Physical AI marks a transition from robots as programmed tools to robots as adaptable collaborators. That transition will unfold over years rather than months, but the foundation models emerging from ...

Microsoft launched Rho-alpha in late January 2026, a robot model that uses vision, language, and touch sensors for two-armed tasks.

by Kieran Klaassen in Source Code While we’re on our Think Week offsite this week, we’re resurfacing Cora general manager Kieran Klaassen’s work on the theme of compound engineering. In this piece, he ...