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| Jul 15, 2026 | Walden Robotics emerges from Stealth with $300M in funding at $1.1B valuation, deploys general-purpose AI robots at Toyota factory | Most robotics startups promise what factories might look like years from now. Walden Robotics says its robots are already on the job.
The company emerged from stealth on Wednesday with a $300 million seed round, valuing the startup at $1.1 ... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Silicon Valley’s humanoid robots are learning how to do your job — in the kitchen | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times
Fernando Flores can spend eight hours a day pouring the same cup of coffee.
He is not a barista. He’s a robot puppeteer, trying to train humanoids.
He manip... |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Your car’s touchscreen might be distracting you more than you realize | A new study from the University of Washington (UW) and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) has found that the increasingly common touchscreen interfaces in modern cars significantly impair both driving performance and touchscreen accuracy –... |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Bridging the Gap: AI Innovations in Robotics and Digital Health | In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, two recent developments stand out: a groundbreaking method in robotics and a significant investment in digital health. Both innovations harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to tackl... |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Сочетание следующего токена и видеодиффузии в компьютерном зрении и робототехнике | Новый метод позволяет обучать нейросети сортировать повреждённые данные, предсказывая следующие шаги. Он может эффективно планировать действия роботов, генерировать качественное видео и помогать ИИ-агентам ориентироваться в цифровых средах.... |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Announcing the finalists for the 6th annual VentureBeat AI Innovations Awards | We want to hear from you! Take our quick AI survey and share your insights on the current state of AI, how you’re implementing it, and what you expect to see in the future. Learn More
As enterprise decision-makers get ready for VentureBeat’... |
| May 21, 2024 | Scale AI Raises $1 Billion Series F Funding | Scale AI, a San Francisco, CA-based data foundry for AI, raised $1 Billion in Series F funding.
The mix of primary and secondary financing brought Scale’s valuation to $13.8 billion.
The round was led by existing investor Accel with partici... |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Роботы TRI осваивают новые навыки за полдня | Исследовательский институт Toyota (TRI) объявил о революционном подходе к генеративному искусственному интеллекту, позволяющем обучать роботов новым навыкам за несколько часов. Это может значительно повысить пользу от роботов и стать шагом ... |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Toyota Research Institute unveils generative AI-powered vehicle design tool | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) unveiled an innovative generative artificial intelligence (AI) too... |
| May 21, 2023 | A Tesla co-founder returns, TuSimple restructures again and Uber’s stickiness strategy | Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B.
It was another busy week in the transportation world and no surprise, Tesla was one of the headliner... |
| Oct 12, 2021 | JRjr33 : Toyota Research Institute Announces Machine Learning Advances at the International Conference on Computer Vision | LOS ALTOS, Calif. - Today, the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced the acceptance of six research papers in the field of machine learning at the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV).
