AMD just acquired World Labs, the spatial AI startup founded in 2024 by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li. Li will join AMD as Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist, reporting directly to CEO Lisa Su. The deal pairs World Labs' physical-world foundation models with AMD's hardware ecosystem to challenge Nvidia on full-stack embodied intelligence.
World Labs just unveiled Atlas, a multimodal world model built for spatial intelligence. It combines text, video, and 3D data into a shared spatial context to generate up to 1-minute 1440p clips with pixel-perfect camera control, while reconstructing spaces into 3D Gaussian splats from just a few photos.
Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot can now navigate back to a charging station and swap its own depleted battery in less than three minutes. Standard charging takes around 90 minutes for a four-hour runtime, so quick autonomous swaps remove a major bottleneck for running non-stop factory shifts.
Boston Dynamics just showed off its humanoid robot Atlas lifting and carrying a mini-fridge. Powered by AI-driven behaviors, the robot coordinates its entire body to balance heavy objects and manage complex multi-point contact under load. It is a big step from delicate pick-and-place demos toward heavy, real-world utility.
Boston Dynamics just dropped new footage of its all-electric Atlas pulling off moves that defy human biology, including an inverted handstand and a 180-degree torso rotation. Powered by a simulation-trained reinforcement learning control stack, it proves humanoids don't have to copy human joint limits to balance efficiently.
OpenAI is reportedly working on a desktop “superapp” that unites ChatGPT, its Codex coding tool, and the Atlas browser into one client. An internal memo cited by The Wall Street Journal reveals that applications CEO Fidji Simo wants to curb fragmentation and drop “side quests” as competition heats up with rivals like Anthropic. The mobile app will remain separate.
Nvidia just made its Jetson Thor robotics computing platform generally available. It delivers 7.5x the AI compute and double the memory of the previous Orin chip, letting physical AI agents run generative reasoning models directly on edge devices. Boston Dynamics and Agility Robotics are already putting it inside Atlas and Digit, with developer kits starting at $3,499.
Atlas AI just partnered with Google Cloud to launch an AI-native game creation platform running on Vertex AI. Developers can generate clean, game-ready 3D assets and environments directly from mood boards and text prompts. It is designed for production pipelines rather than one-off assets and is currently in closed beta for game studios.
Boston Dynamics just expanded its partnership with NVIDIA to bring the Isaac GR00T framework and Jetson Thor compute to its electric Atlas humanoid. The setup lets Atlas run heavy multimodal models alongside its native whole-body controllers, while training complex locomotion in Isaac Lab. Why it matters: The world's most agile robot just picked up the most popular AI compute stack.
Boston Dynamics just dropped a wild video showing its electric humanoid robot Atlas pulling off cartwheels, forward rolls, and slick breakdancing coffee-grinder spins. Teaming up with the Robotics and AI Institute, the team trained the bot via motion-capture suits and reinforcement learning. Why it matters: As humanoid competition heats up globally, Boston Dynamics is pushing extreme agility, even while under heavy pressure to turn parlor tricks into real commercial revenue.
Boston Dynamics just showed off its Atlas humanoid robot autonomously moving engine covers between supplier bins and a mobile sequencing dolly. The robot uses machine learning to detect and localize its environment on the fly, with zero prescribed trajectories or teleoperation.
Boston Dynamics just introduced an all-electric Atlas humanoid, ditching its iconic hydraulics for custom high-powered electric actuators. The new design is sleeker, lacks exposed cables, and can pull off uncanny 180-degree joint rotations to stand straight up from the floor. Commercial pilot testing kicks off at Hyundai facilities early next year.
