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Friday, 9 October 2026

Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot

TechCrunch 5 days ago 35

Danu Robotics is bringing its H.E.R.O. recycling-sorting robot to market after years of building a system to separate recyclable materials more cheaply and quickly than manual sorting. The company says a working site could generate $485,000 in additional revenue versus a $160,000 initial investment and $24,000 per year in maintenance. Danu plans to make the robot sturdier, smaller, and more versatile so it can be used beyond dedicated waste facilities, and it has raised $5 million in late-seed funding to push commercialization.

The Start-Up That Wants to Build ‘Microrobots' With AI

The New York Times 5 days ago 21

Atomic Machines is developing AI technology to help design extremely small devices and is building an automated manufacturing system that converts computer code into physical hardware. The piece gives no dates or specific performance metrics or prices. As a result, it aims to bypass traditional MEMS manufacturing limits by making design and fabrication more code-driven.

Instinct was the buzziest AI agent around — can it survive Muse?

The Verge 5 days ago 27 ● 33 sources

Instinct launched an invite-only AI agent built around a text-message interface for tasks like booking DMV appointments and follow-up emails. In August, the startup went to market with minimal outward promotion. With Muse and Dots arriving from larger AI companies shortly after, Instinct’s momentum was left in doubt.

Creative professionals embrace a new way of using computers (example project)

claudia.gallery 5 days ago 38

The article presents Claudia as an “open character” and documents how three music videos were produced using AI tools like Midjourney, Suno, and Seedance. It reports using 1,562 Midjourney images and about 200 video clips to keep her consistent across looks. It then provides a reusable canon, templates, and an MCP server/skill so people and agents can rebuild prompts and generate new videos with the same character.

Spanish Autentic AI raises €1.5M to accelerate AI-powered market research

Tech.eu 5 days ago 36

Autentic AI raised €1.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI platform for faster market research using simultaneous consumer and expert interviews. The company says it currently runs about 1,000 interviews per day and plans to complete more than 400,000 by the end of 2026. The funding will be used to further automate its research workflow and grow its own pool of verified participants to reduce reliance on third-party panels.

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