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Exploring physical AI: Linkerbot works on giving robots human-like hands to act in the real world

If large language models are the brains of machines, then dexterous robotic hands are becoming their bodies. As AI steps out of the digital world and […]
January 23rd, 2026
EU-Startups

Dutch startup Helin secures €10 million to scale its industrial edge intelligence platform

Rijswijk-based Helin, an AI data platform and provider of industrial edge computing and analytics technology, has secured €10 million growth investment to boost its international sales […]
January 23rd, 2026
EU-Startups

10 Estonian startups to keep an eye on in 2026 and beyond!

Following our series of country articles, today we turn our focus to Estonia’s growing innovation landscape, exploring the forces shaping its startup ecosystem and the momentum […]
January 22nd, 2026
EU-Startups

With China leading global drone manufacturing, Hungary’s ABZ Innovation raises €7 million to expand heavy-duty drones

ABZ Innovation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones out of Budapest, today announced it has closed a €7 million funding round in order to […]
January 22nd, 2026
Korea Tech Today

Kakao updates Kanana-2, expands open-source push with four new AI models

Efficiency-first design targets agentic AI adoption beyond big tech firms Kakao said on Jan. 20 that it has upgraded its proprietary large language model, Kanana-2, and […]
January 21st, 2026
EU-Startups

From spare Coca-Cola machine parts to a €4 million funding round: the journey of Belgian startup Dripl

Brussels-based Dripl, the developer of smart water dispensers, has raised €4 million in a funding round to expand its smart dispenser beyond the 500 companies already […]
January 19th, 2026
EU-Startups

Ionech raises €2.3 million to move air-to-electricity technology into pilots with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Oxfordshire-based Ionech, a clean-energy tech company developing a process to harness thermal energy from ambient air to generate electricity, has received a €2.3 million (£2 million) […]
January 16th, 2026
Korea Tech Today

KT, Taiwan’s KBRO agree to jointly develop AI-based smart home and media services

Partnership reflects growing push by Asian telecom firms to export AI-driven media platforms KT said on Jan. 16 that it has signed a strategic memorandum of […]
January 16th, 2026
EU-Startups

Amsterdam-based Optics11 secures €25 million EIB loan to strengthen Europe’s subsea and energy security

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million venture debt financing agreement with Amsterdam-based Optics11, a DeepTech scale-up that builds advanced fibre optic sensing […]
January 16th, 2026
EU-Startups

Amsterdam’s PureTerra Ventures launches €150 million WaterTech Fund II with €10 million backing from Invest-NL

PureTerra Ventures, an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm backing disruptive WaterTech startups, has launched its second fund with €10 million investment from Invest-NL, the Dutch national financing […]
January 16th, 2026
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