We’ll be going into 2026 with both optimism and skepticism, and we’ll keep doing what we always do: talking to the experts, ...

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The new funding round for Collaborative Robotics was led by General Catalyst and boosts the startup's valuation to more than $500 million.

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A dozen or so young men and women, eyes obscured by VR headsets, shuffle around a faux kitchen inside a tech company’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Their arms are bent at the elbows, palms facing down ...