{"question":"Who controls what in robotics?","domain":"robotics","key":"control_concentration","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/questions/robotics/who-controls-what","days":90,"count_recent":72,"count_total":170,"since":"2019-06-06","latest":"2026-10-23","companies_named_most":[{"name":"Serve Robotics","mentions":3,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/serve-robotics"},{"name":"Tesla","mentions":3,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/tesla"},{"name":"Unitree","mentions":3,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/unitree"},{"name":"Boeing","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/boeing"},{"name":"OpenAI","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/openai"},{"name":"SoftBank Robotics","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/softbank-robotics"},{"name":"The Boeing Company","mentions":2,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/the-boeing-company"},{"name":"ABB Robotics","mentions":1,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/abb-robotics"}],"findings":[{"date":"2026-10-23","finding":"OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra demonstrated zero-shot control of a robot for painting tasks.","detail":"At Unitree Robotics’ partner ecosystem conference on October 22, GPT-6 Astra was shown controlling a robot without prior task-specific training to paint with watercolors and autonomously rinse its brush in a water bowl when changing colors.","outlet":"Caixin","companies":[{"name":"OpenAI","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/openai"},{"name":"Unitree","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/unitree"}]},{"date":"2026-10-23","finding":"Unitree Robotics reported zero-shot robot-control tests using GPT-6 and is developing its own model.","detail":"Unitree Robotics founder Wang Xingxing said the company had internally tested GPT-6 controlling robots without additional training, with the model handling part of robot planning. Unitree Robotics is also developing an in-house model and collaborating with domestic and international large-model companies to advance physical AI.","outlet":"Yicai","companies":[{"name":"Unitree","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/unitree"}]},{"date":"2026-10-22","finding":"Körber acquired a stake in NAiSE GmbH to advance vendor-agnostic intralogistics fleet management.","detail":"On October 22, 2026, Körber announced an investment in Germany-based NAiSE GmbH, combining their capabilities in vendor-agnostic fleet management for intralogistics.","outlet":"PR Newswire, all releases","companies":[{"name":"Körber","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/korber"},{"name":"NAiSE GmbH","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/naise-gmbh"}]},{"date":"2026-10-20","finding":"HD Hyundai and Anduril demonstrated autonomous operation of a 368-ton unmanned surface vessel off California.","detail":"The ex-U.S. Navy vessel completed sea trials operating autonomously in high-stakes testing off the California coast.","outlet":"Interesting Engineering","companies":[{"name":"Anduril","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/anduril"},{"name":"HD Hyundai","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/hd-hyundai"}]},{"date":"2026-10-16","finding":"LDROBOT agreed to acquire German garden-equipment maker SABO Holding GmbH for €6 million.","detail":"LDROBOT signed the acquisition agreement through its Singapore subsidiary and will acquire an equity stake in SABO Holding GmbH. SABO distributes premium garden equipment through more than 1,400 specialist retail outlets across Europe, giving LDROBOT a distribution channel for its robotic lawn mowers.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[{"name":"LDROBOT","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ldrobot"},{"name":"SABO Holding GmbH","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/sabo-holding-gmbh"}]},{"date":"2026-10-15","finding":"Intel plans to expand physical AI cooperation in South Korea.","detail":"Intel plans to significantly expand cooperation with South Korean companies and the government. John Healy, Intel’s vice president responsible for industrial robotics in the Client Computing and Physical AI Group, met with South Korean stakeholders on October 15, 2026.","outlet":"The Elec","companies":[{"name":"Intel","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/intel"}]},{"date":"2026-10-15","finding":"Nature Will unveiled Natura-1, a 50-billion-parameter model for controlling 20-DoF dexterous robot hands.","detail":"Natura-1 is a mixture-of-experts model pretrained on one million hours of first-person human video and adapted with limited robot data to control 20-degree-of-freedom robot hands.","outlet":"Pandaily","companies":[{"name":"Nature Will","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/nature-will"}]},{"date":"2026-10-15","finding":"GIST, Optonics, and Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital developed the Pilates-Bot bedside rehabilitation robot.","detail":"The jointly developed robot helps bedridden patients perform leg exercises while lying down, including lifting and lateral leg movements. Pilates-Bot is installed around the patient’s bed and adjusts exercise paths to the user’s body shape and joint range of motion while controlling the force required for movement.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[]},{"date":"2026-10-14","finding":"Chinese AI chipmaker MetaX took a stake in robotics firm Zeno Link.","detail":"Qichacha records Zeno Link’s registered capital at RMB 1.2555 million following the investment. The transaction links MetaX’s AI-chip business with a robotics company in China.","outlet":"Tech in Asia","companies":[{"name":"MetaX","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/metax"}]},{"date":"2026-10-13","finding":"Odyssey released the Odyssey-3 world model for controlling robots, humanoids, autonomous vehicles, and drones.","detail":"U.S. AI research company Odyssey publicly introduced Odyssey-3 on October 13, 2026. The world model learns physical laws, object motion, and action outcomes from large-scale visual data to predict environmental changes and control diverse physical systems, including robotic arms, humanoids, autonomous vehicles, and drones.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[{"name":"Odyssey","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/odyssey"}]},{"date":"2026-10-12","finding":"ABB Robotics designed the IRB 1700 series to reduce manufacturing automation costs.","detail":"The IRB 1700 and IRB 1700ID reduce total cost of ownership through lower power consumption and longer service intervals.","outlet":"RoboticsTomorrow","companies":[{"name":"ABB Robotics","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/abb-robotics"}]},{"date":"2026-10-08","finding":"Kardex Korea and AutoStore Korea held a smart logistics automation customer seminar.","detail":"Kardex Korea and AutoStore Korea jointly hosted the September 30 seminar “Logistics Automation Strategies Beyond Workforce, Space, and Growth Constraints,” attended by stakeholders from manufacturing, robotics, and logistics.","outlet":"Robot News","companies":[]}]}