Edition No. 120 · Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Story 19 of 48

Rivian CEO: Robotics is progressing much faster than you think

Big Technology

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says transformer-based robotics is advancing far faster than expected and that most factory jobs could eventually be automated.

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