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Galileo Space Is Building Satellites That Turn Signals Into Answers in Orbit
Galileo Space is building satellites designed to turn signals into answers in orbit. Modern defense and commercial operations need fast answers about what is happening and where. Existing systems can
3h agoSpaceX set to launch astronauts and a classified Falcon Heavy mission on the same day
SpaceX plans three launches Thursday, including Crew-13 astronauts and Falcon Heavy's first classified NRO mission. The post SpaceX set to launch astronauts and a classified Falcon Heavy mission on th
4h agoChicago Metra calls its new battery-electric locomotive a first of its kind
Metra’s diesel-engined commuter trains are familiar sights in and around Chicago, and so is the smell of spent diesel that surrounds them – but a new battery-electric FLIRT locomotive from Stadler is
5h agoTesla Cybercab and Semi have more in common than you might think
Although the two vehicles are built for completely different use cases, Tesla utilized engineering expertise while developing both the Cybercab and Semi to build a thermal architecture that would fit
6h agoCommercial EVs take off as Workhorse announces fresh, 200 truck order
Commercial delivery operator Gateway Fleets ordered 100 medium-duty electric box vans from Workhorse earlier this year. That experiment seems to be going well, because the company just ordered 200 mor
6h agoFord’s $30,000 Fathom EV pickup production launch faces uncertainty
The Ford Fathom is expected to go on sale in early 2027, starting at $28,350. Ford CEO Jim Farley admitted, “It’s going to be a heck of an effort to launch this at scale, at cost, on time.” more…
7h agoToyota dropped a 1,675 lb caravan on its electric truck, and it drove off unfazed [Video]
Toyota tried crushing its new electric truck with a 1,675-pound caravan to prove it’s still “the world’s toughest pick-up,” and it drove off as if nothing had happened. more…
8h agoBYD’s cheapest EV is getting bigger and fancier
BYD is giving its $10,000 EV a major overhaul. New images of the second-gen Seagull reveal a larger, more upscale design with a few surprise luxury features. more…
10h agoMonarc smart e-bikes get largest $838 FREE bundles, EcoFlow power station flash sale, Anker SOLIX E10 exclusive lows, Worx, more
We have a jam-packed midweek Green Deals for you, with a bunch of these deals coming from Amazon’s early fall Prime Day sale. Starting off today’s edition is the limited-time chance to score a larger-
10h agoE-bikes are giving teenagers something we thought they’d lost
If you’ve spent any time reading local neighborhood social media groups lately – and for your mental health, I hope you haven’t – you’ve probably encountered a familiar complaint: teenagers on e-bikes
10h agoNVIDIA Opens Applications for 2027–2028 Graduate Fellowships With Awards Up to $60,000
Bringing together the world’s brightest minds and the latest accelerated computing technology leads to powerful breakthroughs that help tackle some of the biggest research problems. To foster such inn
11h agoRivian: LiDAR R2 reaches customers in 2027, employees get it this year
Rivian’s first R2s with LiDAR and its in-house RAP1 autonomy computer will go to employees before the end of 2026. Paying customers will have to wait until 2027. It could be interpreted as a delay com
11h agoThe new 2027 BMW i3 is here with up to 468 miles of range, but it’s not cheap
BMW opened orders for the 2027 i3 early after strong initial demand. The all-new electric sedan can drive up to 468 miles on a single charge, but it’s not exactly cheap. more…
11h agoTesla’s solar factory dragged into patent war between Chinese suppliers
Tesla’s planned solar factory in Texas has landed in the middle of a US patent lawsuit between two Chinese solar equipment makers, both chasing the ingot-growing furnaces Tesla needs to hit its 100 GW
12h agoElon Musk weather update tips Tesla Roadster speculation into Plaid Mode
Tesla CEO Elon Musk certainly tipped off some details of the Tesla Roadster event with a broadening of information regarding the company’s decision to delay the unveiling for two weeks. For years, peo
12h agoFrom Training to Production, NVIDIA and CoreWeave Close the Loop on Agentic AI
Building on nearly a decade of co-engineering, CoreWeave has built NVIDIA compute, networking and software into a cloud purpose-built for AI that’s still returning on investment across multiple genera
13h agoNaviGate successfully demonstrates onboard precise orbit determination aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier
ROME, 30/09/2026 – NaviGate, an Italian space technology company spun out of Sapienza University of Rome, has successfully completed the in-orbit demonstration (IoD) of NaviCode Caravel, its autonomou
13h agoRange Rover Sport EV orders open at nearly $150,000 with up to 378 miles of range
