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From: "Superhuman – Zain Kahn" <superhuman@...
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Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:10:02 GMT
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A dark horse startup from Miami has caught the industry’s attention with what it claims is the world&#39;s first robot car of its kind — a street-legal &quot;life utility vehicle&quot; that somehow costs less than a used Honda Civic. It’s being positioned as the first mass-market American robot, making it one of the most intriguing launches of the year. </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;"> &nbsp; </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;"> &nbsp; </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> is designed to help you stay on the cutting edge of breakthroughs and products in robotics. Regular AI updates resume on Monday. </p></td></tr></table></td><td width="14.0px" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;width:14.0px;"> &nbsp; </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td height="14.0px" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:14.0px;"> &nbsp; </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> &nbsp; </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>WHAT’S NEXT</b></span></h4></td></tr><tr><td id="the-most-important-news-in-robotics" 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 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;"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1920,height=3840/uploads/asset/file/65410b7f-ebc5-4a87-bbf8-b21198431eae/Group_1000005334.jpg?t=1784271047" 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>Click here to see Chip Motors’ robot car in action. Photo: Chip Motors / 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%;"><b>1. The next big American car may be a talking robot: </b>Chip Motors has emerged from stealth with Chip, a street-legal robotic EV that talks, parks itself, and displays emotions through an animated LED grille. At $15,000, it&#39;s priced like an upscale golf cart but built for real roads, packed with cameras, remote operation capability, and a Chip Go! feature that hands driving duties to a trained human teleoperator on demand. Deliveries in Florida kick off next year. See the car take to the streets <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.LDkxbMa7NCxUGG7E2Yh3AIQAtRCx1qW_lHBjV8lU8p-ofr_X6V9I2J5VTFy3fFFxPPdrV8vfVznKxag_wdRDi9yuqP0Z2JqlUSa9L2muW-X-OMUORPXZkPTWltLWSbc1vTN5tQTVRegDX5TwtMvHSEbvZgPRvWe3dKjjkNMixD9-5krJLrpDlYYFJ9k-xtW17Jdp2SK45wSLw_pxYKdaRdHY7Xhkvf2MOFaRxmK6W7nMfXkPWiiKCYaPwGrNNdToxsrhms-csUQklRsN5Sks1_6GDlHSdCrvn218teLd_wI/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h2/h001._-NrfpZCxSd46djapx8iP_1g8PC7pRum0_I-X_KVNzU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>here</span></a>. <br><br><b>2. Nvidia joins hands with Japanese firms in major robotics push: </b>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Tokyo this week to <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgOlR9-0t9SUefPobqLdGRLJEAMQSfv_rjPTpgqXgMxlhhl7s3QQ0H5kR6VjrDcMzZprSCKYAOLBzRnoJK8JwpOX1UOnwQ2R5z2oYb3MENsSSHNbmRkibDjr0O21TsR1jxwaAsAEYj5T73feUA86GVlpGcSyN7S7hgRPg4Q7f-FVS5rhfaRdHXn4Vls7VqFea-l_uFcaIrautttAM7VRw8Mdqoae2ZYcQx9QSwGWp-yjhyKedzG3d6P91CokIeknizPCL-_k3JimXqrypTflYnreM7Q3PavVHttPRGwNIztUQfc7MhszncqC7OpyiP5PnJ_Q402QxbEnKgMPdntgfoE7xrllv-JMM-Gc4h9Zh309x/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h3/h001.hi5ZCbzwFy_AtV50qrSXSYOqWG5cZ-eun7Zc9TSpiho" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>announce partnerships</span></a> with leading Japanese robotics firms Fanuc and Yaskawa Electric, framing physical AI as the missing ingredient in Japan&#39;s industrial automation ecosystem. Sony-backed firm Noetra also committed to buying 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips to build out physical AI infrastructure. Huang, who has achieved rockstar status across Asia, drew crowds of onlookers throughout the trip. </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. Toyota’s robotics spinoff emerges from stealth with $1.1B valuation: </b>Cambridge-based Walden Robotics has <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgHjG1pTlqhjPD6PZ4AKsM-0oyzum_Ek5zma0_FCPGpA_r066JTUsWA6s2jRbAeZnhrdZtUUe27EZ47igkIvshT1UNtZ85MdPgN00RBDp8Ro4AS_Qv5uzdm4QOJnmDRSE7sAGd0r2txJ9syWv4Of0SYhoE9tWE5U7he9wzmRkqJ45gjE96RK7yyWBoPGZfCUzlDUwIG4LxvUP049vhg8GSlLB0KE027Dv9T351SNT-eOu1Hh3wws5USUnFV60iosYt-4yzUsYFFDXrqguecVCtA8Vtt8tkghYtWnfPAvv3B1mtabGO3vys9TWAd1rW2azqhlvBrvaExVz47hYQe2AxiyL5pt3wSzg2_m4ExJXmECNQoe65rbNak6340X7KWjV81ikkwHFLN1PqXMNYPtUHfg/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h4/h001.0AKSKAbXYkXtBe-zjq3UC8LhWS8Fw_RBT0VOSB_bLjA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>emerged</span></a> from stealth with $300M in funding and a $1.1 billion valuation, backed by Toyota, Nvidia, Boeing, and Samsung Ventures. Unlike most robotics startups still in demo mode, Walden&#39;s robots have been doing real production work at a Toyota plant since February. The company&#39;s AI is built on Diffusion Policy and Large Behavior Models pioneered by its MIT-affiliated founding team. </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> &nbsp; </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td id="sponsored-by-aws" 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>SPONSORED BY AWS</b></span></h4></td></tr><tr><td id="frontier-ai-for-everyone" 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 class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ZjfK3To3aUCywjwu8AcLIq4W6bhW6zrkw_u8NGupcuMurjL4MbdS3-QwSCUl-kmsZc_JbN_27ia1GK7xg4i7-qmhadtlzp5uAO74VGI-bQxLuXJD0pYxgXGDpbPhmCNnzCdSr2QDCx2oNj8SnVsYzmpANuGD0wQ5QkH6TLAJpderoZLrPychRRr2Oo2DvRT-prg0DlJIXSmsCjRFhVlnhUTMqcPPl1auMMOLDQdsN0-UnuC982xPZslHtU64C_pkvyPB0ocdkjScfKHn69ThuMhgGWYIjGfNPOkLACvq1qjclnR44RTWxSkB6ZfWZbHNNVaMQ9XuWdmE4Gn-7Msa48fek-qnNieiTrBlhQNnPqAPTlTLQp6dTGmU7dza6JvdGgk3GYb2u6iqHX_l5r2Dh0NDJUr5WNjPOchRrMQcBYM/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h5/h001.tXEwO3cFgYNh6bN4MxloulgrX2NGM1HldbNaI9vZoNk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Frontier AI for everyone.