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☆ A global scramble to make humanoid robots is gearing up to be the 21st century's space race
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Joshua Zitser | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Humanoid robots are symbols of power and technological capability, a geopolitics expert says. An incident earlier this month involving a Saudi humanoid robot inappropriately touching a female reporter might not at first seem even remotely connected. AdvertisementHumanoids are visual representations of breakthroughs in AIIn Italy, the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia is working on iCub, a research-grade humanoid robot. AdvertisementChina wants to take the leadWhen it comes to humanoid robots, China is vying for the top spot, so it's no wonder other nations are getting nervous. "The vast magnitude of the market offers an unmatched chance to test, improve, and expand the uses of humanoid robots," he said.

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☆ Jensen Huang brought a squad of 9 humanoid robots onstage to celebrate Nvidia's big bet on the machines
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Nvidia is creating a foundation model for humanoid robots called Project GR00T. AdvertisementJensen Huang is betting his chips on humanoid robots. At the conference on Monday, Nvidia said the project involved building a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robots, which would help teach them to perform everyday tasks. Huang brought together robots from Figure AI, Apptronik, Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Fourier Intelligence, Sanctuary AI, and more to announce its market entry. He said building the models for robots is "one of the most exciting problems to solve in AI today."

Persons: Jensen Huang, —, Huang Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Fourier Intelligence

☆ China boldly claims it has a plan to mass produce humanoid robots that can 'reshape the world' within two years
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China revealed its bold plans to mass produce "advanced-level" humanoid robots by 2025. The MIIT believes that humanoid robots will be as "disruptive" as smartphones and electric vehicles. AdvertisementAdvertisementChina revealed ambitious plans to mass produce humanoid robots, which it believes will be as "disruptive" as smartphones. For example, Chinese startup Fourier Intelligence said it would start mass producing its GR-1 humanoid robot by the end of this year, South China Morning Post reported. Even Tesla is developing its own humanoid robots called Optimus, or Tesla Bot, as Elon Musk revealed in 2021.

Persons: —, that's, Damion Shelton, Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk Organizations: China's Ministry of Industry, Information Technology, Service, Bloomberg, Intelligence, China Morning Post Locations: China, Shanghai, Oregon, Seattle

☆ 9 investors betting millions on the rebound in live events and entertainment
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"Live events are having a moment as consumers want to get out and about," said John Harrison, Americas Media & Entertainment lead at EY. But over the past few years, established and upstart investors have seized the opportunity to capitalize on live events spending, which is outpacing media and entertainment spending overall. PWC projects live events revenue hitting $68.7 billion in 2024, up from $66.6 billion in 2019.Insider identified nine firms, listed alphabetically, that are making significant investments in live entertainment-related companies. It most recently led a $65 million round in Dice, an events discovery and ticketing platform for live events like comedy and drag cabaret. Courtesy of Shamrock CapitalThe Los Angeles-based investment firm has a long history of backing media, entertainment, and communications businesses.

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