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Ex-Tesla Optimus Scientist Launches UMA to Build Europe’s Humanoid Robot

UMA says about 50 potential customers are already in talks as it targets manufacturing, logistics and healthcare with pilot programs in 2026.

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A former Tesla scientist who helped build the intelligence behind Elon Musk’s Optimus robot wants to do it all again from Paris, only this time for Europe. Rémi Cadene, chief executive and co-founder of the startup UMA, has unveiled plans for a lightweight, AI-powered humanoid called Northstar, Bloomberg first reported. he machine is being designed […] This story continues at The Next Web

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It's called Rémi Cadene and was part of the team that trained Artificial Intelligence (AI) behind Optimus, Tesla's humanoid robot. Now, it's out of Elon Musk's orbit and wants to repeat the...

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Humanoid robots are no longer a simple technological demonstration exercise, in the last two years, the announcements are increasing: Tesla accelerates the development of Optimus, Figure AI deploys its first robots in industry, while China sees the emergence of dozens of manufacturers capable of producing humanoids at ever lower costs. To ... Read more Why Europe could become the first global market for humanoid robots appeared first on FW.MEDIA.

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Bloomberg broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
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