In Episode 218 of The Robotic Report Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the main robotics information of the week.
We additionally interviewed founders and executives from 10 robotics startups who exhibited at RoboBusiness 2025 final week in Silicon Valley.
Cerulion received the Pitchfire annual startup competitors at RoboBusiness. Credit score: The Robotic Report
Listed here are the founders and firms from the occasion interviewed for this present:
Present timeline
- 10:30 – Information of the week
- 21:30 – Roworks AI
- 27:00 – Forge AI
- 30:26 – Motogo
- 35:34 – 4D1
- 38:17 – Rotate8
- 40:40 – Morelle AI
- 44:03 – Cerulion
- 48:48 – NuPort
- 52:17 – R2 Labs
- 55:02 – Smart Robotics
Information of the week
New Unitree H2 humanoid gets a face
Unitree Robotics final week unveiled its next-generation humanoid robotic, the Unitree H2, marking the primary time the H-series features a lifelike, “bio-inspired face,” and sculpted calves.
The H2 maintains the full-sized, human-like proportions of its predecessor, standing 180 cm (5 ft., 11 in.) tall. Unitree has additionally elevated the robotic’s weight, from the H1’s 47 kg (88.1 lb.) to 70 kg (154.3 lb.).
The brand new humanoid additionally demonstrated smoother motion, because of a complete of 31 useful joints throughout its arms, legs, and torso—an almost 19% leap from the R1 mannequin, mentioned Unitree.
The Hangzhou, China-based firm launched a video displaying its robots conducting ballet dance strikes because of the mix of elevated weight and superior joint management.
Waymo plans to deliver driverless robotaxis to London
Waymo LLC final week mentioned it plans to deliver its robotaxi providers to London in 2026. The corporate mentioned its providers will assist the town’s in depth community of bus, tube, bike, and pedestrian infrastructure.
Over the approaching months, Waymo plans to put the groundwork for its service in collaboration with its fleet associate Moove. The Mountain View, Calif.-based firm mentioned it’s going to additionally have interaction with native and nationwide leaders to safe the mandatory permissions for its industrial ride-hailing service in London.
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