Physical AI, Robotics & Autonomous Driving Move Toward Deployment

HD Hyundai says it debuted a dual-arm robot using an in-house vision-language-action model, while the US Navy reportedly raised Gecko Robotics’ contract ceiling to $300 million for inspection and maintenance. Rivian reportedly acquired a 15-person world-model startup to improve self-driving simulation using over 400,000 daily fleet sequences; promised sim-to-real and maintenance gains still need independently measured production and safety outcomes. Recent robotaxi and humanoid coverage adds ecosystem signals but remains announcement-heavy.