The Range Rover Sport EV is bringing new levels of performance with an all-electric powertrain, but it isn’t cheap. more…
13h agoTesla snags $30B in fresh credit lines for expanding its biggest projects
Tesla has secured $30 billion in fresh credit lines from Citibank and Wells Fargo in an effort to scale its biggest current projects. Tesla agreed to a $20 billion three-year delayed-draw term loan fa
13h agoThe Robot Report parent Arrowfly launches AI for Engineers platform, events for engineers navigating AI
The initiative for engineers includes a news desk, a conference, research, and an advisory board, grounded in trusted editorial brands. The post The Robot Report parent Arrowfly launches AI for Engine
14h agoTesla Robotaxi fleets are the new crypto treasury for zombie companies
A Nasdaq-listed company worth about $2.4 million says it wants to buy 500 Tesla Robotaxis. KIDZ AI, formerly an online coding school for kids, announced today that it sent Tesla a “procurement inquiry
14h agoChina’s 2,250kW chargers are already in service, while US thinks about 750kW next year
Just last week, Geely announced it would roll out 2.2 megawatt chargers, able to charge an EV in under 5 minutes. Those chargers are now already in service in 5 cities, with 15,000 charging sites plan
14h agoIONNA tops 180 charging sites, with discounts for these EV drivers
Rapidly expanding DC fast charging company IONNA now has more than 180 sites open across the US, and EV drivers of four of its founding automakers’ brands can now get discounts when they plug in. more
15h agoQuantum Space Executes Launch Processing Agreement with All Points Logistics for Prime Mission
ROCKVILLE, Md. and MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — September 30, 2026 — Quantum Space, LLC (the “Company” or “Quantum Space”), a company developing the next generation of advanced maneuverable spacecraft for [
15h agoInnodata opens motion-capture lab to help humanoids move more like people
Innodata uses Vicon cameras to measure movements with sub-millimeter accuracy and to collect real-world training data for robots. The post Innodata opens motion-capture lab to help humanoids move more
15h agoTackling construction labor shortages: ASI and SoftBank partner on autonomous fleets
ASI and SoftBank join forces with $225M to scale brand-agnostic autonomous heavy equipment across infrastructure projects. The post Tackling construction labor shortages: ASI and SoftBank partner on a
15h agoElon Musk and Trump are closer than ever, and Tesla could be the big winner
Elon Musk sat beside Trump as AI leaders signed a voluntary White House safety accord. The post Elon Musk and Trump are closer than ever, and Tesla could be the big winner appeared first on TESLARATI
23h agoTesla takes on $30 billion in credit as it approaches unprofitability
Tesla opened $30 billion in lines of credit according to a regulatory filing today. The loans come as company profits have dropped in recent years, and as Tesla guides for more spending in upcoming qu
1d agoCommercial Defense Satcom Service Revenues to Surpass $22.6B by 2035
Paris, France | September 2026 — Novaspace’s Satellite Communications for Defense and Security, 2nd Edition highlights a defense Satcom market poised for rapid growth. By 2035, commercial satellite se
1d agoForceN to give a crash course on force and torque sensing for humanoids at RoboBusiness
Attendees will learn about the many ways they can use force and torque sensors in humanoids and how to avoid breaking them while doing it. The post ForceN to give a crash course on force and torque se
1d agoTerran Orbital Names Jamin Brown Chief Operating Officer
IRVINE, Calif. – Sept. 29, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, today announced the
1d agoTesla Roadster’s new patent preps white-knuckle speeds, keeping it grounded
Ahead of its highly anticipated unveiling, Tesla’s upcoming Roadster received a new patent that aims to keep it grounded while enabling white-knuckle speeds. The patent, which was granted on September
1d agoMeet Flourish One, the Raspberry Pi-powered humanoid built for busy parents
Flourish is releasing a $3,555 phone-trainable home robot, targeting busy parents with personalized, cloud-trained chore automation. The post Meet Flourish One, the Raspberry Pi-powered humanoid built
1d agoTesla showrooms picked clean ahead of Q3 end as demand looks strong
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) showrooms have been picked clean ahead of the end of the third quarter of the year, as demand looks to be strong and delivery estimates for new vehicles are pushed into late 2026
1d agoState of Robots in Manufacturing
The Robot Report looks at recent advances in automation for manufacturing, from improvements in technologies and use cases to the potential of humanoids and AI. The post State of Robots in Manufacturi
1d agoIf AI cannot be trusted in a classroom, why should it be trusted in orbit?
