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Mark Kowalski has covered tech since the 90s. Robotics is his third vertical. He still prefers email to Slack.
HumanoidsThe industrial giant's move into humanoid robotics signals a broader cultural shift among Japanese manufacturers, who are now treating the category as a serious commercial opportunity rather than a research curiosity.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 2 min
AI ModelsThe new Trusted Access for Cyber initiative provides vetted security professionals with specialized AI models and $10 million in API grants, while attempting to keep the same capabilities away from attackers.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 2 min
AutonomyAmazon's autonomous vehicle unit moves from testing to revenue generation with a bidirectional robotaxi that looks unlike anything else on the road.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 2 min
The new framework outlines how AI companies should build age-appropriate safeguards, marking a shift toward proactive youth protection in generative AI.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 2 min
The sensor debate that divided self-driving companies for nearly a decade appears to be settling, and lidar is emerging as the consensus choice.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 3 min
The Austin robotics company is abandoning its broad ambitions to focus exclusively on warehouse and logistics applications, a strategic pivot that reveals hard truths about the humanoid market.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 2 min
New Codex-powered agents can automate complex workflows across tools, marking OpenAI's push into enterprise automation.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 2 min
The AI coding assistant goes generally available with new integrations, an SDK for developers, and partnerships with major consulting firms to accelerate enterprise adoption.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 2 min
A decade of training robots in simulation before deploying them in the real world is finally delivering results for walking and running. Now researchers are applying the same playbook to the harder problem of dexterous hands.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 2 min
The new guidelines from Britain's regulatory sandbox signal a pragmatic approach to robot regulation, focusing on what machines do rather than how they think.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 3 min
The company has been recognized as a leader in enterprise coding agents and an emerging leader in generative AI model provision, signaling its growing dominance in business applications.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 2 min
After a decade of voice assistants that can only listen and respond, the next evolution in home automation may be small mobile robots that physically patrol, observe, and interact with your living space.
Mark Kowalski · 2 hours ago · 3 min
After years of laboratory promise, flexible grippers are being deployed at scale where they make the most sense: handling delicate produce that traditional robots would crush.
Mark Kowalski · 3 hours ago · 3 min
The Canadian robotics company is stepping back from its general-purpose ambitions to target specific industries where humanoid robots can deliver value today.
Mark Kowalski · 6 hours ago · 2 min
The full Gemini 2.5 family is now stable and generally available, giving developers a spectrum of options from maximum capability to maximum efficiency.
Mark Kowalski · 13 hours ago · 2 min
