2026-03-24 00:13:05

AI is leaving the screen and entering the real world.

In the last 90 days:
1. Figure AI raised $1B+ at a $39B valuation for humanoid robots
2. Boston Dynamics deployed production Atlas at Hyundai, powered by Google DeepMind
3. SoftBank is buying ABB's robotics division for $5.375B
4. Jensen Huang declared "the ChatGPT moment for robotics is here" at CES
5. Microsoft launched its first robotics AI model (Rho-alpha)
6. Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci 5 got FDA clearance for cardiac surgery
7. Halter raised at $2B for AI-powered cattle management backed by Peter Thiel
8. Pentagon allocated $13.4B for autonomous military systems
9. Nearly 50% of US small manufacturers now use collaborative robots, up from 27% in 2 years
Global robotics funding hit $10.3 billion in 2025. The highest since 2021.
2025 was the year AI learned to think. 2026 is the year AI learned to move.

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