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Sep 10, 2026

by Vantage Point

The Future Of Physical AI Is Specialized

Plus: the $399 robot that sold out in days, where physical AI money is actually going, and three tools worth your time.

The Future Of Physical AI Is Specialized

Aug 27, 2026

by Vantage Point

Physical AI is Booming: $50B in H1

Plus: $10M for Spirit Airlines’ internal business data, and robot safety is now a public company.

Physical AI is Booming: $50B in H1

Aug 13, 2026

by Vantage Point

How To Optimize Your AI Spending

Plus: SpaceX’s new phone network for robots, and $30M for a data-recording head rig.

How To Optimize Your AI Spending

Jul 30, 2026

by Vantage Point

The Hack Heard Around The World

Plus: Caterpillar buys the map layer, Walden Robotics launches with $300M, and ex-Apple engineers raise $33M for manufacturing startups.

The Hack Heard Around The World

Jul 16, 2026

by Vantage Point

The World Cup Runs On Physical AI

Plus: Mistral's first robotics model, tendon-driven humanoid hands, and more.

The World Cup Runs On Physical AI

Jul 2, 2026

by Vantage Point

Why "Certified" Just Beat "Capable"

Plus: BMW puts humanoid robots on the factory line, a $7B bet on the chips inside the machine, and more from the world of physical AI.

Why "Certified" Just Beat "Capable"

Jun 18, 2026

by Vantage Point

Washington Turns Off Fable 5

Plus: Bezos is funding an "Artificial General Engineer,” AI powers the World Cup, and more from the world of physical AI.

Washington Turns Off Fable 5

Jun 4, 2026

by Vantage Point

Frontier Labs Can't Build Without Your Hardware

Plus: the startup cleaning your home to harvest data, the end of "tokenmaxxing," and NVIDIA’s $6.5B bet on light.

Frontier Labs Can't Build Without Your Hardware

May 21, 2026

by Vantage Point

AI Companies: The New Consultants?

Plus: a $68M humanoid raise, an open-source hijack, and Faraday's pivot.

AI Companies: The New Consultants?

May 7, 2026

by Vantage Point

The Rise of "AI Psychosis"

Plus: Tools we built on Claude, the AI agent that erased a company's database in 9 seconds, and Nvidia’s new deal with LG.

The Rise of "AI Psychosis"

Apr 23, 2026

by Vantage Point

What Claude Mythos Means For Your Plant Floor

Plus: Three tools worth your attention, humanoids going live, and more hot takes in physical AI.

What Claude Mythos Means For Your Plant Floor

Apr 9, 2026

by Vantage Point

Are Dark Factories the Future?

Plus: Why engineering demand just hit a three-year high, the AI models lying to protect each other, and the physical AI raise that just doubled its valuation in four months.

Are Dark Factories the Future?

Mar 26, 2026

by Vantage Point

The Year of Physical AI

Plus: Körber and NVIDIA team up on logistics digital twins while Google uses AI to cut aviation’s climate footprint.

The Year of Physical AI

Mar 12, 2026

by Vantage Point

The Factory Floor Is the Next AI Battleground

Plus: New developments in the Anthropic-OpenAI enterprise race, what two Claude Code incidents reveal about agentic security, and the deals reshaping physical AI this week.

The Factory Floor Is the Next AI Battleground

Feb 26, 2026

by Vantage Point

Is Your AI Built on Reality or Language?

Plus: Why world models outperform language models in physical industries, how AI made employees busier rather than better, and the deals/signals shaping enterprise AI this week.

Is Your AI Built on Reality or Language?
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