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Apptronik founders Nicholas Paine, left, and Jeff Cardenas. [Photo: Apptronik]
AT&T Ventures Among New Backers as Humanoid Robotics Startup Apptronik Nears $1B in Total Funding
by Quincy Preston | Feb 11, 2026
The Austin-based maker of the Apollo humanoid robot closed a $520M Series A-X extension, bringing its total Series A to more than $935M and total capital raised to nearly $1B. Dallas-based AT&T Ventures joins Google, Mercedes-Benz, John Deere, and others in the round.
by Maddie Preston |
Feb 10, 2026
The grant supports development of reusable, impact-resistant materials designed to withstand frequent landings and collision events in next-generation aircraft—everything from air taxis to the flying cars of the future.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Dec 4, 2025
The new facility greatly increases production capacity, enhances operational efficiency, and positions the company for long-term innovation in critical RF systems, high-reliability components, and next-generation technologies, the company said.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 3, 2025
Inspired by "set-based" and "success is assured" behaviors first developed by the Wright Brothers, TCC has developed software and processes that enable "fundamental changes to numerous critical business processes." Now it's putting them to work for NASA, aiming to accelerate early-stage mission and product design efforts.
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Search Drones & Autonomous ‘Water Bombers’ Fight Simulated Wildfire Near Texas Motor Speedway
by Lance Murray | Sep 16, 2025
An August exercise called FIRE SWARM 2 was held west of the Texas Motor Speedway within AllianceTexas, with drones and helicopters filling the skies to battle a simulated wildfire. What really made the operation hot? Unlike traditional operations, each aircraft was directed by advanced, fully autonomous technologies.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 3, 2025
"This acquisition fits our portfolio and the mission of Dallas Opportunity Partners to align family office investors in the state of Texas with strategic investments that capitalize on the strategic initiatives of the United States," said Derek Wilson, managing partner of Dallas Opportunity Partners.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 11, 2025
Jackson Moses was named to Business Insider’s Seed 100: The Best Early-Stage Investors of 2025 in May. Today, the Dallas-based venture capitalist shared Voyager Technologies’ IPO surge—with a message for defense tech holdouts, in a LinkedIn post.
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by David Seeley |
May 21, 2025
In 2025, wildfires across Texas have burned over 1 million acres as of May 16. With support from a NASA grant, a UTA professor is working to develop an early-warning system that can alert the public to wildfire smoke dangers—even hundreds of miles away from a fire.
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UT Dallas' Dr. Wei Li [Photo: UTD]
From North Texas to the Moon: NASA-Funded Engineer Tackles Lunar Welding Tech
by Lance Murray | Mar 12, 2025
With a $750,000 innovation grant from NASA, UT Dallas assistant professor Wei Li is rethinking how to weld metal in space for off-world construction—and keep astronauts safe in the process.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Mar 7, 2025
… and celebrating ‘Texas Girls in STEM’ by showing them they can shoot for the moon. This spring, the museum is hosting a hands-on robotics camp, a NASA-led discussion on supersonic flight, and other STEM programs to spark curiosity and open doors to future careers. A new mentorship program launches this summer.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Feb 19, 2025
Innovation, competence, and confidence paid dividends for the Michigan native, who helped start and build M1 Support Services en route to becoming one of America’s richest self-made women.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 28, 2024
Based out of its facility in Justin, a city north of Fort Worth, Canoo's HQ is within easy EV range of its DFW-based CEO, Tony Aquila. Now, with thousands of EV orders on the books from Walmart and other companies—and test vehicles humming about for the USPS, U.S. Army, NASA, and more—Canoo has some growing to do.
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Dallas-Based Back to Space Wants to Send You on Moon Mission, Without Even Leaving Town
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley | Mar 1, 2024
Now through April 27, Back to Space is offering a pop-up mixed-reality experience called "The Lunar Light" inside shipping containers at the site of the former Valley View Center. "Space travelers" can go on a critical Moon mission that engages "all five senses" through immersive theater, cutting-edge tech, and interactive storytelling. Here's how the company first launched—and where it could be headed.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 29, 2024
The free "Sun, Moon, and You" event at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas' Fair Park will offer a sky-side seat of an amazing total solar eclipse (fingers crossed for clear skies). Scientists and astronomers will be taking the stage along with space explorer characters from the PBS show "Ready, Jet, Go."
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by David Seeley |
Dec 21, 2023
During simulations at NASA’s FutureFlight Central, air taxi operations were simulated buzzing around the busy, complex Dallas-Fort Worth airspace. Joby and NASA's goal: evaluating how this next-gen traffic can be integrated into today’s airspace using existing air traffic control tools and procedures.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 15, 2023
Called Team Atlas, the TWU team was the only kinesiology department represented at the two-day Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge held outside of Houston. Their solution: An exercise device for long-duration space flights.
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