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Valve's latest fixes for the Steam Frame streaming fault it calls "Error 17" require updates on both ends, both opt-in betas. SteamOS 0.4.3 tells Frame owners they must also opt into SteamVR 2.18.2 or later on the PC to reduce "Error 17" connection issues.

Jon Powers, president of US independent power producer Clean Capital, told pv magazine that the rollback of policies favoring renewable energy deployment in the US is contributing to an energy affordability crisis in many communities. He urged industry veterans to ramp up solar deployment advocacy as elections loom and energy prices become a bipartisan issue.

Stephanie Doyle, California state affairs director for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), said in a statement that the solar and storage industry is pleased Governor Newsom signed numerous bills supporting reliable electricity generation and transmission and increasing access to cost-saving benefits.

According to an Omron project manager, in mobile robotics, software, safety, and fleet management are becoming just as important as the robot itself. The article looks inside Omron's next-generation LD mobile robots.

Meta Horizon+ subscribers can now claim in-game items in addition to full games, starting with a bundle in the free-to-play Orion Drift containing one cosmetic item and 1,000 driftium to spend in the game. Meta says the Orion Drift offer extends for five months in total, with a new cosmetic and more to come.

Experts from Eli Lilly and Purdue University will share field learnings at RoboBusiness about how robots are perceived on the manufacturing floor.

The robotaxi industry has spent billions developing vehicles that can drive without a human behind the wheel, but removing the driver creates another problem: vehicles still need people and infrastructure to charge, clean, inspect and keep them ready. Aseon's CEO says the opportunity is to make vehicle servicing as autonomous as driving.

Runway has introduced Praxis-1, a world action model for robotics. When the model is released publicly, the company plans to ship it with open weights rather than as a closed model.

Meta's new VR docuseries 'Open Season on Draymond Green' follows the NBA champion Draymond Green through therapy. UploadVR found the immersive format delivers a deeper impact than 2D TV ever could.

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced that ANSI/A3 R15.08-3-2026, Part 3 of the American National Standard for Industrial Mobile Robots safety requirements, is now available for purchase. Focusing on user responsibilities when operating IMR applications, it completes the three-part R15.08 series.

At the Humanoid Robots Summit 2026 in Stuttgart, Vector Informatik, PEM Motion, and FMC³ Robotics signed a memorandum of understanding at Vector's headquarters to jointly develop a standardized data infrastructure for industrial embodied AI, combining their complementary strengths in production engineering, standardized industrial data technologies, robotics, and embodied AI.

Mighty Coconut, the studio behind Walkabout Mini Golf, grew from one person to a peak of 36 and now stands at 17. The game's creator, Lucas Martell, says revenue has been falling while costs kept rising.

The author describes using New York City's free battery program for window AC units. The supplied context is sparse, adding only that Every Electric's batteries are reportedly beloved by household cats; no performance figures or outcomes are provided.

OpenAI has published a guide for the GPT-6 family explaining how startups can choose GPT-6 models, tune reasoning effort, improve prompts and skills, coordinate tools, and prepare workflows for production.

NASA has opened applications for its next class of flight directors, a role based in mission control at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA describes the position as critical to advancing American leadership in space exploration as it works toward a sustained human presence on the Moon.

The Robot Report is calling on robotics startups to submit entries for the 2026 Robotics Startup Radar, an initiative that brings together some of the most promising robotics startups, with submissions closing soon. The announcement offers no further details beyond the call for entries.

Per Ars Technica's Rocket Report, SpaceX completed a launch triple-header and Rocket Lab secured a large contract. The report also notes that Blue Origin is seeking FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.