The research advances understanding a... |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Toyota Research Institute Reaches New Technical Milestones In Robotics | Latest Advances Demonstrate Adeptness at Complex Tasks in Home Environments
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) unveiled new robotics capabilities aimed at solving complex tasks in home environments. Specifically, TRI roboticists were able to t... |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Toyota Research Institute shows how its robotics work with difficult surfaces in the home | Following this morning’s announcement that Hyundai has closed its acquisition of Boston Dynamics, another automotive company has posted some robotics news. The Toyota Research Institute announcement is decidedly less earthshaking than that ... |
| Oct 2, 2020 | ProBeat: Toyota’s upside-down robot is innovative and impractical | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
A typical home robot today is a mindless disc-sha... |
| Oct 2, 2020 | ProBeat: Toyota’s upside-down robot is innovative and impractical | A typical home robot today is a mindless disc-shaped vacuum cleaner — hardly the peak of innovation. While most roboticists have focused on automotive and military applications, the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) this week showed off its l... |
| Oct 2, 2020 | ProBeat: Toyota’s upside-down robot is innovative and impractical | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
A typical home robot today is a mindless disc-shaped vacuum cleaner — hardly the peak of innovation. While most roboticists have focuse... |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Toyota’s ceiling-mounted robot is like GLaDOS for your kitchen | reader comments 164 with 117 posters participating
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| Aug 10, 2020 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Toyota Motor : AI Ventures Opens Smart and Connected Cities 'Call for Innovation' at CES 2020; 's first dedicated venture fund invites early-stage startups, building innovative solutions to improve the quality of life in urban communities, to apply for up to $2 million ... | LAS VEGAS - Toyota AI Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm dedicated to helping discover what's next for Toyota, launched a global 'call for innovation' today at CES 2020 to find and fund early-stage startups building solut... |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Announcing the final agenda for Robotics + AI — March 3 at UC Berkeley | TechCrunch is returning to UC Berkeley on March 3 to bring together some of the most influential minds in robotics and artificial intelligence. Each year we strive to bring together a cross-section of big companies and exciting new startups... |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Announcing the agenda for Robotics + AI — March 3 at UC Berkeley | We’re bringing TC Sessions: Robotics + AI back to UC Berkeley on March 3, and we’re excited to announce our jam-packed agenda. For months we’ve been recruiting speakers from the ranks of the most innovative founders, top technologists and h... |
| Jan 9, 2018 | Intuition Robotics nabs Samsung as investor, launches U.S. beta trial of ElliQ companion robot | One year after launching out of stealth, Israeli robotics startup Intuition Robotics has announced a fresh tranche of funding and the launch of a beta program that will introduce its ElliQ robot to homes across California and Florida.
Found... |
| Jan 9, 2018 | Intuition Robotics nabs Samsung as investor, launches U.S. beta trial of ElliQ companion robot | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
One year after launching out of stealth, Israeli robotics startup Intuition Robotics has announced a fresh tranche of funding and the l... |
| Jan 5, 2018 | Jill Ford Scores New Tech Investing Gig with Toyota AI Ventures | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Jill Ford, the city of Detroit’s former head of entrepreneurship and innovation, says she was already interested in the mobility field when she landed a new job last month wit... |
| Jul 13, 2017 | Toyota Research Institute Launches Toyota AI Ventures | Toyota Research Institute (TRI), a Los Altos, Calif.-based wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor North America, is investing an initial $100m to launch a new corporate venture capital subsidiary.
Led by managing director Jim Adler, TRI’s ... |
| Jul 12, 2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, July 12 | GROCERY WARS, GRAVITY, CHEERLEADING
The ripple effects of Amazon’s $13.7 billion Whole Foods deal are only starting to show. Nobody knows exactly what Amazon is going to do with Whole Foods, and that uncertainty is freaking everyone out.
Pa... |
| Jul 11, 2017 | Intuition Robotics raises $14 million to build social companion robots for elderly people | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Israeli robotics startup Intuition Robotics has raised $14 million in a series A round of funding led by Toyota Research Institute (TRI... |
| Jul 11, 2017 | Intuition Robotics raises $14 million to build social companion robots for elderly people | Israeli robotics startup Intuition Robotics has raised $14 million in a series A round of funding led by Toyota Research Institute (TRI), with participation from existing investors including OurCrowd, iRobot, Maniv Mobility, Terra Venture P... |
| Oct 7, 2016 | BMW, Toyota and Allianz back NAUTO and its camera-based approach to making autonomous vehicles | A self-driving car tech startup called NAUTO has raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding, and entered into data-sharing partnerships with big-name auto and insurance companies BMW, Toyota and Allianz Group.
Specifically, BMW iVentur... |
| Компания Toyota и стартап Preferred Networks займутся созданием бытовых роботов-слуг | В Toyota подписали соглашение о сотрудничестве с японским высокотехнологичным стартапом Preferred Networks, основанным в 2014 году.
Инженеры Preferred Networks занимаются разработками в сфере искусственного интеллекта и глубинного обучения.... |