On September 9, 2026, Evan Hubinger, Anthropic’s alignment science lead, said on social media that he personally believed there was a greater than 10% chance that artificial intelligence could kill […
1d agoWatch Tesla’s “guardian angel” FSD feature take over for collision evasion
Tesla’s Automatic Collision Evasion feature can be seen in one of the first owner videos of it in action. Tesla owner Spencer (@scotsrule08) posted on Monday that the feature “worked flawlessly,” sayi
2d agoA Day in the Life of a Roboticist: Charlie Kemp
Building useful robots starts with understanding the people who use them. For Charlie Kemp, cofounder and chief technology officer of Hello Robot, that means developing assistive robots that can help
2d agoTesla Roadster event gets delayed due to unfavorable weather
Tesla is delaying its event for the Roadster, moving it from this Thursday, October 1, to Thursday, October 15, due to unfavorable weather. The company has said it has been tracking the weather for th
2d agoSpaceX turned a heralding moment for Starship into its greatest
Starship reached orbit despite losing an engine, deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites on Flight 14. The post SpaceX turned a heralding moment for Starship into its greatest appeared first on TESLARATI .
2d agoGecko Robotics works with NVIDIA to add AI agent security and control
Gecko Robotics is using the new NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform to ensure the secure autonomous control of systems. The post Gecko Robotics works with NVIDIA to add AI agent security and control app
2d agoSpace is everyone’s business: Economist Enterprise’s 4th annual Space Economy Summit returns to Orlando
ORLANDO, FL — September 28th, 2026 — Space is rapidly becoming a practical business tool for industries far beyond aerospace, as satellite intelligence, resilient connectivity and other space-enabled
2d agoRobonomics on the threshold: Economic autonomy, smart cities, and crypto wallets for humanoids
Economics is both a robotics impetus and a constraint, as systems make deliveries on streets or do chores in households. The post Robonomics on the threshold: Economic autonomy, smart cities, and cryp
2d agoRaise Robotics to discuss scaling field robots at RoboBusiness
Raise Robotics said attendees will learn a decision rule for allocating engineering capacity and a vocabulary for two hidden failure modes. The post Raise Robotics to discuss scaling field robots at R
2d agoSpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time
Reaching orbit is a critical milestone that could let SpaceX start using Starship for regular commercial missions and, importantly, inch closer to its goal of making the mega-rocket fully reusable.
2d agoAgile Space Industries Expands Leadership Structure to Support Next Phase of Growth
DURANGO, Colo., Sept. 28, 2026 – Agile Space Industries today announced that Jason Wright will join the company as President in early October, strengthening Agile’s operational leadership as the compa
2d agoAsimov’s laws are not enough to keep robotics and AI safe
Asimov's fictional Three Laws of Robotics famously set safeguards, and tech observers today raise similar concerns about AI. The post Asimov’s laws are not enough to keep robotics and AI safe appeared
3d agoFrom 14 cities to 15,000: What it will take to scale robotaxis?
