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Bedrock Robotics, a startup equipping excavators with autonomous driving technology, has raised $600 million in a Series C round at a $4.1 billion valuation. The company's autonomous machines are already operating commercially at sites in Nevada and Texas, and the new funding will go toward expanding deployment and customer support teams.
Bekzod NazarovThe Nvidia GTC conference in Berlin featured live demonstrations of robotics, facial recognition and the latest AI hardware, including the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack and the modular Vera Rubin DSK Pod data center. Jensen Huang spoke to roughly 3,000 developers, analysts and journalists about the company's plans to bring AI into European industry.
Javlon TursunovUnitree has unveiled the H2-X security robot based on its H2 platform. In a demo video, the robot jumps from a four-meter platform, strikes a car, pushes a pedestrian away from a vehicle, and lifts the car's front end to extract a mannequin. The company claims the tests are genuine and the video speed was not accelerated. Full technical specifications have not been disclosed; about eight hours of operation on a full charge is claimed.
Sevara AzamovaHero of Russia Alexander Nakhodkin told TASS that Ukrainian troops are using robot dogs and unmanned platforms to deliver ammunition. According to him, the nature of combat operations in Donbas has changed significantly since 2022, and the West is using Ukraine as a testing ground for technology. Experts and the Russian Armed Forces command have also noted the development of ground-based robotic systems.
Sevara AzamovaElon Musk, in Walter Isaacson's podcast, suggested that with the development of AI and robotics, conventional money may become unnecessary, and its value will be measured in physical quantities — mass, power, and energy. Space exploration, in his assessment, could expand the economy a millionfold.
Javlon TursunovTechable Ventures founder Amulya Vishwanath said on TechCrunch's Equity podcast that robotics has not yet had its 'ChatGPT moment' — the industry is at the stage of building basic components, which she called the 'LEGO era'.
Sardor QodirovEka Robotics, founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal and former Google DeepMind researcher Tuomas Haarnoja, raised $150 million at a $1.45 billion valuation. The round was led by a16z and F-Prime. The company developed a vision-force-action model and a force-sensitive gripper that allow a robot to pick up to 1,500 objects per hour with over 95% accuracy.
Sardor QodirovAmulya Vishwanath, who led product marketing for NVIDIA's robotics platforms for seven years and is now the founder of Techable VC, believes robotics is in its 'Lego era': the basic components — actuators, robotic arms, software and safety standards — are still being rebuilt. This contradicts the view of those expecting a breakthrough soon on the level of a 'ChatGPT moment'.
Sardor QodirovUzbekistan's youth national team became world champion in robotics at the FIRST Global Challenge tournament in Incheon, South Korea, winning all 16 matches and scoring a record 637 points. The team won three gold medals. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree awarding the national team members and coaches.
Madina UsmonovaOn October 14, 2026, the second day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 takes place at Moscone West in San Francisco. The program features more than 300 startups in Expo Hall, sessions with Nvidia, Waabi, Flock Safety, Benchmark, OpenAI and Anthropic, the continuation of the Startup Battlefield competition with a $100,000 prize, as well as roundtables, breakouts and networking for more than 10,000 attendees.
Sardor QodirovUzbekistan's robotics team became champion of First Global Challenge 2026 in Incheon, South Korea, winning all 16 matches and scoring a record 637 points. On October 13, Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree awarding state medals to team members and coaches.
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