a Unitree humanoid robot chasing after wild boars across a parking lot in Warsaw. The video spread like wildfire, racking up millions of views. Now, the robot has <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.REEmffLvQfqR5rBh584YBMVPlIuNr80EiwHDn6XFIm-UVNX_kwWaKNIynQnGl64olL7dSNybwlcfhpjkMznBDpPoE5_hBZLo4GJeMgTGVwjYynz83xp6Ov45EY2OFJHzishKeuXFM_w9rl1yEDmneEiTHmg9804IVRkLuCItoK06GSaqQuMz5vwydJp7A5sbU19jV5KLwVnmrYh8bp92bCAM1sr5A0PhbH6KeOpqn3NjUTauzFMhhkyn5yePHeJxg7swEqn_q2Zj-jxFZYmol-sohxaJMBKKFNaIfB8P6Z76P0uUUvVKuWXQjbNdrDD5b5lSXI_eH8sGA_C5q9ZvQw/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h12/h001.ALLiUcX0Kl4azFzy41pkyrDU7DfBLp3fg3i4O6G5NLs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>landed</span></a> its first brand deal, promoting a diamond-encrusted Rolex worth around $20,000. Creators behind the robot argue humanoids offer brands something human influencers can't: full messaging control with no controversies. Watch the viral video that started it all <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.LDkxbMa7NCxUGG7E2Yh3AOM-XNRqrGMy5-4P3xgAGnvZ0LF8CzNa9rQ9aRWhzLRRq63w_nrkeSFMWAZam37XXXr3zrcmiGRYh-9qSIjX0mzfG8OISpNA1PLa-XVlXxc-1v6kzl5HKVyMFQ1Vbn-2uKMc-321RxUDtNbZOlvPmTAyyPwSAS63Zpewgmg6nTQPaOSO2oWeyS30NESxoyiLZ2GPAAes7js2Kocm3WY0BpxJm-K3e5nItpUM_Q0uzwdHUfel6RPPOvFuMaT19y02XRJS_tA3D6tesI2X5oEC42A/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h13/h001.zhn-ycF3EuRcoJyz7j-_2bU3EpJEYLrU_C89c6vZA24" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>here</span></a>. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> πͺΒ <b>Step Squad: </b>Months after a blaze displaced over 4,500 residents at Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court, elderly survivors are using robotic exoskeletons to climb back to their apartments for the first time. With towers reaching 31 floors and over a third of residents aged 65 or older, the technology is probably the only way for older people to make <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgHCEZL_M12r-xRtPUNWTY-dnRbdSETAx67B2vYSM4Uxs40QZ41A28StLvdTPSeS8Z9e_D8_J6s3fXp-J9KtvD5vFrlBLYdYRzgtfHyPQt0B1KrlnSVvwQ9LkmCo85dXR0PZKmdqy37ldGx3-LPJommhHQiZNpjBt1b3_phM4QsNIEr2VN4UAGJzns-VIMG8rESgRpxLGfMuI8TSY2tvClGrKKwkL7DI58WnMrBecW5gCwL-D5i4mVXE8CzVj_qXt1CLI_BYUr0m-xNjW8LUUmylWZgFLWWrqyA22FvkgPFP6nn4A50fYLcQufwC69NPR2F8_xjgPp7dabJvadKtV1kS2PQ-O-YLxIyzUBvvttAiu/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h14/h001.ugL7d3o2LVmLcAXjPIJXNzCPS8W-mPZiKU7f8jCxB0M" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>one last climb home</span></a> and retrieve decades of belongings. Watch the emotional moment unfold <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgICxIik6hQLk_HKB7_ZFv-ei0D8BKuQcISwH83l4TWb1NvJzl1c3dy7fWyCl-QLPCesfiJaz3b0SxEwLjP_sEXfBWgfIuZpY06tKOa2Tt4tgTHBDxmAMKK7mu_pgpUOylcvgpPV1c7veSDiNCblZTltMHdYu7NT_PZMMFN8hfag1ZglgIIA4SiU1zvbyhk8JcL_r57z2hDvuNWWejnNkrWrlIKs9bbN0Y8X37vIxlQ5HjYeUYFiHit4w527eiC45mRcw3NIoG60dNZHHrKiRvg8/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h15/h001.KAr5J4UHl6ZqWGF1z-_eS8KMukWxQx19Q7ytIFHSa78" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>here</span></a>. