Rui Almeida
Senior Editor
Rui Almeida serves as Senior Editor, focusing on the strategic intersection of artificial intelligence, corporate governance, and public policy. With a career spanning more than 25 years, he has cultivated a deep expertise in analyzing the large-scale deployment of automation technologies within legacy industries. Before joining The Bot Shelf, Rui led the enterprise technology desk at EnterpriseTech Weekly, where he penned influential columns on digital transformation and regulatory affairs. His 2018 series, "The Silent Factory," which detailed the societal shifts driven by industrial robotics, was a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Public Interest. He is dedicated to providing sober, deeply-researched analysis for leaders navigating the complexities of the automated future.
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Google Genie world model simulates streets using Street View data
Google's Project Genie now generates interactive, photorealistic simulations of any street within 110 countries, leveraging a dataset of 280 billion Street View images.
May 20, 2026 · 3 min read

Automation & Robotics Market Dynamics: Divergent Growth Trends
While global robotics market revenue is set to more than double to US$111 billion by 2030, North American robot orders remained flat at the start of 2026.
May 18, 2026 · 5 min read