AI News: Japanese ATOM Robot Demos Shocking AI, Omni 1.1 Flash, OpenAI Astra

Japanese startup Atom opens its new Physical AI Foundry in Tokyo, a facility designed to mass-produce real-world training data using five-fingered, dual-arm humanoid robots. Google releases Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, adding scene extension, first-and-last-frame generation, and faster 360p draft previews for professional video workflows. Google also rolls out Gemini Live, letting users flow seamlessly between talking and typing to check emails, calendars, and daily briefings. OpenAI's next model, Astra, is generating buzz online, and we separate what OpenAI has actually confirmed from the unverified leaks circulating about it. And Boston Dynamics shares a look at its "robot surgeons," the technicians who repair Atlas after falls, comparing the days-long fixes on research prototype R1 to the much faster repairs on production model D1. Like and subscribe for daily AI and robotics news.

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0:13 WHRG 2026
1:10 ATOM
2:12 Omni 1.1 Flash
4:33 Gemini Live
6:00 Astra
7:21 Atlas

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