Delivery robot startup Robot.com is betting its next act on workplace humanoids

Tech Insider : Business
A humanoid picking up an object.
Robot.com has deployed fewer than 40 R-noids, a wheeled humanoid powered by a foundation model from Physical Intelligence.

Courtesy Robot.com

This AI robot startup thinks humanoids are overrated

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Genesis AI's robot Eno
Genesis AI's robot Eno

Genesis AI

This startup wants to clean your dirty dishes and clutter to help train AI

Tech Insider : Business
A person washes a mug with a cartoon lion on it over a sink as water runs.
Shift is offering limited-time free cleanings, with workers recording their tasks to train AI.

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Figure AI's CEO just raised $700 million for his next big bet

Tech Insider : Business
Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock
Figure AI and Hark CEO Brett Adcock.

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Figure AI had one of its robots race an intern to sort packages. See who lost.

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Figure AI intern vs. humanoid
A Figure AI intern competes against a humanoid.

Figure AI

New crash data highlights the slow progress of Tesla's robotaxis

Engadget
Two crashes since July 2025 involved robotaxis being driven by remote operators.

Silicon Valley's latest binge-watch is a humanoid warehouse worker

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Humanoid sorting packages
Viewers gave the three humanoids sorting packages names: Bob, Frank and Gary.

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Roomba inventor Colin Angle made robots useful. Now he wants to make them lovable.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
A Familiar and a dog
Familiar Machines designed its robot as an "abstract bear."

Familiar Machines & Magic

Figure AI's robots can make a bed faster than you

Tech Insider : Business
Figure CEO Brett Adcock is pictured.
Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock is betting on a future of "general-purpose humanoids."

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This former a16z partner and solo VC has backed 6 unicorns. Now he's raised $50 million to invest in hard tech

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Headshot of Zal Bilimoria
Zal Bilimoria is the sole partner at Refactor Capital.

Refactor Capital

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