While robotaxis prove their driving ability, scaling the industry globally requires solving the unglamorous challenge of fast, local vehicle servicing. The post From 14 cities to 15,000: What it will
4d agoAmazon to invest $100M in new Indiana manufacturing facility
The new facility will produce products that power Amazon's fulfillment and robotics network across North America. The post Amazon to invest $100M in new Indiana manufacturing facility appeared first o
5d agoGeneral Robotics is betting on modular intelligence, not one robot brain
Rather than training one model to do everything, General Robotics composes specialized capabilities—helping robots adapt across tasks and form factors. The post General Robotics is betting on modular
5d agoVideo Friday: Life’s Better With a Little Robot Goose
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few month
5d agoAgility Robotics, maker of Digit humanoid, exploring wheeled robots
Agility Robotics is exploring a range of robot designs and form factors, including wheels, to address different operating environments and customer needs. The post Agility Robotics, maker of Digit hum
5d agoFarmers are facing more pressure; CNH says robotics can help
Labor availability, costs, productivity, and efficiency are common concerns of farmers that technology can address, according to CNH. The post Farmers are facing more pressure; CNH says robotics can h
5d agoMexican EPICS in IEEE Team Builds Portable Educational Platform
In Guadalajara, Mexico, many high schools have motivated teachers and talented students with an interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, but they lack access to advanced tools su
6d agoTrue or false on space industry trends with Pacôme Révillon
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss and Novaspace CEO Pacôme Révillon look at what to expect from the space industry in the next year by playing a game of true […] The post True or false on space i
6d agoMoog Completes ISO Class 8 Clean Room at Niagara Falls Facility to Expand Thruster Production
East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced the completion and commissioning of a new ISO Class 8 certified clean room at its Niagara Falls facility. This […] The post Moog Completes
6d agoHow Open Science Can Help Researchers Prepare for the Next Pandemic
When COVID-19 emerged, scientists had a crucial advantage: Decades of prior research on coronaviruses meant they understood the virus’ key proteins well enough to design vaccines in record time. The n
6d agoContain the Chaos: ‘CONTROL Resonant’ Launches on GeForce NOW
A warped Manhattan is waiting in the cloud this week. Remedy Entertainment’s CONTROL Resonant brings Dylan Faden’s extraordinary abilities and a paranatural crisis to GeForce NOW at launch. With the r
6d agoEthereal Space Awarded NOAA SBEM Task Order 1
DENVER, Colorado – September 2026 – Ethereal Space, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded Task Order 1 under NOAA’s ProTech 2.0 Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) program, following N
Sep 23Sakeena Fiza Helps NVIDIA Hardware Succeed at Scale
When Sakeena Fiza describes her work as a validation engineer at NVIDIA, she does so in terms more befitting a detective story than a world-class engineering lab. “Validation engineers look in the sha
Sep 23At AI Day Singapore, NVIDIA and Partners Showcase AI Advancements Across Southeast Asia
NVIDIA AI Day Singapore, which takes place Sept. 22-23 at the Raffles City Convention Centre, is offering attendees opportunities to explore the hands-on training, expert-led sessions and advanced too
Sep 23Barbara Mazzolai Wants to Build a New Field of Robotics
Throughout her career, roboticist Barbara Mazzolai has turned to nature for inspiration. Now she wants to ensure the technology she builds gives back to the environment, too. After starting her career
Sep 22NVIDIA Isaac ROS 5.0 Advances Agentic, Open Source Robotics Development
To build and deploy sophisticated robotics applications that can perceive, reason and act in dynamic environments, developers need new physical AI models and tools. The ROS open framework is a project
Sep 22NVIDIA Launches DSX Ready to Qualify Power and Cooling Products for AI Factories
Every AI factory needs power and cooling that fit its computing architecture. As AI infrastructure expands, power, cooling, water, site and grid constraints are shaping what builders can deploy. Choos
Sep 21Why Deploying Physical AI at Scale Demands Safety at Every Layer
Physical AI is moving rapidly from research to large-scale deployment. By 2035, ABI Research projects an installed base of 49 million level 3-5 autonomous vehicles (AVs), while Omdia estimates that ro
Sep 21From Enablement to Execution, Egypt’s AI Ecosystem Reaches Production Scale
Today, Egypt’s AI builders gathered in the Grand Egyptian Museum for a reception that highlighted the nation’s rapidly growing AI ecosystem — spanning AI natives, developers, researchers, startups and
Sep 21Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Members
September 21, 2026— Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome ORBITInsure and Renaissance Strategic Advisors (RSA) as its newest members. ORBITInsure joins CSF as a
Sep 21AI Security Is an Engineering Problem — How to Solve It at Every Layer of the Agent Stack
AI security is an engineering problem. That means defined security requirements, enforceable controls, named owners and evidence that protections work. As AI becomes more capable, the industry must ac
Sep 215 Companies Using NVIDIA AI for Clean Energy
Clean energy isn’t hard to come by, but the pace of large-scale adoption has historically been slow due to bottlenecks — including out-of-date infrastructure, elongated research and development timeli
Sep 21Video Friday: Two Birotors Make a Quadrotor
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few month
Sep 18Terran Orbital Promotes Margherita Cardi to Vice President of European Operations & Head of Strategic Programs
IRVINE, Calif. and TORINO, Italy – Sept. 17, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, [
Sep 18Satrec Initiative to build 10-centimeter-class optical satellites for Hanwha constellation
PARIS — South Korean company Satrec Initiative is working with parent company Hanwha Aerospace to provide high-resolution Earth imagery for the synthetic-aperture-radar (SAR) constellation announced i
Sep 17Simera Sense and IDOM partner to develop and produce xScape350 optical system as demand for high-resolution EO imagery surges
LEUVEN, BELGIUM and BILBAO, SPAIN – 17 September 2026—Simera Sense, a leading European provider of optical payload solutions for small satellites, today announced a strategic partnership with IDOM, on
Sep 17Cute Critters Come to the Cloud: ‘Aniimo’ Launches on GeForce NOW
A new creature-catching adventure is ready to stream from the cloud this week. Pawprint Studio’s Aniimo arrives on GeForce NOW at launch, inviting gamers to explore the vibrant continent of Idyll acro
Sep 17Musk’s long-time backer is giving SpaceX stock to its investors
Valor Equity Partners is handing out stock to its LPs instead of cash returns.