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> π°οΈΒ <b>Dish Dividends:</b> What if your most boring Saturday chore was suddenly worth $25 an hour? A growing cottage industry of companies is <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgPHgMIO1NS2wEnKGqgxSglnPXNkDdr2T9tnzRSASfyLyTbk0KmUG64Q7eia_sekd8CeSjLVhqhVCPYAg7z7gXdW-E2DaQrcSwAxZ2mWIGvtTBUSLdveg8mIvZRrUrRPS1Z5hHI_Wpp5hIZkZe9shBl2XIKxNpAX3UuNr6L1U44YHQPWEdtYufqjVIGuh0oKl2Ny52_5ORK9BONCYUdG9vapEWCaY8P0CSGLTHLHrY_bf_SQXnQyVmJ64oPvFfFcsni3dD5ByaJ8kMB1WoGu8yUYRGmeUEIrk1PMbKmAZBjpWtL5oPlvEH0s7XVj-afKKyA/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h16/h001.zGJMXkUgADXGDZmcjWls_tHyrLt30TCbiIzABFF07lQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>paying gig workers</span></a> to record themselves folding clothes, washing dishes, and doing other chores around the home. The footage is then used to create the training data that robot AI models desperately need. Researchers believe the same scaling laws that made chatbots smarter with more text data will eventually do the same for robots β if they can collect enough of it. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0px;padding:10px 0px 10px;" class="dd"><table class="j" role="none" width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td id="only-good-news" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:normal;padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;"><h4 style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:normal;mso-line-height-alt:112.5%;"><span style="color:#ff9600;"><b>INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT</b></span></h4></td></tr><tr><td id="watch-chinas-robodog-unleashes-insa" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#000000;font-weight:Bold;padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;"><h2 style="color:#000000;font-weight:Bold;mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>Everything else you need to know this week</b></h2></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:14px;padding-right:14px;padding-top:8px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:638px;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/e8fa9847-9f41-417d-b7af-fa677e75a66c/image_-_2026-04-18T011126.174.jpg?t=1776471094" alt="" height="auto" width="638" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="t" style="width:638px; padding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>Photo: Boston Dynamics</p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Here are the biggest developments in the robotics space that you should know about: </p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:14px;padding-right:18px;padding-top:4px;" class="ee"><div style="margin-left:0px;" class="edm_outlooklist"><ul style="font-weight:normal;list-style-type:disc;margin-bottom:12px !important;margin-top:12px !important;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><b>Boston Dynamics</b> has <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgAkhVM8LUZS9VAifu23CCEGZAWbLl14TiQY-hk0DkeGhVXtEn-8cULoA95eX0Gs3LthzCEMJ4EstIaMNx6Ezll6m_gq3aquH7tESGxX6RrjnJAJiDtwp6nlZQRccE0WlEDlCwayDNsEdXhKzEJ3RP1wVyZpauc_VbuazkQhz8b-Et-vmCH356VxvzjlPUwQ0PwQ7_A5vRRBmXkpHvskoXs4gJeJ0XrIbwUvlVmn8cgHY-CDeqCozKyFYd3kSXbJperObfxCBcpCSpbhzODFz1NGhCXr4Fn37X_iouCSDeGBdoeidUaFP9CbgU4Em2oGjEA/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h17/h001.MogmhsFwglrtx1YZS9z6MhTDQnt-ydemVqO4xOKwsuU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>upgraded</span></a> its Spot robot with Google DeepMindβs Gemini AI, letting it interpret instructions and carry out real-world tasks with reasoning. </p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><b>Ukraine </b>claims itβs <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgHYiRq5f7dCFNNxqNQRmdlK6lSj0GH_LkFXI3-QFYGka9g8walWueXHmwgVNk9o4eTd3UT0Tl6DDjs8BGCPhiGDLwSNwW6S0jJUNq4-s38LSB6Mk8ObqCA4Eh24rr-w8BjNYb1d4PlZia2jgdPhzHR6wnyrJyDH6aqBRVEigqmbHqoFBs9vWCNiwmf799DcE0HX2Zt_COAphJ4Wpp4VW_Y5_SDo-dwTziRgnN9dSoxI8u9NHYncfXbnNpiIMg6VP86W7HA6Cj_4etN1_O2D1gLea_cuDqFB3tyyZBA5i_suwmo2i1DByHhO21Czs6RyWoKwkRbxZbSWxvLbQGLoho9o/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h18/h001.WDKWCMLEFeCaGpyqRuqu1Jc7deTzojKRqbcceqTQwDA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>captured</span></a> a Russian frontline position using only drones and ground robots β a glimpse into how autonomous warfare is starting to play out. </p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><b>Waymo </b>has begun <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgM__M8x4d5SrdWjsdln4yFaE5ZjTVq7zV10Cv0l6h5ZqFAJiMpL2ednIR03oQeVIjDD64eBnUBTcE7b3Jv62IBMn_ZnYQa6HXnZZzBEE-xbiMRWBroQy9drV56zpVHivEeSL8xKE5JU_YZgat-RVO47eENHU9MJ1MgBZkfuPr-AGdcy3n8ZQw0DXNg6OtFB5dhpC3B8iosBVjH8f3v7A4ncwYZKhCsq8UhVeZa8CtvB3ipXGD7uscJG7TlewHACjX4jcRSMRippC2ctfvtV2nZLWfiddwGVbDFC-pwhOkP8d/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h19/h001.HzFnnd9RuU7jYM29Wy9E8vOENX4AElT3XJMqXSehvGY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>testing</span></a> its all-electric Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis in London, inching closer to launching the cityβs first commercial driverless ride service. </p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><b>Skild AI</b> has <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgHjG1pTlqhjPD6PZ4AKsM-0oyzum_Ek5zma0_FCPGpA_wQikMqroL2EC3OQbk1N_4kkA9NmC-W2qPqyl_wTtdq2_-3GW8Yc_IJVRlCKm2t6phvKq_725oJZWJWrZ0kA1zPVB-ApM1mQP4F3Me9_sTMUCvmj56MPagpJCSsnJ66o-KTxUK2_nkfQwu06wix6u-b-TR1Uc2F_Uo34vgjGHUwGUjzCyEzYTyhRxjsOX2sjbUN2W_i39xjmJyngAfPbalikt3ZDRBUtPur4CFzgMRpxADjg0qdcWk7PxB13gIFsTtEQxGb7hifWDEZPthGAYwFzmBil-NeYlP0dQY75AE6jCyu-XHq_DRrKiTvECIYD8aJRT-bRpWr7N5VUwqjF93w/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h20/h001.c2C6eV5aP_7rrW_ENE8HNF-c-6WWp_FHK8Zco_buYqI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>acquired</span></a> Zebra Technologiesβ robotics automation arm to scale end-to-end warehouse automation powered by its Skild Brain software. </p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><b>Tesla </b>is <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.cbTlTBbOm0oxrOJrFZNEqSRA0c6thpbrCzhwoDBSojLweSpEjDjhlRScBS5yQ-WvwDd3WSRIiagdYfIJDpmVbA0sKjTIu1f3kJqW9g3cB_LqmR4R6SP5nd6z0UFMpVPq9jor1dv7ELgVxQ7xU3aOJCuNRELQt69V0Frbz0SqJEkwE18hGdbGyWnwZ1gKE0DbuFEclkU-b9Hl7qROcFTbBycnvqXcznxD7i9nOvjWXRPGTIKQfgWhDTzC7Vx2H7bVOgQGur_f0toufk9nYRolHfUQawT_TGqpRi9B3h0whdj7pK3NwWwYmwoQAQtILDQypIam_jwIeP7I79zlIOPwzQ/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h21/h001.w5c4YDsx2g9HS3RNbGvHACmT6lA7SARr62u2VvMWOGQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>eyeing</span></a> its Shanghai Gigafactory as the backbone for scaling its Optimus humanoid robots. </p></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0px;padding:10px 0px 10px;" class="dd"><table class="j" role="none" width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td id="sponsored-by-the-code" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" 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cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td id="robot-of-the-week" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:normal;padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;"><h4 style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:normal;mso-line-height-alt:112.5%;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 150, 0);"><b>ROBOT OF THE WEEK</b></span></h4></td></tr><tr><td