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The Briefing

Robots, Billions, and the Great European Gold Rush

Issue #2545.3 / November 3, 2025

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David Nagtzaam
Nov 03, 2025
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If your social media feeds have felt suspiciously robot-heavy lately, you’re not imagining things. Between Tesla’s Optimus doing kung fu demonstrations and Swiss startups with humanoid hands that can pick up croissants (priorities!), we’re living through what might be the most ambitious - and occasionally absurd - moment in robotics history.

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