Robot News October 24, 2026
Robots are crossing from novelty to infrastructure—driving, delivering, operating, even chasing suspects—but the faster they enter public life, the harder we’ll have to ask who’s accountable when they do.
Summary
Autonomous Vehicles Hit the Road
Tesla Robotaxis neared 1,000 in Texas and Florida, Kodiak logged 64 days of driverless trucking, Wayve, Stellantis and Nvidia teamed up on French self-driving cars
Humanoids Learn, Robots Get to Work
Unitree is building self-improving humanoid AI, Nvidia used AI agents to teach Microduck to walk, AI welding cobots made real-time welding decisions
Robot Deliveries: Growth Meets Privacy Pushback
Avride and Grubhub partnered on food delivery, Wonder and Avride expanded across New Jersey, Chicago delivery robots faced a biometric-data lawsuit
In Other Robot News
Chinese robot runner beat the men’s half-marathon world record, stroke-rehab exoskeleton showed immediate gait gains, algae-powered robotic arm