</span></a></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.ZjfK3To3aUCywjwu8AcLIq4W6bhW6zrkw_u8NGupcuMurjL4MbdS3-QwSCUl-kmsZc_JbN_27ia1GK7xg4i7-qmhadtlzp5uAO74VGI-bQxLuXJD0pYxgXGDpbPhmCNnzCdSr2QDCx2oNj8SnVsYzmpANuGD0wQ5QkH6TLAJpderoZLrPychRRr2Oo2DvRT-prg0DlJIXSmsCjRFhVlnhUTMqcPPl1auMMOLDQdsN0-UnuC982xPZslHtU64C_pkvyPB0ocdkjScfKHn69ThuMhgGWYIjGfNPOkLACvq1qjclnR44RTWxSkB6ZfWZbHNNVaMQ9XuWdmE4Gn-7Msa44mbpWmBwpaxZgJs986HFYbJ-FuNDU4qMZTCEd8FQ8LAFqoMkyUBR68IWkRC9jYWJ3iOiQb6Lxbx_Nwkg0pr_aw/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h6/h001.ZlW5MVP93_PGSKcP4oiWNTAF8mL9gbyZvQNG5l1PMIU" 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,width=1920,height=3840/uploads/asset/file/f072341b-56c1-483b-98b2-542f592f740b/16_9__1920x1080_-7__2_.jpg?t=1784271739" 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%;"> Most SDK&#39;s give you tools to build an agent. <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ZjfK3To3aUCywjwu8AcLIq4W6bhW6zrkw_u8NGupcuMurjL4MbdS3-QwSCUl-kmsZc_JbN_27ia1GK7xg4i7-qmhadtlzp5uAO74VGI-bQxLuXJD0pYxgXGDpbPhmCNnzCdSr2QDCx2oNj8SnVsYzmpANuGD0wQ5QkH6TLAJpderoZLrPychRRr2Oo2DvRT-prg0DlJIXSmsCjRFhVlnhUTMqcPPl1auMMOLDQdsN0-UnuC982xPZslHtU64C_pkvyPB0ocdkjScfKHn69ThuMhgGWYIjGfNPOkLACvq1qjclnR44RTWxSkB6ZfWZbHNNVaMQ9XuWdmE4Gn-7Msa49-BnIswXzbBG4Qxfo0ZpOCJfswNxaQ4bxanKj_iInDno4zq1HdlEG_VXHNo32C1Li6R_l9y1cVmYRf265xgOCg/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h7/h001.88Ww2Et_IUbSuN6lkxwC7WudKO6l16EOWGv5uOQo2go" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Strands</span></a> gives you tools to build an agent harness so you can control what it does, when it does it, and how far it goes.<br><br><b><a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.ZjfK3To3aUCywjwu8AcLIq4W6bhW6zrkw_u8NGupcuMurjL4MbdS3-QwSCUl-kmsZc_JbN_27ia1GK7xg4i7-qmhadtlzp5uAO74VGI-bQxLuXJD0pYxgXGDpbPhmCNnzCdSr2QDCx2oNj8SnVsYzmpANuGD0wQ5QkH6TLAJpderoZLrPychRRr2Oo2DvRT-prg0DlJIXSmsCjRFhVlnhUTMqcPPl1auMMOLDQdsN0-UnuC982xPZslHtU64C_pkvyPB0ocdkjScfKHn69ThuMhgGWYIjGfNPOkLACvq1qjclnR44RTWxSkB6ZfWZbHNNVaMQ9XuWdmE4Gn-7Msa47SwRGi04mRtrlE8eCQh2xxxOHa3i5Jxv181ysLaazkiOHb2h9PxPZgGoKZK351eb1z6N-lZ4VXFs9313G7ObTk/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h8/h001.hgMeDZ55GZtzLB6oPK_EbVcspVB5PKc8KtoAuLCb1VY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Get Started</span></a></b></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> &nbsp; </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td id="robots-in-action" 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>ROBOTS IN ACTION</b></span></h4></td></tr><tr><td id="how-robots-are-transforming-the-wor" 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>How robots are transforming the world around us</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_jpgDV2PKAueOG-JydIXXVC_NuqLZokvA8KosrmPg9cECHp_oerXxrlO6jU4fRT9eDpH-xasZuB_WXl54uVx5sKS88eUwtQEW6YFqJbmUUaaAwL1Qm4UhvXieYuDNSdfatYV2HHoz62IkYrUkcw9SCqn4t5xJULXmMYXcp_eSog-JQFtxdY0jIPd3iP5SwsFawwsu3Zy2u9GRTiZZ55_YhfqB8JEjIFc1cs-ercV-4yW3GRxx8FtMZFPZezKL9egjinmqWafLyBdQiuMMdfoPc-VL4/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h9/h001.IKE3FANcD5SEBwoxMniW7dzq-RlyI6HI_qIZftxQ4kQ" 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,width=1920,height=3840/uploads/asset/file/6fbe9069-4441-41ec-9964-f444e837de9d/Group_1000005334__3_.jpg?t=1784273920" 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>Photo: MingYang / YouTube</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>Floating