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Robotaxis: Waymo sammelt 16 Milliarden ein und beschleunigt globale Expansion
Der Robotaxi-Marktführer Waymo sichert sich 16 Milliarden US-Dollar. Die Rekordsumme soll den Ausbau in den USA sowie den Eintritt in globale Märkte befeuern.

Sources: Neura Robotics, which is building cognitive, humanoid robots for logistics, is raising ~€1B in a funding round backed by Tether at a ~€4B valuation (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/neura-robo…

Neura Robotics: Sanitärräume als Testfeld für lernende Infrastruktur
Ein schwäbisches Robotikunternehmen und eine Bauconsultingfirma entwickeln Gebäude, die Roboter von Beginn an einplanen, unter anderem um Personal zu sparen.

🤚 Handy robot can crawl and pick up objects from multiple angles
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Handy robot can crawl and pick up objects from multiple angles
Like something out of the Addams Family, scientists have created a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects. The design enables tasks such as retrieving objects beyond normal reach and performing multi-object handling, offering potential applications in industrial, service, and exploratory robotics.

Trump repeats claim that federal government should run elections in some states
Asked by a reporter to explain his suggestion on Monday,
to podcaster-turned-FBI deputy-director-turned-podcaster-again Dan Bongino,
that the US should “nationalize” elections
and have them run by the federal government,
Trump repeats his false claims that elections in states he lost in 2020 were “crooked”.
“If you think about it, the state is an agent for the federal governmen…

London is set to become the first city where both US and Chinese robotaxis operate, as Waymo and Baidu prepare to launch their robotaxis in the city in 2026 (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/a507f9d0-c0b2-43e3-9e2b-7ea04dbdb8d4

Bald 100. Sozialroboter von Navel Robotics im Einsatz
Navel Robotics liefert den 100. Sozialroboter aus – er soll für gute Stimmung und geistige Anregung in Pflegeeinrichtungen sorgen.
https://www.

Uber plans to expand its robotaxi services to Hong Kong, Madrid, Houston, and Zurich in 2026; Hong Kong will be Uber's first autonomous market in Asia (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

A look at Elon Musk's bet that Tesla's future is in its Optimus humanoid robots, which for now rely on human helpers and still face commercial challenges (Becky Peterson/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-optimus

Pebble unveils Pebble Round 2 smart watch with a rounded screen and basic health and activity tracking but no heart rate monitor, shipping in May for $199 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/pebble-reboots-its-thinnest-…

Pebble reboots its thinnest smartwatch with the Pebble Round 2 | TechCrunch
Pebble launches a $199 smartwatch with rounded screen that can last up to 2 weeks on one charge.