Here’s A $32 Million Bet That Robots Don’t Need A Billion Dollars Of Real-World Data

How much real-world data do you need to train robots? A billion dollars worth? Antioch’s latest funding is an argument that you don’t, in fact, need that much.

FreePlay Stereo Bluetooth Speaker: Andover Audio Goes Portable

FreePlay is Andover Audio’s first portable Bluetooth speaker. It features a stereo configuration, minimalist design and element-proof build.

PocketBook Q With E Ink Carta 1300 Touchscreen To Make IFA 2026 Debut

Spending more time on the ‘gram than getting into a good book? The phone-sized PocketBook Q offers distraction-free reading on the latest E Ink screen tech.

Sanctuary AI Built A Robot Body. Now It’s Also Selling A Robot Brain

Body or brain? When you’re building a humanoid robot, you have to build both. But sometimes, as Sanctuary AI found out, you don’t have to ship both at the same time.

Why Disney’s ‘Endgame Encore’ Is Laser-Focused On Infinity Vision

As tickets for ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ go on sale — there is one clear benefit of Disney’s new ‘Infinity Vision’ cinema certification branding — but can it be trusted?

Top 25 Countries Ranked By Advanced Robot Production Capability

Which countries are best at physical AI and advanced robotics. According to a new report, it’s China, and not by a small margin.

Figure’s Billion-Dollar Bet: Gig Platform For Humans To Generate Robot Training Data

Humanoid robot company Figure will spend a billion dollars to get robot training data from humans doing gig work in homes and businesses.

Can Apple’s New Mac Ultra Replace Your $200/Month AI Coding Bill?

Apple’s new Mac Studio computer can run fairly large local LLMs. But can it replace Claude or ChatGPT and save you money?

Record Roundup 38: Vinyl Sales Up Again, But Outpaced By CDs

In Record Roundup 38, CD and Vinyl sales are up again (with CDs staging a surprise surge), plus new turntables from Crosley, Flaunce and Andover Audio.

8 Experts Weigh In On The FCC Foreign Robot Ban: Good Or Bad?

Will the FCC foreign robot ban help the American robotic industry or hurt it? And, will it explode domestic robot prices up 3X? 8 experts weigh in …