Friend:</b> Japanese scientists have a <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.REEmffLvQfqR5rBh584YBMVPlIuNr80EiwHDn6XFIm-UVNX_kwWaKNIynQnGl64o_IQ31B9NtfPQCo83V7kayhhz-k9HSHu9cDGU1BDMntc3NZWrtmwcOwE8ttA8YgasFp6ByHQwREGCLpwwza7SLVDGp_EIgKVZkZiW_3rHWqCjHvIzkqn-OPJdN6zqY88ueh_0KB3MEWuOmaOWrMVcOiNfncumexMKV3YrLzIeMibCs62uZDxTxXdP2OVXhpp2KbvHkTtdngOwqcqDmIS_SzKv-Az8nURMevEAoYTSN2MVumkibbmexYVhf1hJgyWKddds3erXEHRrxFxKn5TVCw8ONnBVAYYTMBi8EGQbBXonQC8g94lKAOWO0EoXGkWEVig2y50OGqFntADl0CERlw/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h10/h001.OtwTKj9YN9dd95y3BT068A6bme_obuxKlxmsL8JrW-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>strange take</span></a> on companionship robots. Inspired by Tinker Bell and Studio Ghibli, they’ve developed a soft, helium-filled robot that hovers silently through indoor spaces like a tiny floating whale. The robot is designed for safe physical contact, without the noise or danger of conventional drones. The prototype can wake you up, deliver reminders, dance alongside you, and keep you company while you work. See the strange design glide around <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgDV2PKAueOG-JydIXXVC_NuqLZokvA8KosrmPg9cECHp_oerXxrlO6jU4fRT9eDpH-xasZuB_WXl54uVx5sKS88eUwtQEW6YFqJbmUUaaAwL1Qm4UhvXieYuDNSdfatYV2HHoz62IkYrUkcw9SCqn4t5xJULXmMYXcp_eSog-JQFtxdY0jIPd3iP5SwsFawwsu3Zy2u9GRTiZZ55_YhfqB-uuD-asQb67QocIR9V-cCJdtJvzQzjUngeFnnkUIBWJX8KFjkAmfOvFIub54GG_MY/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h11/h001.iNreDjOvW3gdwvrp8t-R0YIFOQsmugZ4KO71-sre6yI" 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>Back to School:</b> A school district in upstate New York is <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.DbzK6ussT05IJzzbg4YqOnYT5rNVI53zBihp3sZeCG_u18bOi1CPcOcw5WZD2E2HufYIsd61ERYuuanm3i8Wpn-6xMHlH7X-AHV3Ij7wZ3a9TlSm9F1LQFMNATMetP3B-zMwuZ6DrGT6VHDQqJmBm-Bn4rCNmA6mtIszUDMGr8rMecdi8k3VAAvAuDlqK15L62TGvcveOEn3aZvvTLY2pq5vaNWe5By5206RCEKrzN6bU-4-X0sf4P4f0U1wqnhKLWmsrVlcD1L2qpehoS7XPfjKM8ns8J2Xj0AlckOSBWdM74pyXk2F5_CW2o99kvpN/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h12/h001.k9ayFQ9HDOfshBOZ1AichQJVAo8s-ED-IG_O8Ve_vfA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>piloting</span></a> Sally, a humanoid robot teacher&#39;s assistant from Realbotix, in high school AI and Robotics courses this summer. The robot will offer support and 24/7 homework help through an AI platform called Optio. The district serves a predominantly Indigenous and economically disadvantaged community, with officials framing the program as expanding equitable access to AI resources. </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>Robot Pushback:</b> Tens of thousands of Hyundai workers in Ulsan, South Korea, have launched a partial strike — the <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgJwfrSRw9n09LsRmM5j15DEvA9Gbz6DpVP6-xsnney4FASJVzYHJjS47tIG8my9b5JiwsSd6m0fwbTJKCn9OhDYSleKvmnlSWY9zhalKDf2Zz4svUTNazZK9gXiX9ncGJ5so8LBSgq52LXd2kEmGAGBUt1p8_mkstYBjgwm4Wemz9Y_PdW6VExswWF4tmrZs9_ODEYUaDzqN_jv5WT2TPwtg_ouqpGCP0x6WLqWzl1Ia-QEm5hML1xCj0gdp0t2YOeTqOYeuCDe0ssQ-XBMyT3CS3Sf8sP3nNMWeggz3Ad6vKsxgjp2jMTJYWQDUKmID9Jolb5lTatI59-mNCYKwfJOoSF9DR5037INnDIkWW_y0/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h13/h001.KX8cTsc3aa-wbDZk8bX60MN1QQrfXeBN0SHbZLm0-yQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>first