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131 Tech’s Wildest Robot Dreams

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Rocket Drew @ The Information 1 place · 04/19/2025 09:00 EDT

Tech’s Wildest Robot Dreams

The robots are coming! Or so it appears.

After decades of speculation about the arrival of robots that get closer to the ones envisioned in science fiction, venture funding to robotics companies has shot up in recent years—hitting $7.2 billion in funding last year, a 30% increase from 2020. Robotics mania is closely linked to the dawn of the AI era, with the significant advances in artificial intelligence making it possible to develop increasingly sophisticated robots whose capabilities go well beyond thos

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