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In Episode 262 of The Robot Report Podcast, Teddy Haggerty, founder and CEO of Robo Inc., discusses the company’s shift from a distribution model to a robotics education and deployment platform. Haggerty explains how Robostore evolved into a localized, solution-first ecosystem that connects robotics, manufacturing, and education. He highlights the company’s expansion in Plainview, N.Y., and its focus on building infrastructure that supports the growing robotics industry. The conversation underscores Haggerty’s track record across multiple tech waves. [...]

Discovr AI announced the launch of its AI‑native creator advertising platform, aiming to drive over $25 million in creator‑led spend within 12 months. The six‑month‑old company combines creator intelligence, AI agents, campaign governance, brand safety, and real‑time measurement to streamline discovery, execution, and reporting for brands. It has already managed a few million dollars in spend, partnered with more than 10,000 creators, and executed campaigns across fintech, technology, consumer, beauty, lifestyle, SaaS, and e‑commerce sectors. Key clients include [...]

Warsaw‑based studio Rebel Wolves released The Blood of Dawnwalker on September 3, 2026, after a $40 million development budget supplied by NetEase Inc., which acquired 26 % of the studio. Lead designer Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, formerly of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, self‑funded the prototype in 2022 before NetEase stepped in. The game achieved “Generally Favorable” reviews, a 9/10 from IGN, and sold over 1 million copies within days. SteamDB reports a 24‑hour peak of 24,495 concurrent players, with a 78,188 peak [...]

Team Solution, a Ulsan‑based firm founded in 2017, has developed an end‑to‑end industrial software stack that challenges foreign dominance in digital twin technology. The company’s proprietary DXE Translator compresses massive 3D CAD files—reducing a 6,230‑megabyte ship model to 59 megabytes—while preserving essential geometry. Since commercializing its first digital twin for Hyundai Heavy Industries, Team Solution has completed 50 projects for 15 global manufacturers, generating 10 billion won in revenue. Its integrated platform, TeamFlow, combines compression, data processing, editing, [...]

CivLab, a San Francisco nonprofit, unveiled the “US Gov Graph,” an AI‑driven platform that maps every federal department, agency, and officeholder. The tool catalogs 482 organizations—343 executive branch bodies, 103 independent agencies, 19 legislative bodies, and 17 judicial bodies—along with 339 sub‑agencies. It tracks leadership vacancies, acting officials, and recent appointments, noting six unfilled seats and 86 acting positions. The platform logs 20 updates in its tracking window and includes a news feed that summarizes recent federal [...]

A British Cambridge start‑up, Vsim, has demonstrated that its proprietary simulation platform can train a robot, named Freddo, to walk, recognize a plastic bottle and grasp it in just minutes, a task that rival systems reportedly require days to master. The training occurs in a virtual environment where millions of task iterations are run, producing an optimal policy that is then uploaded to the robot’s hardware. Vsim’s founders, Michelle Lu and Kier Storey, built the simulator to exploit modern [...]

A British Cambridge start‑up, Vsim, has demonstrated that its proprietary simulation platform can train a robot named Freddo to walk, recognize a plastic bottle and grasp it in just minutes, a task that rival systems reportedly require days to master. The training occurs in a virtual environment where millions of iterations are run, producing an optimal policy that is then uploaded to the robot’s hardware. Vsim’s founders, Michelle Lu and Kier Storey, built the simulator to exploit modern GPUs, [...]

Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the BMC3I TAP Lab, announced the selection of six Focus Area Cohort Teams (FACTs) for Cohort 26.A Stage 0. The teams—Astra Ultra, GRVTY, Leidos, ColliMate Space, Paper Boat Systems Data Fusion, and Aloha Autonomy—were chosen through a competitive application and evaluation process. They will collaborate to develop solutions aligned with government priorities, engaging with defense subject‑matter experts and industry partners to refine capabilities and pursue future mission opportunities. [...]