factory stoppage</span></a> in the auto industry triggered by humanoid robots. The union is demanding job security guarantees, a higher retirement age, and oversight rights before Atlas robots can be deployed on production lines. Hyundai has confirmed plans to deploy Atlas at its Georgia factory by 2028, with South Korean plants to follow. </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> &nbsp; </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,width=1920,height=3840/uploads/asset/file/41c8052a-5ae3-4944-bd57-793aa0059ae2/image_-_2026-07-17T121457.255.jpg?t=1784272596" 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>ABB </b>says it will <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgOlR9-0t9SUefPobqLdGRLLQjqocb5JbIQ-nHL-jb2dS_hhYpNJzI5uiX2cve0xbLkUDsnKxPfpwE2lJAuC8dhPKUBJIAHPKCRiimCjYp4GNt1cp8hPPs1kt8dbcKyAdiZcoHlThx9iQ2BoY0YjjwDH61U52Eq8_SDfp_CnxDCjZyPQ06jjx2GlHUOfr197W8v4e0K-EgPloycuWsmmI1dgRdcqOC_Eyfpf-v5neKaX2ooZC4ajlCv9TVy0iLlmJLMnsMk7V2O8CHZYz2kyCOO_5L0Qgh7rAbeY4SqyVrawvI6gGZl1d5NdsLSTUbgUKVGN4oVI4md78rgzJ1FttF0E935QvMHSDQCkXicdB4hAM/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h14/h001.kgbeD_UpSdD13dIgxLuJkxcgWlh08U7Gj94TABSANEE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>press ahead</span></a> with more acquisitions after its record $5.5B Rotork deal, doubling down on automation despite investor concerns over price. </p></li><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> is <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgGwhGJgLx9a0FODo9tDFJ0TPylfW6QzM_-GXXn-qj-aZILaX1eOUFFA65KnvYP_dsMpOtVQlg1aHNswcTzUcpKoVMitAPc4zgD-kWUHiBegl7cHQKqguJsVdA3oXs9m9yMfZdGcYc8x5ZvFKsj9Po_UkkuCFEQo_6CDNSzn_FPSQPyuSPx_jz5MMtyYwWN8N09FAzd7iCRtjQ1374t4VpRiyjqLnfNGaEm4IXgaRdMOeC95iAGx_qHx9iLfkMzrZMQi_MNUC_ujR0W_gSUn8MYXzRTZXpz75T_01eYVpuIyx0sZlCJEM-4b--Ecg08eDWCD7qSGBONhUbSKt3hmOyag/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h15/h001.3lOb481wUKpvMNyIHI9W8BShy_BEJSIsC4jWDBqGNn0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>testing</span></a> Spot as a last-mile delivery assistant, with a planned pilot that could see the quadruped help drivers deliver 200 packages a day. </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>robotaxis <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.QR8PDET7GVRZS9oWC_jpgPZqD1O-qu2fSmc6EQuOhQC1hWGHFIHLCIhxqz3yp8NCjRLaJN33ev19-NZBW-738v3NdbxoEmNobG6KhsdPz-Vy7OFSl18vJMMLT33ETnKa-Zg0XlVKEUfUSrxsWNnrDljvBmIfOmIFfz2QwUHCMJJBMN4Z_6-D7iiOoFfHnhkesmvJAgxgdF3-p70dCMmIs0evTJPkQx9PhgR553c7LjV-lQehmD6Iwkw7XUu4QMdpeu6dTtCg_qzSn_R_sihUg1EU3M6JEDPeb0N1owB0i1ck7aLAu7pVO8yHRw0cyD9n/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h16/h001.983jP-BH_a_-4qSAlxUIPFSHJn-vwaCSKIbKyEwCtss" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>reportedly</span></a> stalled in San Francisco’s July 4 gridlock, highlighting how cities still lack the tools to manage AV fleets during major events. </p></li><li class="listItem ultext"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><b>Uber </b>is <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.cbTlTBbOm0oxrOJrFZNEqfj95L9dhJLTAddWNh9iMDVMpaHaOK4gKfmyQppeXpcI2HUIctuZUii1QxDjqPRp53JP4_ceOrsqm1expsnBsbEJii6MII8FK0lQNRVSRwqIgKktJUoRiH2mLCiGY6ONXqRefbxJyGoYq-5C78P4rj2LOcFd7q5T0cuKAibBgMMZFpSwICZclqqSeAZaK31Q0WLjhitWi47gTppPHmLi_GfFNaP0t9o9pI1h-xZxewYpxss3BUo9MIvgYzBoI4dSCaQnFmOq8RT_NTurZqoG7tmjpTJ09yuxbQ-CyaIq4iJC6xtfbOgKzZ9iVjteXRDgbavdaxZ__a3r0ogpS7v0rLI/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h17/h001.aYK_AblWyTSWCW6xidxLQT47xZftivVgIhN_XMqm27o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>lobbying</span></a> D.C. to force robotaxis onto hybrid networks with human drivers, putting its AV strategy directly at odds with partner Waymo. </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>has launched no-monitor robotaxis in Miami, <a class="link" 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It can act as a natural alarm clock, a night-time noise machine, a real-time weather forecaster, a mindfulness coach, and more. Plus, it offers a wide variety of personalized backgrounds and themes, or you can create your own.</span></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%;"> You can check it out <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.1FxDUWkbNuPKPw5uRCpR2rw__Gjjn2D7cjXupwyJC1dfPIfDzJfs9IqrIx-iQoVxKlzR_nHObDu9s4fIAh15deT1pvlqQ_-nQT_RSZCUNF2Fu-JVAe7S7TwXpuvbfnaFfrccj5jOjl3gKnWi0wdkKFTJncx4RZTpHgFo570g0MpWM_8iC1UA1ahK_JJU-WXbhheO3lWDL2-1C69C0EKOD-Ois_7Np2i4rJ6vhEgvEhQQIt0YyAHsaTlzC0JdFUnY/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h23/h001.oSd7EadsKNZOMd1vVJ4kcv58uqC0YDGEF9x5cgMSfnE" 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> &nbsp; </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: Humanoid robot keeps fighting after its head is knocked off — and the internet loses it </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.LDkxbMa7NCxUGG7E2Yh3ANmCQGwPiIBY449cVWBmCGGG_F12CC2XxB-xeAeUjuFDEp7VDX6MRYBzRSZW3bLIYAx9ZLI2qUG-Z2q_GaD5xMaYEE-Xu6A6vwOA6bblygrcG8p6xwa_TWQAtb3_mTbx7J-IdIYnrtYqsTemKddALs1DPJuoGQLyFx1mda9EN_OOgS05f4FFgFHVtTuzEifye2DQTrfNTRte0_Ylm0taxmJpFzXdpVAKvsZSHWkGFlnVoah8oTv3zXIz-0jMFcQtJFtXdUqGaN63ED8_1ye6LhQ/4sf/hNAvX_4YRQirPvGjuo8ISw/h24/h001.NVYW1jnxY7XGXxFopf_mgw2FN4Lu9nJp-wmCJSwVEaY" 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,width=1920,height=3840/uploads/asset/file/baeb17a1-5938-43fe-bbbb-bfdc370f767e/Group_1000005334__1_.jpg?t=1784273161" 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>Photo: Platforma</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>These robots are pulling out all the stops to win a fight. </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%;"> At the inaugural URKL combat league in Shenzhen, a T800 humanoid robot took a kick so powerful its head was left dangling by a cable, and it kept fighting anyway. 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**Welcome back, Superhuman.** You’ve never seen a car quite like this before. A dark horse startup from Miami has caught the industry’s attention with what it claims is the world's first robot car of its kind — a street-legal "life utility vehicle" that somehow costs less than a used Honda Civic. It’s being positioned as the first mass-market American robot, making it one of the most intriguing launches of the year.