id="a-robot-that-caught-our-eye-this-we" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#000000;font-weight:Bold;padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;"><h2 style="color:#000000;font-weight:Bold;mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>A robot that caught our eye this week</b></h2></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:14px;padding-right:14px;padding-top:8px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:638px;"><a 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It delivers a deep rolling massage with interchangeable heads and app-based AI modes that adapt to muscle stiffness. Watch it in action <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgMPwWMPVux3uPCZWLI0WG2UQBNOJsNOfs5k568rvSVhuYVytkhvHQZC3XMsP2CLhzGOM3h4k_XyCf0rKjptkZon6Ukgd1kmLJUzr4QVfbDLE9qZZcXGLpRzYb-ENohE-lh2dnRb-gERj-I2JfUTrP7Cj9r8B1Ek_csCJ0TQstL8q6dDx1kblwDthfGEOquMkjp1xDbDp2CCRFBqChbVqcV4koj_E8U5A2y6Nwt4MWIIsjDwqSiiZ-9lTupPiaKFfWkF8nKx2kskVYtAi-MMk8yw/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h27/h001.KRsdAGP_J4rTUHw5nyF47RDaXpqkPBjXFJO711LR5rU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>here</span></a>. <br><br>You can check it out <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.1pNu8sdsI6wlhJjFfr-bZaLLgAku4hKLHdQB4frK5owglz9LBcvVHbJVvxjDIlfpncjpY34NdoEs_Bd7mflBY2WIpMCzrBlODrQ5eSH-buZyLGrwkccf0ZysXZLWHfmnCyUHAgFYYtYVfna3qtwLSSoG8Pjls8qU_vREjHsSgwHjzCrwX6l_MecqfrF8VYtwx4cU7Io5vb6lFMG23rYAMRfVLWLvrEk7N1WqKrQq2kCRiuvT4_IWk_ch8J6yyFTiIFTTq1M6_wdSga5cTGToSg/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h28/h001.pPjIUUa_tZsJEvPneAXNrba0Es8yLA7YU99pewd6JQI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>here</span></a>. </p></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0px;padding:10px 0px 10px;" class="dd"><table class="j" role="none" width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td id="robot-of-the-week" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:normal;padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;"><h4 style="color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:normal;mso-line-height-alt:112.5%;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 150, 0);"><b>ROBO REELS</b></span></h4></td></tr><tr><td id="a-robot-that-caught-our-eye-this-we" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#000000;font-weight:Bold;padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;"><h2 style="color:#000000;font-weight:Bold;mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>Watch: Unitree robot comes dangerously close to breaking Usain Boltβs sprint record</b></h2></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:14px;padding-right:14px;padding-top:8px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:638px;"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgICxIik6hQLk_HKB7_ZFv-eUJEousH7O_x1GKMTjO5JdqGwjh9lRoQHwxygAn9_sz3RCIowCZGfU-LHBey8wNBCLzenxdK6MuCN793FH7vRhRJWPPsMspyxWB81QDIdjGgqrW1LB3glxjdDaWz0kr4RYivKjZD7RXvxCs5AIZHO4sZMxTRZYanl10l1eKCjt9p4aA4V31pU7KH1dOzxdwd7a8n9stWZvj5SgdE3_9bQdYTpHZRUxsBTrw2Y4dtJ8mdFIQVXOzsG4HwQFaZUs9uU/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h29/h001.4sL90XmwrhHGC1a5tstWiX_5e6kNz-PE33YcpZceVIY" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/92a8f2c8-1bd4-4e0b-93be-8aaaab5c050a/Group_1000005187__3_.jpg?t=1776470285" alt="" height="auto" width="638" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></a></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>Usain Bolt's world record may not be safe for much longer.