Robotics and autonomous vehicle news

Runway opens its Praxis-1 robot model to everyone

The video AI company released the weights and code of its robot model under the Apache 2.0 licence. Runway says it beats FLUX 3 Action on NVIDIA’s RoboLab-120 test. Runway ran the tests itself, and the model ranks fifth on the test’s overall list.

Runway released Praxis-1 with open weights on November 11. The 27-billion-parameter model learns from video how objects move, then turns camera images and text instructions into robot movements. Runway first showed it in September, but only to selected partners.

Why it matters

Robot data is slow and costly to collect, while ordinary video is everywhere. Runway bets that video can teach robots most of what they need. An open model lets any lab test that bet. For now, the results are Runway’s own, and most tests ran in simulation.

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RoboticsNov 14

Tesla invites some buyers to own a Cybercab

The two-seat car with no steering wheel costs $29,990, plus a required subscription of $299 a month. Tesla says it works only in its supported service areas. Tesla estimates the first deliveries in Austin, Texas, in December.

Tesla said on November 13 that it is inviting select customers to buy the Cybercab for personal use. Until now, the car only carried passengers in Tesla’s own robotaxi service in Austin. Buyers pay a $1,000 deposit that is not refunded.

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RoboticsNov 5

Agility is first dedicated humanoid maker to list in the US

The maker of the Digit robot started trading on Nasdaq on November 5 after a SPAC merger, with about $465 million before expenses. Its filing shows $174,362 in sales and a $361.9 million loss in the first half of 2026.

Agility Robotics began trading on Nasdaq as AGLT on November 5, after merging with Churchill Capital Corp XI, a SPAC. Bloomberg calls it the first dedicated humanoid company to go public in the US. The deal brought about $465 million before expenses, down from the more than $620 million expected in June. Its filing shows very small sales so far.

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RoboticsOct 3

US Army sets up a command to field autonomous systems

A memo from the acting Army secretary creates the Futures and Autonomous Systems Command and an acquisition office for autonomy. Priority systems are due by fiscal 2028.

The US Army announced on October 2 that it is forming the US Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, known as FASCOM. A memo signed by Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle also creates a new acquisition executive for autonomy. It follows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s September 30 speech announcing a Pentagon-wide autonomous warfare command.

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RoboticsSep 25

Image AI maker Black Forest Labs released a robot model

It tops NVIDIA’s RoboLab-120 simulation leaderboard.

Black Forest Labs released FLUX 3 Action, a 7-billion-parameter model that turns camera images and text instructions into robot movements. It leads NVIDIA’s RoboLab-120 leaderboard with 42.9%. The weights are free for non-commercial use, and most speed and real-robot figures come from the company.

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RoboticsSep 23

Google’s Intrinsic made its core robot software open source

The AI models and cloud tools stay paid.

Intrinsic published Intrinsic Core on GitHub on September 22, at the ROSCon conference in Toronto. The free toolkit covers real-time control, finding parts with cameras, motion and grasp planning, and simulation for robot arms. Its Flowstate tool, advanced AI models, and cloud services remain paid.

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RoboticsSep 22

Toyota’s “400,000 robots” are mostly a renewal plan

They are not a humanoid army.

Toyota estimates that modernising factories could cost about ¥1 trillion, or $6.4 billion, a year from 2028 across its group and suppliers. The 400,000 robots in the reports include many existing machines that will be replaced.

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More Robotics news

RoboticsSep 16

Europe has a new AI and robotics pipeline

The test is whether research reaches real factories.

The EIT programme plans to support founders, fund scale-ups, and connect robotics teams with industry through 2028. Its targets are useful, but they are goals rather than delivered products.

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RoboticsSep 16

Digit 5 is stronger and faster to charge

Working safely beside people is the bigger test.

Agility says its new humanoid can lift 22.7 kilograms, work for 90 minutes, and charge in nine minutes. Early access starts in 2027, so its safety and productivity claims are not yet broad field results.

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RoboticsSep 10

Arm wants one shared language for robot skills

A label must lead to a fair test.

Arm has proposed six levels for describing robot abilities and brought more than 80 companies into its physical AI programme. The framework is a starting point, not an independent safety standard.

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RoboticsSep 9

Doha showed a robotaxi with no safety driver

The public service still has one.

Pony.ai demonstrated a fully driverless car at a transport event. Its paid Doha rides still use trained safety operators, so the demo and the public service are different stages.

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RoboticsSep 4

Tesla’s Cybercab has no steering wheel

Now it must prove it is safe.

Tesla started a small Cybercab service in Austin. The cars have no pedals or steering wheel, so passengers cannot take control during a problem.

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RoboticsSep 3

London has robotaxis, but a safety driver is still inside

Some Uber users in London can now get a Wayve self-driving car. A trained driver stays inside and can take control if needed.

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RoboticsSep 2

Robots are learning how to handle mistakes in the real world

New robot models are moving from clean labs into busy places such as warehouses and kitchens. They are getting better at noticing problems and trying again.

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