Every Other Satellite Startup Went Small. K2 Space Went Big and Just Raised $500M at a $6.8B Valuation
K2 Space closed a $500 million Series D led by ICONIQ Capital at a $6.8 billion valuation, betting against the…
Category: EV/Robotics
ACMobility and Shell Just Opened 8 Highway Charging Hubs to Build What They’re Calling the ‘Philippine EV Spine’
ACMobility and Shell Pilipinas opened eight new DC fast-charging hubs across Luzon and Mindanao in July 2026, part of a…
Avatar Robotics Raised $6.5M for Warehouse Humanoids That Are Honest About Needing a Human in the Loop
Avatar Robotics closed a $6.5 million seed round for humanoid robots that ship, pack, and sort products in warehouses —…
Blue Origin Finally Explained Why New Glenn Blew Up on the Pad. The Fix Is Smaller Than Feared
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp identified a faulty oxygen valve on a BE-4 engine as the cause of the May…
Intuitive Surgical Had a 20-Year Monopoly on Soft-Tissue Robotic Surgery. J&J Just Ended It
The FDA cleared Johnson & Johnson's Ottava surgical robot for general surgery procedures in July 2026, ending Intuitive Surgical's two-decade…
MG Is Bringing a 415-Kilometer, Sub-Compact Electric SUV to the Philippines This August
MG Philippines confirmed on July 29, 2026 that it will launch the S5 EV, a 415-kilometer-range sub-compact electric SUV, this…
GWM’s New Philippine SUV Runs on a Platform It Calls the World’s First ‘AI Full-Powertrain Architecture’
GWM launched the Haval H7 in the Philippines in June 2026, the local face of a global platform the automaker…
Space Is Getting So Crowded That Satellites Are Now Dodging Debris 300,000 Times a Year
ESA says collision risk in low Earth orbit has jumped 20% since 2024, with Starlink alone performing roughly 300,000 collision-avoidance…
A SpaceX Rocket Stage Wandered for 18 Months, Then Hit the Moon at 5,400 MPH. Nobody Meant For That to Happen
A spent Falcon 9 upper stage from a January 2025 lunar lander launch drifted uncontrolled for 18 months before slamming…
A Solar Farm Needs Thousands of Panels Bolted Down by Hand. Gritt Just Raised $26M to Automate That Job
Gritt came out of stealth with a $26 million Series A for AI-controlled attachments that turn ordinary excavators and telehandlers…