Jeff Bezos’ Prometheus Targets an “Artificial General Engineer”
The Verge AI2 days agoBusinessJeff Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus is aiming to develop what he calls an “artificial general engineer.” The company wants to build AI-powered tools that help design physical products, with possible applications in robotics, drug design, manufacturing, and complex hardware. The Verge reports that Prometheus has raised $12 billion, reached a $41 billion valuation, employs about 150 people, and is led by Bezos and Vik Bajaj.
Jeff Bezos's Prometheus Raises $12B for Physical-World AI Engineering★ 72
TechCrunch AI2 days agoBusinessPrometheus, a physical AI startup associated with Jeff Bezos, has raised a new $12 billion funding round. The round values the company at $41 billion, according to TechCrunch. The startup aims to build an “artificial general engineer” for the physical world, with ambitions including heavy engineering automation and drug design.
Neura Robotics Completes Up to $1.4B Series C Funding★ 74
INSIDE 硬塞 AI3 days agoBusinessGerman humanoid robotics startup Neura Robotics completed a Series C round reportedly worth up to $1.4 billion. Investors mentioned include Tether, NVIDIA, Amazon, and Qualcomm. The funding will support global deployment and expanded production capacity, underscoring continued investor interest in physical AI and humanoid robotics commercialization.
Google DeepMind Launches Initiative to Power the Future of Robotics in Europe★ 70
Google DeepMind Blog5 days agoBusinessGoogle DeepMind has unveiled a strategic initiative to power the future of robotics in Europe. The program focuses on advancing Embodied AI and physical AI through deep collaborations with European academic institutions and industry partners. By combining DeepMind's AI expertise with Europe's strong engineering foundation, the initiative aims to accelerate breakthroughs in robotic generalization and safety.
Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is.
TechCrunch AI10 days agoHardwareHello Robot has released Stretch 4, the fourth generation of its home assistance robot. The company is taking a cautious, deployment-first approach, using a wheeled base, telescoping arm, sensors, and human-in-the-loop control rather than promising a general-purpose humanoid. TechCrunch frames Stretch as a practical bet on real household data, assistive use cases, and safer hardware for people with mobility challenges.
NXP Computex 2026 Keynote: Neural Axis for Physical AI Hardware
INSIDE 硬塞 AI11 days agoHardwareAt Computex 2026, NXP focused on Physical AI and introduced its Neural Axis architecture for edge devices. The architecture emphasizes low latency, high security, and hardware-based trust for real-time responses. The article frames this as important for robotics, autonomous vehicles, and other physical-world AI deployments where safe operation is essential.
NVIDIA Cosmos 3: An Open Omni-model for Physical AI Reasoning and Action
Hugging Face Blog13 days agoReleaseHugging Face Blog announces NVIDIA Cosmos 3, described as the first open omni-model for Physical AI reasoning and action. The title indicates a focus on AI systems that interact with physical-world scenarios rather than only text generation. Because the article body was not provided, its architecture, supported modalities, license, downloadable assets, benchmarks, and deployment requirements cannot be verified from the available material.
This startup is betting India’s gig economy can train the world’s robots
TechCrunch AI19 days agoBusinessHuman Archive, founded by Berkeley and Stanford researchers, is using India’s gig economy to gather physical-world AI data. Workers are paid to wear camera-equipped caps and sensor devices while moving through real environments. The company is targeting the growing demand from AI and robotics labs for real-world training data needed to develop physical AI systems.
網路瘋傳！Figure AI 推出人形機器人 24 小時搬包裹直播，引發社群熱烈關注
Ars Technica AI25 days agoReleaseHumanoid robot startup Figure AI recently launched a highly buzzworthy technology showcase: a 24-hour uninterrupted live stream depicting its latest humanoid…
NVIDIA 推出 Cosmos Reason 2：為具身智能與物理 AI 注入先進推理能力★ 85
Hugging Face Blog159 days agoReleaseNVIDIA and Hugging Face have jointly announced the launch of the new Cosmos Reason 2 model, marking a major breakthrough in the fields of Physical AI and…
NVIDIA 於 GTC 2025 為實體 AI 開發者帶來重大發表：推出全新開源模型與資料集★ 85
Hugging Face Blog453 days agoReleaseAt NVIDIA GTC 2025, NVIDIA unveiled a remarkable set of new open-source models and datasets for the field of "Physical AI" — also known as embodied…