Topic: hardware challenges
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iRobot Founder's Fear: Why He Keeps Distance From Walking Robots
Rodney Brooks, a prominent robotics expert, advises maintaining a three-meter distance from full-sized walking robots due to the significant safety risks from their immense kinetic energy during movement. He disputes the notion that humanoid robots will quickly master complex manual skills throug...
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Telly's TV Installations Stalled at 35,000 Last Fall
Telly's free TV rollout has stalled dramatically, with only 35,000 units installed by late 2025, far short of its initial goal of shipping half a million in its first year. A major obstacle has been its direct shipping model, which led to a high rate of damaged deliveries, forcing the company to ...
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The Vanishing TV Cameras: Where Did They Go?
Sky is discontinuing its Sky Live smart camera, reflecting a broader industry retreat from integrating cameras into TVs due to challenges in realizing interactive features like video calls and motion gaming. The core issue is that TV cameras lack value without robust computing hardware, which man...
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Ex-Stripe Exec Lachy Groom's Startup Builds AI Robot Brains
Physical Intelligence is a well-funded startup pursuing general-purpose AI for robots through pure research, focusing on training versatile foundation models that can transfer skills across different hardware, akin to a "ChatGPT for robots." The company's strategy centers on **cross-embodiment le...
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BMW Retires Humanoid Robots After 11-Month Trial
BMW and Figure AI completed an 11-month trial where humanoid robots assembled over 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles, handling 90,000 sheet-metal parts and proving their durability in a real factory environment. The robots achieved high performance, loading parts with 84-second cycle times, over 99% accurac...
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