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Less than three months after emerging from stealth, XDOF, a startup that collects real-world teleoperation data for training general-purpose robots, is in late-stage talks to raise a Series B at a valuation of about $1.2 billion valuation led by 8VC, several people with knowledge of the deal said.

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Roborock announced a suite of new robotic vacuums at IFA 2026. None of them are going to put away your laundry, but one does have a nifty-looking wheel-leg design. The Roborock Saros Rover debuted during this year’s CES, and its extendable wheels are able to move the vacuum over small obstacles and traverse stairs. The…

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