Sep 16Hear why Science Corp CEO Max Hodak says the screen era is ending at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At this year's Disrupt, Science Corp CEO Max Hodak will present a vision for screen-free interfaces that can even offer medical help. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.
Sep 16Rethinking Robot Safety in the Age of AI
This article is brought to you by VicOne . Robot safety has traditionally asked: Can a machine remain safe when something goes wrong? Physical AI raises a harder question: Can a machine remain safe wh
Sep 16NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Delivers Leading Performance in MLPerf Inference v6.1 Debut
System performance, efficient infrastructure scaling and continuous software optimization are key levers that determine AI inference economics. Higher system performance means more tokens generated, r
Sep 16Emerald AI, Google and NVIDIA Launch Alliance to Advance Flexible AI Data Centers
AI factories are the infrastructure of the intelligence era. Scaling them responsibly will depend as much on innovation across the grid as inside the data center. Today, Emerald AI, Google and NVIDIA
Sep 16SpaceX will try to put Starship in orbit for the first time on September 28
Elon Musk's company will also attempt to deploy the first V3 Starlink satellites into its orbital internet constellation.
Sep 15Digit 5 May Be the First Humanoid Robot Worker That’s Truly Safe
Despite the recent deluge of videos of humanoid robots doing backflips and kung fu, the actual pace of progress towards humanoids that can do economically viable jobs at scale has at times seemed a bi
Sep 15An Anthropic researcher’s doomsday warning comes at a very interesting time
An Anthropic researcher resigned this week, warning in a post on X that the company is “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives”. The company’s own alignment le
Sep 11Video Friday: Humanoid Robot Takes On Monkey Bars
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few month
Sep 11Robots Are Learning to Feel
Dexterous manipulation remains one of the biggest barriers keeping robots from successfully tackling a wide range of everyday tasks. A sense of touch could be the key, but a lack of quality data has h
Sep 10Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time
Besxar, a startup founded by former OpenAI staffer Ashley Pilipiszyn, wants to make the key precursors for advanced semiconductors by taking advantage of the vacuum of space.
Sep 9The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX
The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as “the largest-ever Series C by a European space company.”
Sep 8Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets
Stoke has "completed the initial closing" of a $1B Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger rocket for operations.
Sep 8This Robot Will Draw Your Blood Now
You sit down and put your arm in the cradle. You press a button. The machine takes it from there. A near-infrared light sweeps your inner elbow, hunting for a vein. A puff of alcohol hits your skin. A
Sep 7Cyborg Roaches Can Stab You With Needles
Imagine you are trapped under rubble after an earthquake and you see an electronics-covered cockroach with a spring-loaded needle on its back scuttling toward you. Although the sight might be unnervin
Sep 5Video Friday: Digit Redecorates
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few month
Sep 4Protecting Dynamic Industrial Robot Cable Carriers
This article is brought to you by Tsubaki KabelSchlepp . In modern automated manufacturing, six-axis articulated robots perform high-speed, multidirectional maneuvers under demanding operational cycle
Sep 3The Best Way to Explore Lunar Craters Is a Giant Robot Ball
On a good day, the rock quarry in central Texas is about 370,000 kilometers (230,000 miles) from the moon. But last February, when Rishi Jangale watched his 1.8-meter-wide, 150-kilogram inflatable rob
Sep 3Video Friday: Meet Microduck
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few month
Aug 28Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45B deal with Nscale
The new deal with the infrastructure provider is the latest example of Anthropic's white-hot compute-gobbling streak.
