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Another humanoid robotics startup, Norway-based Physical Robotics, is out of stealth. The company was founded by Phuong Nguyen, a co-founder of Halodi Robotics (now rebranded as 1X Technologies). He was Chief Science Officer at Halodi for eight years, leading the development of the EVE robot. The new company's mission... show more

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