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 —…
Category: EV/Robotics
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A Zambales Nickel Mine Is Now Part of America’s Plan to Out-Build China on EV Batteries and AI Chips
A US Trade Development Agency-backed nickel processing project in Zambales, run by local miner Eramen Minerals, is being positioned as…
China Is Racing Back to the Moon’s South Pole — With Six Countries’ Instruments Riding Along
China's Chang'e 7 lunar mission launches this August aiming to confirm water ice at the Moon's south pole — carrying…