Robotics & Hardware
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The Silicon Bottleneck: Why ASML's Record Quarter Heralds a Looming Chip Shortage
ASML posted record Q3 sales of €11.7 billion on the back of 113 lithography systems sold, but warns that production capacity will fail to meet soaring artificial intelligence demand through 2028.
Robotics Enters The Data Era: Inside Mecka's $60M Series B Led by Sequoia
Toronto and New York-based Mecka has secured a $60M Series B round led by Sequoia Capital, with backing from industry heavyweights like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Samsung, to scale human demonstration datasets for robotics.
Beyond Reaction: Why World Action Models Are Redefining Robotics
As researchers pivot from traditional Vision-Language-Action models to World Action Models, robotics is entering an era where machines can simulate future states before making physical moves.
Silicon meets software: OpenAI and Synopsys partner to automate chip design
OpenAI and Synopsys have teamed up to build GPT-Synopsys, a specialized frontier model designed to operate electronic design automation tools directly for semiconductor development.
Silicon Meets Silicon: Synopsys and OpenAI Launch GPT-Synopsys to Automate Chip Design
Synopsys and OpenAI are partnering to introduce GPT-Synopsys, a specialized frontier model designed to operate electronic design automation tools autonomously.
Autonomous Logistics Arrives: Kodiak AI and IKEA Set the Stage for Driverless Freight
Kodiak AI is launching a commercial driverless shipping route for IKEA Supply along Texas Interstate 45, marking a major milestone after four years of collaborative testing.
Autonomous Logistics Reaches Inflection Point: Inside the Kodiak and IKEA Texas Freight Pilot
Kodiak AI and IKEA Supply are teaming up to launch a commercial driverless shipping route across a 219-mile Texas corridor, signaling a new era for autonomous supply chains.
The Physical AI Gold Rush: Why Infrastructure Giants Are Pivoting to Robotics
Major infrastructure providers like NVIDIA and AMD are expanding aggressively into robotics, while Google DeepMind takes a software-first approach reminiscent of the Android ecosystem.