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AI & Consumer Robotics

AI & Consumer Robotics

Articles on AI-powered physical robots entering everyday consumer environments — including self-driving robotaxis, delivery drones, home assistants, and general-purpose autonomy in public spaces.

ai consumer roboticsAug 9, 20264 min

How Kalanick's AI Consumer Hardware Startup Atoms Is Rebuilding the Uber Band

Former Uber executive Gautam Gupta joins Travis Kalanick's robotics and industrial AI startup Atoms as CFO, continuing Kalanick's pattern of reuniting Uber team members at the company. Atoms recently raised $1.7 billion and acquired mining autonomy startup Pronto led by Anthony Levandowski.