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#### **WHAT’S NEXT**

## **The most important news in robotics this week**

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**1. The next big American car may be a talking robot: **Chip Motors has emerged from stealth with Chip, a street-legal robotic EV that talks, parks itself, and displays emotions through an animated LED grille. At $15,000, it's priced like an upscale golf cart but built for real roads, packed with cameras, remote operation capability, and a Chip Go! feature that hands driving duties to a trained human teleoperator on demand. Deliveries in Florida kick off next year. See the car take to the streets [here](https://x.com/jamesoniam/status/2077432470375731467). 

**2. Nvidia joins hands with Japanese firms in major robotics push: **Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Tokyo this week to [announce partnerships](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/nvidia-partners-with-japan-robotics-firms-ai-development-2026-07-16/) with leading Japanese robotics firms Fanuc and Yaskawa Electric, framing physical AI as the missing ingredient in Japan's industrial automation ecosystem. Sony-backed firm Noetra also committed to buying 27,500 Nvidia Rubin chips to build out physical AI infrastructure. Huang, who has achieved rockstar status across Asia, drew crowds of onlookers throughout the trip.

**3. Toyota’s robotics spinoff emerges from stealth with $1.1B valuation: **Cambridge-based Walden Robotics has [emerged](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260715089377/en/Walden-Robotics-Launches-with-%24300-Million-to-Put-General-Purpose-Robots-to-Work-Today) from stealth with $300M in funding and a $1.1 billion valuation, backed by Toyota, Nvidia, Boeing, and Samsung Ventures. Unlike most robotics startups still in demo mode, Walden's robots have been doing real production work at a Toyota plant since February. The company's AI is built on Diffusion Policy and Large Behavior Models pioneered by its MIT-affiliated founding team.

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#### **ROBOTS IN ACTION**

## **How robots are transforming the world around us**

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**Floating Friend:** Japanese scientists have a [strange take](https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/video-floating-robot-inspired-by-tinker-bell-and-mew-reimagines-home-companionship) on companionship robots. Inspired by Tinker Bell and Studio Ghibli, they’ve developed a soft, helium-filled robot that hovers silently through indoor spaces like a tiny floating whale. The robot is designed for safe physical contact, without the noise or danger of conventional drones. The prototype can wake you up, deliver reminders, dance alongside you, and keep you company while you work. See the strange design glide around [here](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpj06Ohv8VtdOhfz_7jUXDA). 

**Back to School:** A school district in upstate New York is [piloting](https://mashable.com/tech/new-york-school-testing-robot-teacher) Sally, a humanoid robot teacher's assistant from Realbotix, in high school AI and Robotics courses this summer. The robot will offer support and 24/7 homework help through an AI platform called Optio. The district serves a predominantly Indigenous and economically disadvantaged community, with officials framing the program as expanding equitable access to AI resources.

**Robot Pushback:** Tens of thousands of Hyundai workers in Ulsan, South Korea, have launched a partial strike — the [first factory stoppage](https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/the-fight-over-humanoid-robots-has-shut-down-a-car-factory-for-the-first-time-d45ac3e1) in the auto industry triggered by humanoid robots. The union is demanding job security guarantees, a higher retirement age, and oversight rights before Atlas robots can be deployed on production lines. Hyundai has confirmed plans to deploy Atlas at its Georgia factory by 2028, with South Korean plants to follow.

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## **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:

* **ABB **says it will [press ahead](https://www.reuters.com/business/abb-beats-forecasts-with-q2-earnings-announces-biggest-ever-acquisition-2026-07-16/) with more acquisitions after its record $5.5B Rotork deal, doubling down on automation despite investor concerns over price. 

* **Boston Dynamics** is [testing](https://www.techspot.com/news/113128-boston-dynamics-tests-spot-delivery-assistant-carries-packages.html) Spot as a last-mile delivery assistant, with a planned pilot that could see the quadruped help drivers deliver 200 packages a day.

* **Waymo **robotaxis [reportedly](https://www.fastcompany.com/91572671/waymo-july-4-chaos-san-francisco) stalled in San Francisco’s July 4 gridlock, highlighting how cities still lack the tools to manage AV fleets during major events.

* **Uber **is [lobbying](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/ubers-robotaxi-lobbying-effort-has-put-it-on-a-collision-course-with-waymo) D.C. to force robotaxis onto hybrid networks with human drivers, putting its AV strategy directly at odds with partner Waymo.

* **Tesla **has launched no-monitor robotaxis in Miami, [testing](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/teslas-robotaxi-push-tests-new-blueprint-scaling-fast) whether its camera-only FSD can scale faster than Waymo-style mapped, sensor-heavy rollouts.

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## **A robot that’s caught our eye**

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**Imagine a miniaturized version of the Las Vegas Sphere, but it’s your personal AI assistant.**

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You can check it out [here](https://obboto.com). 

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#### **ROBO REELS**

## **Watch: Humanoid robot keeps fighting after its head is knocked off — and the internet loses it **

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**These robots are pulling out all the stops to win a fight. **

At the inaugural URKL combat league in Shenzhen, a T800 humanoid robot took a kick so powerful its head was left dangling by a cable, and it kept fighting anyway. The headless robot grappled and pursued its opponent for several more seconds before going down, sending the crowd and Donnie Yen, who was in attendance, into stunned disbelief. The [video](https://x.com/ErenChenAI/status/2077750358302921029) has racked up millions of views and comparisons to Terminator.

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