Foundation models have made great advances in robotics, enabling the creation of vision-language-action (VLA) models that generalize to objects, scenes, and tasks beyond their training data. However, ...

The world of robotics is on the brink of a groundbreaking transformation, as the focus shifts towards creating versatile, generalist robots that can perform a wide array of tasks previously thought to ...

Emerging startup Physical Intelligence has no interest in building robots. Instead, the team has something better in mind: powering the hardware with the continuously learning generalist 'brains' of ...

Nvidia has announced that Isaac GR00T N1 — the company’s open-source, pretrained but customizable foundation model that’s ...

Nvidia released a new stack of robot foundation models, simulation tools, and edge hardware at CES 2026, moves that signal the company’s ambition to become the default platform for generalist robotics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Co-Founder of Fictiv. Stanford MechE. Ford Alum. Forbes 30 Under 30. For decades, robotics have been defined by specialization.

An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI to inform its actions. An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level ...

image: A group of Japanese researchers developed a new concept construction robot for disaster relief situations. This robot has a double swing dual arm mechanism and has drastically improved ...

At CES 2023, Aeolus Robotics introduced aeo, a dual-arm humanoid robot that provides new applications for a variety of service tasks including delivery, security, eldercare, kiosk operation, and ultra ...

At GTC 2025, Nvidia demonstrated 1X’s NEO Gamma humanoid robot running its GR00T N1 foundation model. At GTC 2025, Nvidia demonstrated 1X’s NEO Gamma humanoid robot running its GR00T N1 foundation ...