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Artificial Intelligence

AWS and Nvidia Partner With MassRobotics to Fuel Robotics’ Physical AI Future

MassRobotics is partnering with Nvidia and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch the Physical AI Fellowship, a program designed to invest in and support robotics startups developing physical AI solutions. Eight companies have been named to the inaugural Fall 2025 cohort, all of which receive AWS credits, access to Nvidia’s hardware and software stack, along […]

Artificial Intelligence

Dyna Robotics Secures $120 Million from Nvidia, Samsung, and Amazon to Bring General-Purpose Robots to Market

Dyna Robotics, the startup behind the Dynamism v1 (DYNA-1) robot, has raised $120 million in new funding. The Series A investment round was led by Robostrategy, CRV, and First Round Capital, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Nvidia’s venture arm NVentures, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Samsung Next, and LG Technology Ventures. The company disclosed it will […]

Artificial Intelligence

Dyna Robotics Unveils DYNA-1, a Robot Model Promising Performance Out of the Box

Amazon may be recognized as a company heavily experimenting with robots in its warehouses, but Dyna Robotics is aiming to push the entire field forward. The startup aims to deliver commercialized robots that can perform straight out of the box in any environment, producing high-quality results with exceptional throughput. Today, it takes a significant leap […]

Apps

Proto Hologram’s Holographic AI Avatars: ‘A Chatbot in a Fancy Dress, but With a Persona Presence’

I wanted to check out one company in particular while attending Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent conference. It came to my attention days prior while perusing LinkedIn, and I became curious about its technology. However, I ignored where exactly I could find it at the show. It turns out that the company, Proto Hologram, wasn’t hard […]

Artificial Intelligence

Samsung Shifts Gears to Embrace AI (Again), Putting Devices in the Backseat

Seven years ago, Samsung said it wanted to create “a corporate-wide AI voice system” powered by its acquisition of Viv Labs. The electronics maker had a strong foothold in the home, with many consumers owning at least a Samsung television, audio player, refrigerator, oven, or washer and dryer. A key component to its execution lay […]

General News

Qualcomm Writes 5G’s Next Chapter With New Chips, Previews Key CES Theme

Like the “chicken-and-egg” metaphor, many are wondering when 5G will start to take off. Carriers such as T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T have added support to their respective networks but there are few phones currently 5G-enabled. And for those who can take advantage of the new speed, there are caveats—it’s anything but a perfect system […]

All-Turtles

Welcome to Hotel AI

Editor’s Note: This post about hoteliers using AI was originally published on the now-defunct All Turtles blog in July 2018. You can read other articles I’ve written for that site here. It’s 2 a.m. on Thursday morning by the time you’ve arrived at the hotel and no one is around. Weary after traveling all day, you approach […]

Apps

Speculating About Mozilla’s Upcoming Scout Browser App

The browser has always been a staple of the internet experience, providing a gateway to unlimited pieces of information in a visually-pleasing manner. While Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Google Chrome have often been bandied about as being the browser, there are a whole host of options with some tackling specific problems based on technology at the […]

Dev

Samsung’s Push To Unite The Internet of Things Centers On Bixby

Whether termed connected devices, the internet of things, or smart devices, our homes brim with “intelligent” gadgets and appliances, setting our domiciles apart from the rest. As we revel in the ability to control thermostats, lights, or doors through a smartphone, a new era is unfolding, centering on the fusion of our voice and artificial […]

IoT

10 Interesting Startups To Watch In 2015

As we wrap up another year on this planet, people have begun reminiscing on what has gone on in the past twelve months and whether they should look back at it with longing regret or praise over their accomplishments. The same could be said about the world of technology and startups. For the past couple of years, […]