Aug 26SpaceX will build a second, $100B ‘Starbase’ spaceport in Louisiana
The company says it will start construction in 2027 and that a Starship rocket could take flight as soon as 2029.
Aug 25Trump bought SpaceX shares two weeks after blockbuster IPO
The president bought when the stock was in the mid-$150 range. SpaceX finished trading on Monday back at its IPO price of $135.
Aug 24Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup
SpaceX was reportedly in talks to buy AI coding startup Cognition. SpaceX has already acquired Cursor as it races to catch up to rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI.
Aug 19Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery
The woman claimed that AI tools are "taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse."
Aug 15SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition
AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX.
Aug 15SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels
The fab is intended to build chips for data centers that will be run by SpaceX and its xAI subsidiary.
Aug 7Tesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8B to start building ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas
After months of speculation, the companies formally announced the massive project will happen just north of Houston.
Aug 6BCI startup Neurable looks to license its ‘mind-reading’ tech for consumer wearables
The startup specializes in "non-invasive" "mind-reading" tech — a kind of neural data collection that, its CEO hopes, will have all sorts of consumer applications.
Apr 28Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch
This is the largest early-stage funding in China’s brain computer interface industry.
Mar 12Science Corp. raises $230M as it races to bring its brain implant to market
A source close to the company says the round assigns Science a post-money valuation of $1.25 billion.
Mar 5China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing ahead
China’s brain-computer interface industry is rapidly scaling from research to commercialization, driven by strong policy support, expanding clinical trials, and growing investor interest.
Feb 22After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something even wilder
"You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain," Hodak says, "possibly to include four hemispheres, or a device, or a whole group of people."
Dec 5OpenAI, cofounder Sam Altman to take on Neuralink with new startup
Aug 13Sam Altman, OpenAI will reportedly back a startup that takes on Musk’s Neuralink
Neuralink has been making serious progress. Soon Sam Altman and OpenAI could be backing a challenger.
Aug 13Elon Musk’s Neuralink raises $600M at $9B valuation
Neuralink last year received "breakthrough device" clearance from the U.S. FDA. Three people have so far received implants made by Neuralink.
May 28Neuroscientists are racing to turn brain waves into speech
Apr 21Neuralink’s ‘breakthrough device’ clearance from FDA does not mean it has cured blindness
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, on Tuesday received “breakthrough device” clearance from the FDA. But this does not mean the outfit has developed a cure for blindness,
Sep 17Ars chats with Precision, the brain-chip maker taking the road less invasive
Jun 7Neuralink rival sets brain-chip record with 4,096 electrodes on human brain
May 28Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip
May 9Musk claims Neuralink patient doing OK with implant, can move mouse with brain
Feb 20Elon Musk claims Neuralink has implanted a brain chip in its first human
Jan 30How soon can I get a computer-brain implant?
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Nov 27Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, quietly raises an additional $43M
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-founded company developing implantable chips that can read brain waves, has raised an additional $43 million in venture capital, according to a filing with the SEC. The filing
Nov 25Musk’s Neuralink seeks volunteers for brain implants—who’s in?
Sep 20Neuralink says it has the FDA’s OK to start clinical trials
May 26Talking with Future Ventures about its new fund, AI hype and Siri sucking (still)
For a firm whose bets are largely unpredictable, the early-stage venture firm Future Ventures has become very formulaic in its fundraising. Now entering its fifth year, the firm just closed a $200 mil
Apr 12Neuralink human testing has reportedly received one FDA rejection already
Neuralink’s ambition to provide a brain-computer interface orders of magnitude better than what’s out there now has hit headwinds with the FDA, Reuters reports. The agency reportedly rejected the comp
Mar 2Musk’s bid to start Neuralink human trials denied by FDA in 2022, report says
Mar 2Neuralink transported brain implants covered in pathogens, group alleges
Feb 10Precision Neuroscience is making brain implants safer, smarter and reversible
Brain researchers have relied on devices called microelectrode arrays for decades, but the technology behind these tools is increasingly outdated. Precision Neuroscience is building a modern alternati
Jan 31Neuralink faces federal probe over alleged animal abuse, “hack job” surgeries
Dec 6Over a year later, Musk’s Neuralink still 6 months from human trials
Dec 1It sounds like Elon Musk is still trying to get out of his own Twitter deal
According to a new report from The Washington Post that relies heavily on anonymous sources, the world’s richest man is still looking for a way out of a $44 billion deal of his own making. The Post re
Jul 7