The Robot Report Podcast Manifest 2026 Recap
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Feb 13, 2026 Ben Gruettner, Chief Revenue Officer at Robust.AI, discusses Carter carts, DHL deployments, and warehouse vision roadmaps. Sankalp Arora, CEO of Gather AI, highlights a $40M raise and autonomous aerial cold chain visibility. They recap Manifest highlights, drone and cold-chain demos, and shifting trends toward software and AI in warehouses.
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Firsthand Zoox Ride In Vegas
- Mike Oitzman rode a Zoox autonomous taxi in Las Vegas and filmed the experience for YouTube.
- He described it as a distinctive face-to-face four-passenger experience compared with Waymo's single-seat taxi.
Huge Raise Highlights Humanoid Challenge
- Aptronic raised $520 million to scale its humanoid Apollo, bringing its Series A to nearly $935 million.
- The size of the raise reflects both investor interest and the long, capital-intensive path to commercial humanoids.
Acquisition Eases Fleet Orchestration
- Symbotic acquired Fox Robotics to broaden its autonomous material handling portfolio.
- Combining product lines helps orchestration, fleet management, and passing workloads between platforms.