• Jetson AGX Thor: Nvidia’s Jetson AGX Thor squeezes 2,070 FP4 teraflops into 130 W (a 7.5× boost over Orin), running multiple generative AI models at the edge so robots can see, talk and think at once — a sci‑fi brain in the palm of your hand .

• Sora 2: OpenAI’s Sora 2 conjures cinematic worlds that obey physics, with 10‑sec near‑4K scenes, synchronized audio, multi‑shot narratives and cameos that let you insert yourself into the story — imagination becomes video.

• Project Digits: Project Digits shrinks a petaflop supercomputer into a desk‑sized AI device, running models up to 200 billion parameters and slated to ship next May for ~$3 k — every desk becomes a generative core

• Figure 03: Figure 03 marches toward home‑grade humanoids with a Helix brain, double‑speed vision, tactile palms that sense forces as small as 3 g and a lighter, safer frame — it sees and feels like a careful cohabitant

• Electric Atlas: Boston Dynamics retires its hydraulic legend and births an all‑electric Atlas — stronger, with a wider range of motion and interchangeable grippers — a metamorphosis from performance art to factory worker

• Humanoid deployments: Humanoids are clocking in: Digit started work in a GXO logistics center while Figure 02 is learning tasks at BMW’s Spartanburg plant — 175 cm tall, 70 kg and able to carry 20 kg — these are no longer prototypes but probationary co‑workers .

• Newton + GR00T: Nvidia’s Newton engine and GR00T foundation model give robots a brain, body and training ground: open‑source physics simulation plus common‑sense reasoning that deconstructs vague commands into step‑by‑step plans — a digital womb for robotic minds

• Driverless surge: Autonomous vehicles are scaling: Baidu’s Apollo Go aims to run 500 robotaxis in Wuhan, Waymo is already delivering about a million rides monthly in the U.S., and remote‑monitored Level 4 shuttles hint at driverless cities — our streets may soon hum with ghost drivers .

• Hardware arms race: From Google’s TPU v6e and AMD’s MI355X to Cerebras’ WSE‑3 and Nvidia’s Blackwell B200, new AI chips deliver compute and efficiency gains between 4× and 25× — silicon becomes the battleground for bigger brains .

• Care‑team robots: Moxi is bringing generative AI into hospitals: more than 100 semi‑humanoid robots now deliver labs and medications across 30 health systems, spawning new roles like Automation Success Manager while freeing nurses for human‑centric care — the bedside is being shared