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British startup Worldmodeldata, advised by AI researcher Yann LeCun, is packaging controller inputs and gameplay footage from video game studios into datasets meant to train 'world models'—AI systems designed to understand physical cause and effect. The company positions itself as a broker that curates this data for AI labs, rather than collecting it directly from its own gaming platforms.
San Francisco startup PitPro Automation has installed a robotic tire-changing system in a Calgary tire shop, using two cube-shaped robots on a track with sensors and robotic arms to locate and store lug nuts. The company says the machine can complete a full tire swap in about 15 minutes, and it plans to expand into standardized chain stores and the broader Canadian market.
Anthropic, working with HHMI Janelia Research Campus, has begun a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a specification letting AI agents safely control physical lab and manufacturing devices like microscopes, liquid handlers and robotic arms. The standard is being shared with a first group of research labs and manufacturers before it becomes open source, and it works with any device with a programmable interface using protocols such as Model Context Protocol.
A robotics industrial cluster in Shanghai that houses over 100 companies opened its doors for a carnival-style event where visitors could watch quadrupedal robots climb stairs, remote-controlled bots duel with water beads, and humanoid machines perform tasks like brewing coffee and folding laundry. DexForce and other firms used the event to let families interact directly with their technology.