Skild AI launched its S1 robot foundation model that uses a single video demonstration to learn and perform new long-horizon tasks without updating model weights. It reports up to 10-minute unfamiliar task execution and an about 66% step success rate versus 9% for a similar system. As a result, robots can be adapted to changing factory work with in-context learning rather than retraining and post-training for each new task.
Maven Robotics won a logistics automation deal by proposing end-to-end, warehouse-linked robotics after getting a factory visit, then expanded to running up to eight robots for 16 hours per day with 99% uptime.
CoreWeave launched a new Physical AI Field Engineering service that sends specialized engineers to work with enterprise engineering teams on AI projects. The service starts with a workshop and CoreWeave says it can cut testing times by between 17% and 35%. This shifts AI implementation toward using customer workflows and data end to end, from model training to compute setup and integration into operational tools.
Texas begins test flights under a new federal program for electric, hybrid-electric, and autonomous aircraft led by Joby, Beta, and Wisk. The first project starts today and runs for the next week. These flights create early public evidence of future routes before the governing rules are finalized.
Spain’s top-funded tech companies raised about €1.7 billion in H1 2026, with fundraising concentrated in a small set of leading firms. The ten biggest rounds together made up about 68% of the total funding. The mix of industries receiving the most capital included space (~€354.3M), travel (~€266.1M), medical/healthcare (~€195.1M), and artificial intelligence (~€150.9M), alongside funding across early and later stages and debt financing (~19%).
Caijing Magazine published a profile of Unitree Robotics CEO Wang Xingxing describing strict cost control, tight management, and how the company handled its Spring Festival Gala appearances and IPO transition. Unitree requires expense reimbursements over 100 yuan to get Wang’s approval. The article depicts the result as high workplace pressure alongside product and marketing spending decisions that directly shaped output scale and public visibility as Unitree expanded sales and investment scrutiny after listing.
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