News Summary

• Sebastian Thrun, one of the pioneers of self-driving cars, is building a new robotics startup called Dulo.
• The company is still in stealth, and Thrun revealed little about it, Business Insider reported.
• Dulo’s stated aim is the design and manufacturing of hardware itself, a step earlier in the chain than most robotics startups.
• Thrun is starting Dulo into a rush of money and attention, fuelled by falling hardware costs, labour shortages and pressure to bring manufacturing back home.