</b></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 14px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Unitree Robotics just dropped <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgICxIik6hQLk_HKB7_ZFv-eUJEousH7O_x1GKMTjO5JdqGwjh9lRoQHwxygAn9_sz3RCIowCZGfU-LHBey8wNBCLzenxdK6MuCN793FH7vRhRJWPPsMspyxWB81QDIdjGgqrW1LB3glxjdDaWz0kr4RYivKjZD7RXvxCs5AIZHO4sZMxTRZYanl10l1eKCjt9lvbMk6bpKz_jkU9zw5BK_Wl_6e5T_AF84mg--ZH7vNv8D3cKvYXTnAnpUuPWcGQQ6IVBpENiceN9aGFpjhFwII/4pw/LgVqEkwoREGPuI_cCoTwOg/h30/h001.HaEj9mWkBmRUblWPuxSK3mQZVZo1W12G8r0uVS9K7hc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>footage</span></a> of its H1 humanoid robot sprinting at 10.1 meters per second on an athletics track, putting it within striking distance of Usain Bolt's world record pace. The company believes humanoid robots could break the 10-second 100-meter barrier by mid-2026. Just two years ago, the fastest humanoid could barely manage a brisk walk. 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**Welcome back, Superhuman. **Half-court shots are a low-percentage gamble even in the NBA. Now, Toyota has unveiled a basketball robot that can sink long-range shots on demand with a level of consistency that would shock even the best in the game. Meanwhile, a Unitree robot broke the internet for chasing a herd of wild boars through a parking lot in Poland β a chaotic clip that somehow turned into a lucrative brand deal.
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#### **WHATβS NEXT**
## **The most important news and breakthroughs in robotics this week**
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Caption: Click here to watch Toyotaβs viral new humanoid robot shoot perfect hoops. Photo: Interesting Engineering
**1. Uber goes all-in on robotaxis with $10B war chest:** After years of riding shotgun on the robotaxi wave, Uber is getting [behind the wheel](https://www.reuters.com/business/uber-commits-10-billion-robotaxis-strategy-shift-ft-says-2026-04-15/). According to the Financial Times, the company has committed over $10B to partners including Baidu, Rivian, and Lucid. It's a sharp pivot from the gig-economy model that built Uber's empire, driven by fear that robotaxi rivals could disrupt the business it spent a decade building. Driverless services are targeted for 28 cities by 2028.
**2. Toyotaβs new basketball robot shoots near-perfect hoops: **The companyβs CUE7 robot has finally [hit the court](https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/toyota-cue7-basketball-robot) this week. The bipedal robot, which builds on the previous CEU6, combines reinforcement learning with a hybrid control system to visually lock onto targets, calculate trajectories, and sink shots with near-perfect consistency. It serves as Toyota's real-world testbed for vision systems, motion control, and embodied AI. Videos of the robot nailing shots from insane distances have blown up on socials. Watch it [here](https://x.com/minchoi/status/2043891684392477182?s=20).
**3. New model shocks own creators by learning skills it was never taught: **San Francisco startup Physical Intelligence just [published](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/physical-intelligence-a-hot-robotics-startup-says-its-new-robot-brain-can-figure-out-tasks-it-was-never-taught/) research which claims that its Ο0.7 model lets robots tackle unfamiliar tasks using skills learned in entirely different contexts. The breakthrough model caught the companyβs own researchers off-guard: one researcher randomly handed a robot a gear set, asked it to rotate a gear, and was surprised to see that it worked. If true, it could be a major unlock for the industry.
