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DoorDash to use Serve Robotics’ sidewalk robots for deliveries in Los Angeles

DoorDash customers in Los Angeles might soon have their food brought to them by one of Serve Robotics’ sidewalk delivery bots. The two companies on Thursday announced a multi-year partnership that would see them using autonomous robots to make deliveries across the U.S.   The tie-up comes a week after DoorDash unveiled Dot, an autonomous food delivery … Read more

SoftBank bulks up its robotics portfolio with ABB Group’s robotics unit

Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier.   SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB Group’s robotics business unit for $5.375 billion. The deal is subject to regulatory approval; SoftBank predicts the deal will close in mid-to-late 2026 … Read more

SoftBank to buy ABB robotics unit for $5.4 billion in AI push

An ABB robot on a production line at the Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, UK. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank Group on Monday said it had agreed to buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB for $5.4 billion, as the Japanese giant looks to bolster its artificial intelligence plays. The … Read more

Qualcomm acquires Italian hardware company Arduino in robotics play

The Qualcomm Incorporated logo is being displayed at their pavilion during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Qualcomm wants to get closer to robot makers. The company said Tuesday that it’s acquiring Arduino, an electronics maker whose inexpensive programmable circuit boards and computers … Read more

Trump tariff threat looms over robotics and medical devices

A Fanuc robotic arm moves bins of products during a media tour of the Amazon.com Inc. DAB2 fulfillment center in Daytona Beach, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. The DAB2 fulfillment center is Amazon’s seventh robotics fulfillment center in Florida. Photographer: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images … Read more

Alloy is bringing data management to the robotics industry

Robotics companies often have to deal with a simple but confounding problem: Robots produce a lot of data. Even a simple robot can easily produce up to a terabyte of data per day, since  they continuously capture data from cameras and sensors. Sydney, Australia-based Alloy thinks it can help with that issue: the startup is building data infrastructure for robotics companies to help them process … Read more

Get startup insights from Chef Robotics, NEA, and ICONIQ at Disrupt 2025

Finding product-market fit isn’t a milestone — it’s a messy, make-or-break journey. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco — Rajat Bhageria (Chef Robotics), Ann Bordetsky (NEA), and Murali Joshi (ICONIQ) break down how to navigate this critical phase. Register now. No more guessing — just growth … Read more

OpenAI Ramps Up Robotics Work in Race Toward AGI

A renewed focus on robots would suggest that OpenAI believes reaching artificial general intelligence (AGI)—AI that exceeds human intelligence—may require developing algorithms that are capable of interacting with the physical world. OpenAI did notable robotics research in its early years, including developing an algorithm capable of solving a Rubik’s cube using a humanlike hand in … Read more

We are entering a golden age of robotics startups — and not just because of AI

When Seth Winterroth left his job at GE Ventures to help launch Eclipse in 2015, robotics was on his mind. Or more specifically, the number of early-stage robotics startups that were struggling to launch due to lack of interest. “These are teams that had just finished their postdocs at Waterloo, or CMU, or MIT and … Read more

2 Salesforce Ventures investors see risk and reward in the robotics space after a $7 billion leap forward in 2024

Six months ago, we were leaning into the robotics space, proactively sourcing opportunities — but still only seeing a few inbound pitches a month. Today, that number has skyrocketed. In just half a year, we’ve met with robotics companies spanning the gamut – from those building robotics foundation models (RFMs) to full-stack robots, humanoids, and … Read more

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