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China's Embodied AI Founders Turn to Incense and Altars as Funding Tightens
Founders of Chinese embodied AI startups are reportedly burning incense and kowtowing at altars for good luck as the sector's hype cools and investor cash dries up. The rituals mark a surreal collision of hustle culture and old superstition in one of tech's most pressured niches.
Ex-Nvidia robotics exec says sector is still in its 'Lego era'
Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for Nvidia's robotics platforms, says robotics remains in a "Lego era" as its core building blocks are rebuilt, pushing back on expectations of an imminent ChatGPT-style breakthrough.
Abandoned Buddhas in Suzhou Village Contrast With Tech-Driven Buddhist World
In Suzhou’s Chongshan Village, hundreds of abandoned Buddha and deity statues rest in fields after being discarded by temples, shrines and factories. Their stillness contrasts with a Buddhist world increasingly adopting robots and AI, including a $1 million robotic priest at Japan’s Kodaiji Temple.
Swire Coca-Cola switches on robotic order picking at 900 million yuan Zhengzhou plant
Swire Coca-Cola has begun using a robotic order-picking system at its Zhengzhou factory in Henan province, part of a 900 million yuan (US$134.3 million) investment aimed at serving more varied drink demand.
Mecka AI Nears $500M Valuation in Sequoia-Led Round
Mecka AI, a two-year-old startup that gathers and analyzes human motion data for robot training, is close to a new financing led by Sequoia Capital at a valuation of about $500 million. The deal would arrive roughly three months after the company announced a $60 million round led by Framework Ventures.
Atoms brings former Uber finance chief Gautam Gupta aboard as CFO
Source signal: Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO
Humanoid Robots Face Off in World’s First URKL Combat Tournament
The inaugural Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) tournament launched in Shenzhen, featuring 32 international teams and 75kg humanoid robots battling in a steel arena.