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#### **ROBOTS IN ACTION**
## **How robots are transforming the world around us **
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Caption: Click here to watch the viral video of a Unitree humanoid robot chase wild boars across a parking lot in Poland. Photo: Edward Warchocki/X
β¨ **Claim to Fame: **Social media users couldnβt believe it when they came across a clip of a Unitree humanoid robot chasing after wild boars across a parking lot in Warsaw. The video spread like wildfire, racking up millions of views. Now, the robot has [landed](https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/humanoid-robot-chases-boars-in-poland) its first brand deal, promoting a diamond-encrusted Rolex worth around $20,000. Creators behind the robot argue humanoids offer brands something human influencers can't: full messaging control with no controversies. Watch the viral video that started it all [here](https://x.com/therealbuni/status/2043404875107590308?s=20).
πͺ **Step Squad: **Months after a blaze displaced over 4,500 residents at Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court, elderly survivors are using robotic exoskeletons to climb back to their apartments for the first time. With towers reaching 31 floors and over a third of residents aged 65 or older, the technology is probably the only way for older people to make [one last climb home](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/robotic-legs-help-elderly-hong-kong-fire-survivors-climb-back-belongings-2026-04-17/) and retrieve decades of belongings. Watch the emotional moment unfold [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byy1e-GQ-YE).
π°οΈ **Dish Dividends:** What if your most boring Saturday chore was suddenly worth $25 an hour? A growing cottage industry of companies is [paying gig workers](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/robot-chores-video-data/) to record themselves folding clothes, washing dishes, and doing other chores around the home. The footage is then used to create the training data that robot AI models desperately need. Researchers believe the same scaling laws that made chatbots smarter with more text data will eventually do the same for robots β if they can collect enough of it.
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#### **INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT**
## **Everything else you need to know this week**
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Here are the biggest developments in the robotics space that you should know about:
* **Boston Dynamics** has [upgraded](https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/robot-dog-boston-dynamics-spot-b2959264.html) its Spot robot with Google DeepMindβs Gemini AI, letting it interpret instructions and carry out real-world tasks with reasoning.
* **Ukraine **claims itβs [captured](https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-robotic-systems-russia-army-positions-ukraine) a Russian frontline position using only drones and ground robots β a glimpse into how autonomous warfare is starting to play out.
* **Waymo **has begun [testing](https://waymo.com/blog/shorts/autonomous-driving-in-london) its all-electric Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis in London, inching closer to launching the cityβs first commercial driverless ride service.
* **Skild AI** has [acquired](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260415518240/en/Skild-AI-Acquires-Zebra-Technologies-Robotics-Automation-Business) Zebra Technologiesβ robotics automation arm to scale end-to-end warehouse automation powered by its Skild Brain software.
* **Tesla **is [eyeing](https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/tesla-says-shanghai-holds-key-171646382.html) its Shanghai Gigafactory as the backbone for scaling its Optimus humanoid robots.
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#### **ROBOT OF THE WEEK**
## **A robot that caught our eye this week**
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**What if your post-workout recovery basically did itself?**
RheoFit has dropped the A1 Robotic Massage Roller, a hands-free robotic roller designed for full-body muscle recovery. It delivers a deep rolling massage with interchangeable heads and app-based AI modes that adapt to muscle stiffness. Watch it in action [here](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wDbwUuW50BM).
You can check it out [here](https://rheofit.com/products/rheofita1).
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#### **ROBO REELS**
## **Watch: Unitree robot comes dangerously close to breaking Usain Boltβs sprint record**
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**Usain Bolt's world record may not be safe for much longer.**
Unitree Robotics just dropped [footage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoMDadPQLKA) of its H1 humanoid robot sprinting at 10.1 meters per second on an athletics track, putting it within striking distance of Usain Bolt's world record pace. The company believes humanoid robots could break the 10-second 100-meter barrier by mid-2026. Just two years ago, the fastest humanoid could barely manage a brisk walk. The gap is closing faster than almost anyone predicted.
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