Robotics News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/robotics/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:00:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Robotics News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/robotics/ 32 32 TechCrunch is heading to Tokyo — and bringing the Startup Battlefield with it https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/techcrunch-is-heading-to-tokyo-and-bringing-the-startup-battlefield-with-it/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:38:43 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109679 Last 24 hours: Save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/final-24-hours-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3111266 Final 2 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/final-2-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110805 A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/avride-self-driving-car-austin-kills-duck-mueller/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:19:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110358 Final 3 days to save up to $500 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/final-3-days-to-save-up-to-500-on-your-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-pass/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110367 VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/07/vc-eclipse-has-a-new-1-3b-to-back-and-build-physical-ai-startups/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:24:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3110181 Startup Battlefield 200 applications open: a chance for VC access, TechCrunch coverage, and $100K https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/startup-battlefield-200-applications-open-get-vc-access-techcrunch-coverage-and-100k/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109473 Ticket savings of up to $500 this week for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/massive-ticket-savings-of-up-to-500-this-week-for-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3109491 In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/05/japan-is-proving-experimental-physical-ai-is-ready-for-the-real-world/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3108607 FedEx chooses partnerships over proprietary tech for its automation strategy https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/fedex-chooses-partnerships-over-proprietary-tech-for-its-automation-strategy/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:46:50 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107050 Nomadic raises $8.4 million to wrangle the data pouring off autonomous vehicles https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/nomadic-raises-8-4-million-to-wrangle-the-data-pouring-off-avs/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107632 Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $1B, again https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/physical-intelligence-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-raise-1-billion-again/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:59:40 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3107286 Melania Trump wants a robot to homeschool your child https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/melania-trump-wants-a-robot-to-homeschool-your-child/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:55:41 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3106069 Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones  https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3105379 Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/amazon-just-bought-a-startup-making-kid-size-humanoid-robots/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:53:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3105855 Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/agile-robots-becomes-the-latest-robotics-company-to-partner-with-google-deepmind/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:05:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104962 Do you want to build a robot snowman? https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/22/do-you-want-to-build-a-robot-snowman/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:45:07 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104729 Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/amazon-acquires-rivr-maker-of-a-stair-climbing-delivery-robot/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:28:37 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104295 Employees had to restrain a dancing humanoid robot after it went wild at a California restaurant https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/restaurant-dancing-robot-went-wild-hot-pot-cupertino-haidilao-agibot/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:13:50 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3104168 Gecko Robotics lands the largest US Navy robotics deal yet https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/17/gecko-robotics-lands-the-largest-u-s-navy-robotics-deal-yet/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3103116