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Robotics
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Artificial Intelligence
Encord Introduces EMG-1 Dataset Pairing Muscle Signals With Video for Robot Training
Encord’s EMG-1 pairs wrist muscle signals with first-person video in an open robotics dataset to test hand tracking when cameras miss fingers.

Artificial Intelligence
Europe’s Physical AI Lab Offers Startups a Route to Hardware
Four partners launch a 2027 Physical AI accelerator for startups, combining Azure credits, NVIDIA tools and Infineon hardware access for robotics teams.

Startups
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son seeks up to $100 billion from Gulf investors for AI acquisition fund
Financial Times reports SoftBank is in early talks with Gulf investors including UAE figures to raise up to $100 billion for a fund that would buy companies and improve operations using AI and robotics.