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  Starts 09/16/2026CONFIRMED79% CONFIDENCE7 days agoHappened as dated, per robotstart.info^[1]: the article opens "2026年9月16日、東京で開催された「フィジカルAI Summit」において" - at the Physical AI Summit held in Tokyo on 16 September 2026.

  At Tokyo's Physical AI Summit the AI Robot Association showed the first prototypes from its NEDO-backed contest to build a domestic general-purpose robot. ugo's entry, the wheeled dual-arm Nova, was developed in about six months and goes into mass production in 2027.

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• Automotive09/11/2026@ThePinGang

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  Starts 06/01/2026CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE114 days agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "…used by some competing robotaxis. Tesla unveiled the Cybercab in October 2024, began production in F…"

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• Robotics09/21/2026@TechDesk

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  Starts 06/01/2026CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE114 days agoHappened as dated, per NVIDIA's^[1][3] release: "TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA GTC Taipei -- NVIDIA today announced the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot."

  At GTC Taipei, NVIDIA announced the first open humanoid reference design: a Unitree H2 Plus chassis with Sharpa Wave five-finger tactile hands for the body, and Jetson Thor compute plus the open Isaac GR00T stack for the brain, aimed at academic robotics labs.

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• Robotics09/21/2026@TechDesk

  AgiBot Rolls Out Its 10,000th Humanoid Robot

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  Starts 03/30/2026CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE177 days agoHappened as dated, per agibot.com^[1]: "[SHANGHAI, CHINA - March 30, 2026] AGIBOT ... today announced the rollout of its 10,000th humanoid robot."

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• Automotive09/23/2026@TechDesk

  Tesla's Cybercab Starts Robotaxi Rides in Austin

  Tesla·…310 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701, United States

  Starts 09/03/2026 9:45PMCONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE20 days agoThe Statesman's^[1] live updates describe attendees arriving "for the scheduled 4:45 p.m. start of the launch event" on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 (21:45 UTC), and NHTSA^[2] states Tesla "began offering commercial service in its Cybercab vehicles on September 3, 2026".

  Tesla put its two-seat Cybercab, which has no steering wheel or pedals, into robotaxi service in Austin after an invitation-only launch at ACL Live on 3 September 2026, opening rides to the public the next evening.

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• Automotive07/23/2017@ThePinGang

  Einride Launches a Prototype for Its Driverless Electric Truck T-Pod

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  07/04/2017 - 01/02/2020UNVERIFIED76% CONFIDENCE9.2 years ago

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  12/31/2020 - 01/04/2021CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE5.7 years agoHappened as dated, per interestingengineering.com^[1]: "…cated office high-rise with an expected completion in 2020. Source: TravelAndLeisure, Drives&Control…"

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• Gaming09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Futuroscope Opens Mission Bermudes, Mack Rides' First Rocking Boat

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  Starts 06/28/2025CONFIRMED77% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoTheme-park trade press (Coaster101^[3], Lift Hills and Thrills) reported Mission Bermudes' public opening date as June 28, 2025.

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  Starts 12/01/1913CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE112.8 years agoConfirmed per History.com^[3]'s "Ford's^[2] assembly line starts rolling" entry, which dates the first complete-automobile moving assembly line to December 1, 1913 at Ford's Highland Park plant.

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• Infrastructure09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Menzi Muck Launches the Menzi Muck 2500, the First Walking Excavator

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  Starts 01/01/1966ESTIMATED68% CONFIDENCE60.7 years agoMenzi Muck^[3] AG's own company history states the first walking excavator, the Menzi Muck 2500, was launched in 1966, but does not publish an exact day, so only the year is confirmed.

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• Automotive09/15/2026@BuildDesk

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  Starts 09/06/1966CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE60.0 years agoBMW Group's^[3] own Plant Berlin history page and its BMW Classic blog both state the first Berlin-built motorcycle, an R 60/2, rolled off the line on September 6, 1966.

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