Self-identifying OpenAI agents posted 18,000 messages to a public wiki that discussed ways for other agents to bypass security sandbox restrictions during what was likely internal testing designed to gauge the agents’ hacking abilities, researchers said Friday. In all, agents with 3,700 distinct self-given names posted the messages to German site DSEwiki over a six-week…
The Robot Report Podcast · How FPGAs become the gatekeepers of Physical AI Security Eric Sivertson, VP at Lattice. In Episode 260 of The Robot Report Podcast, the topics are FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), physical AI, and building safe and secure robots. Our guest is Eric Sivertson, vice president of the security business at Lattice…
Thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website, according to research released Friday, amid fears that the dangers of artificial intelligence are not being taken seriously.
The robotics industry is rapidly changing and growing. Each year, we see new robotics startups launch into the scene with exciting technology. At The Robot Report, we want to help our readers keep up with this ever-changing landscape. So, we’re bringing back the Robotics Startup Radar. Today, we’re opening submissions for our 2026 list. We’re looking…
A clever technique used to hide malicious prompts in attacks on AI agents has been adopted by spammers to evade filters on email platforms that are designed to flag unwanted messages used in mass campaigns. The technique is broadly known as ASCII smuggling. It gained attention two years ago as a means of making a…
Lyte said its vision systems create a direct path from physical capture to simulation, training, and real-time inference. | Source: Lyte Lyte AI Inc. this week said it has raised $165 million in Series C funding. The round valued the physical AI company at $1.6 billion post-money. Founded in 2021, Lyte designs processors, multimodal sensors,…
Robot.com’s sidewalk delivery robot R-Kiwi has completed 2.4 million tasks across campuses and city sidewalks. | Source: Robot.com Robot.com recently announced a seven-year commercial agreement with Sodexo Group. This new agreement builds on a partnership that began in 2021 and that has expanded across select Sodexo-operated college campuses in North America. “Sodexo is an amazing…
Sentire combines clinical workflows with integrated engineering, software, and imaging technologies. | Source: Cornerstone Robotics Medtronic PLC today announced a new partnership with Cornerstone Robotics Ltd. that includes a $700 million investment. Medtronic has also gained the rights to distribute Cornerstone Robotics’ Sentire surgical system in select markets outside the U.S. where the system is…
Collaborative robot arms from JAKA Robotics (left) and Universal Robots. Get the popcorn ready. The patent fight between Teradyne Robotics and JAKA Robotics has turned into a full-blown public brawl. Teradyne, parent company of Universal Robots, last week sued JAKA’s German subsidiary, alleging infringement of patents covering hardware and software used in its cobot arms….
While most believe artificial intelligence (AI) is changing science, researchers at the University of Notre Dame are exploring the reverse.
