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Apptronik opens \'Robot Park\' to speed humanoid training for factories and homes
U.S. humanoid robotics startup Apptronik has unveiled a large training facility called Robot Park, aiming to accelerate commercial use of humanoids by collecting large volumes of real-world data. The 90,000-square-foot site in Austin, Texas, trains its Apollo robot through repeated tasks under teleoperation, operating year-round. CEO Jeff Cardenas (제프 카르데나스) called it a data factory for robot learning. The company has raised about $1 billion and is developing Apollo3.
Mobility
Waymo, Tesla were preceded by a car that hit 180 kph in autonomous driving in 1995
When people think of self-driving cars, Tesla or Waymo often come to mind, but the technology’s roots go back to the 1970s. One early test vehicle was developed in Japan in 1977 and drove using rooftop cameras. German research later achieved higher-speed autonomous runs and long-distance tests, including a 1995 Mercedes trip that was 95 percent self-driven at up to 180 kph. U.S. universities and DARPA competitions also pushed progress.
Industry
MSIT holds meeting with phase 2 Limit Challenge R&D lead PMs
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held a meeting on the Limit Challenge R&D programme chaired by First Vice Minister Koo Hyuk-chae. The project supports high-risk research with potentially large scientific, economic and social impact. The ministry said lead programme managers oversee the full R&D process, from trend analysis and topic discovery to planning, progress checks and dissemination. The ministry aims to develop a Korean-style innovation challenge R&D management model.
