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Google DeepMind says Gemini 4 Argon can turn ordinary human video into MuJoCo simulation code and a robot policy, enabling Apptronik's Apollo humanoid to land seven consecutive cornhole shots without bespoke robotics fine-tuning. The article also reports a tabletop task-completion improvement from 56% to 75%, an 87% score on Google-designed ERQA, and cautions that the demonstrations have not established broad generalization to complex industrial manipulation.
Ultra, a Brooklyn-based warehouse robotics startup, raised $62 million across a $50 million Series A led by Framework Ventures and a $12 million seed led by Y Combinator and Next View. The company announced a deepened partnership with Physical Intelligence, the AI 'robot brains' firm valued at $5.6 billion, under a 'body and brains' approach where Ultra builds the hardware and PI supplies the AI. Ultra's robots have packed more than half a million orders for shipping across U.S. warehouses.
Tacta Systems has unveiled TactaBot, an AI-powered robotic hand platform featuring the Tacta Hand with 15 joints and tactile sensing, paired with a wearable Tacta Glove for skill capture and a Dexterous Intelligence AI model to enable robots to perform precision manufacturing tasks in electronics, AI infrastructure, and automotive sectors. The company, founded in Palo Alto, has raised $75 million from investors including SoftBank and plans commercial deployments starting in early 2027.