Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly, Tommy Shad English Charged with Conspiring to Smuggle Export-Controlled AI Servers to China via Thailand

Three defendants face smuggling and export-control charges after allegedly routing $170 million in Commerce Control List servers through Thai front companies while signing false end-user certifications. IN BRIEF: Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly, and Tommy Shad English were charged on…

Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics Sign MOU on Digit 5 Safety; Predecessors Past 65,000 Hours at Schaeffler, GXO, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

The memorandum formalizes a multi-year safety relationship as Agility restates commercial hours and named-site deployments for Digit’s predecessors, while Digit 5 remains a planned next-generation platform. IN BRIEF: On October 1, 2026, Agility Robotics and FORT Robotics said they signed…

Boston Dynamics opens Robotics Metaplant Application Center at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America; Group plans 25,000 Atlas units and a U.S. plant rated for 30,000 robots a year

The first phase of a Savannah training site is now operational, but the commercial scale Hyundai Motor Group describes — 25,000 Atlas units at Hyundai Motor and Kia plants, plus a new U.S. robot factory — remains a plan, not…