{"id":72096,"date":"2026-10-02T09:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?p=72096"},"modified":"2026-10-02T09:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T16:40:21","slug":"the-start-ups-hoping-to-return-battery-making-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/ponoko\/the-start-ups-hoping-to-return-battery-making-to-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"The Start-ups Hoping To Return Battery Making To The US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/0-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US start-ups are ramping up efforts to bring sodium ion battery manufacturing stateside as demand for grid-scale energy storage grows, though most still depend on Chinese-made cells for now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvgyexx4g8ro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Stories This Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#battery-us\">The Start-ups Hoping To Return Battery Making To The US<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#gpu-smuggling\">US Executive Charged In Massive $300M Illicit Scheme Smuggling GPU Servers To China<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ai-regulation\">Regulating AI &#8216;not The Right Place To Start&#8217; Says Bailey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#flow-funding\">Flow Raises $50m In Series B Funding For AI Engineering Platform<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#robot-working\">New Humanoid Robot Can Work Safely With People<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#level-4-autonomous\">Level 4 Autonomous Driving Is Scaling. What Has Changed?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#3d-printing\">How 3D Printing Is Transforming Robot Parts: Materials, Design &amp; Applications<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#a-day-in-the-life-of-a-roboticist\">A Day In The Life Of A Roboticist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#mit-smart-shapes\">MIT Engineers Create A System For Building Shape-changing Smart Devices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#robot-ai-flying\">MIT\u2019s Tiny Flying Robot Gets 450% Faster With AI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#deepseek-nvidia\">DeepSeek And Huawei Release Open-source Ascend AI Programming Tools To Reduce Reliance On Nvidia CUDA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware Business News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"gpu-smuggling\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">US Executive Charged In Massive $300M Illicit Scheme Smuggling GPU Servers To China<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A California tech executive has been indicted for allegedly orchestrating a $300 million scheme to smuggle GPU servers, designed for advanced computing, into China by routing shipments through third countries and falsifying export documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/culture\/california-300m-gpu-server-smuggling-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"ai-regulation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regulating AI &#8216;not The Right Place To Start&#8217; Says Bailey<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has argued that rigorous testing and safeguards should precede any attempts to regulate artificial intelligence, as he believes regulation is not the initial priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvzez7k0pn40o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"flow-funding\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flow Raises $50m In Series B Funding For AI Engineering Platform<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; develop3d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flow Engineering has secured $50 million in Series B funding to expand its AI-driven platform for hardware engineering teams, aiming to connect requirements, design, and verification in a unified system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/develop3d.com\/collaborate\/flow-raises-50m-series-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"robot-working\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Humanoid Robot Can Work Safely With People<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; Agility Robotics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agility Robotics has unveiled the Digit 5 humanoid robot, which incorporates advanced safety features and real-time AI sensing so it can work directly alongside people in industrial environments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assemblymag.com\/articles\/100439-new-humanoid-robot-can-work-safely-with-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware Engineering News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"level-4-autonomous\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Level 4 Autonomous Driving Is Scaling. What Has Changed?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; The Component Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Level 4 autonomous driving is shifting from isolated pilots to large-scale fleet deployment, as companies like Lucid, Bolt, and Waymo announce ambitious plans powered by modular electronic architectures such as NVIDIA Hyperion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecomponentclub.com\/news\/2026-09-18-level-4-autonomous-driving-is-scaling-what-has-changed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"3d-printing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How 3D Printing Is Transforming Robot Parts: Materials, Design &amp; Applications<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/6-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3D printing is increasingly enabling robotics engineers to produce customized parts with complex geometries and optimized materials directly from digital designs, supporting everything from prototyping to select end-use components. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technology.org\/2026\/10\/01\/how-3d-printing-is-transforming-robot-parts-materials-design-applications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"a-day-in-the-life-of-a-roboticist\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Day In The Life Of A Roboticist<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; Hello Robot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlie Kemp, CTO of Hello Robot, shares how developing mobile assistive robots like Stretch is shaped by real-world interactions and user needs rather than just technical ambition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robotsguide.com\/learn\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-roboticist-charlie-kemp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware R&amp;D News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"mit-smart-shapes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">MIT Engineers Create A System For Building Shape-changing Smart Devices<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/8-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; MIT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIT engineers have introduced \u201cbifur-circuits,\u201d modular building blocks that maintain electrical connectivity while being compressed, stretched, or rotated, enabling the rapid prototyping of smart devices with shape-sensing capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2026\/mit-engineers-create-system-for-building-shape-changing-smart-devices-0827\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 id=\"robot-ai-flying\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">MIT\u2019s Tiny Flying Robot Gets 450% Faster With AI<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/9-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; MIT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIT researchers have boosted their tiny flying robot\u2019s speed by around 450 percent using an AI-powered control system, enabling rapid flips and insect-like agility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2026\/09\/260921081114.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open-Source Hardware News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"deepseek-nvidia\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">DeepSeek And Huawei Release Open-source Ascend AI Programming Tools To Reduce Reliance On Nvidia CUDA<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source &#8211; Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeepSeek and Huawei have jointly released open-source programming tools for Ascend AI chips, aiming to make development easier while reducing dependence on Nvidia&#8217;s CUDA environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/tech-industry\/artificial-intelligence\/deepseek-and-huawei-release-open-source-ascend-ai-programming-tools-to-reduce-reliance-on-nvidia-ecosystem-tools-include-compute-and-communication-libraries-as-well-as-ascend-support-for-tilelang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US start-ups are ramping up efforts to bring sodium ion battery manufacturing stateside as demand for grid-scale energy storage grows, though most still depend on Chinese-made cells for now. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full article here<\/p>\n<p>Top Stories This Week<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Start-ups Hoping To Return Battery Making To The US<\/li>\n<li>US Executive Charged In Massive $300M Illicit Scheme Smuggling GPU Servers To China<\/li>\n<li>Regulating AI &#8216;not The Right Place To Start&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5915,2],"tags":[10637,10627,6913,10646,10628,10624,10650,10630,10643,10629,10626,10625,10634,10633,10647,10638,10631,10644,10640,10645,10636,10648,10639,10649,10153,10635,9274,10632,10642,10622,10623,10641],"class_list":["post-72096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engineering-weekly","category-ponoko","tag-3d-printing-robot-parts","tag-advanced-computing-hardware-export","tag-ai-regulation","tag-ai-powered-flying-robots","tag-artificial-intelligence-testing-and-safeguards","tag-chinese-made-battery-cells","tag-deepseek-and-huawei-ai-tools","tag-digit-5-humanoid-robot","tag-digital-design-prototyping","tag-flow-engineering-ai-platform","tag-gpu-server-smuggling","tag-grid-scale-energy-storage","tag-hardware-engineering-teams","tag-industrial-collaborative-robots","tag-insect-like-agile-robotics","tag-large-scale-autonomous-fleet-deployment","tag-level-4-autonomous-driving","tag-mit-bifur-circuits","tag-mobile-assistive-robots","tag-modular-building-blocks-electronics","tag-modular-electronic-architectures","tag-nvidia-cuda-alternatives","tag-nvidia-hyperion","tag-open-source-ascend-ai-programming-tools","tag-open-source-hardware-news","tag-real-time-ai-sensing","tag-robotics-engineering","tag-series-b-funding-for-ai-startups","tag-shape-changing-smart-devices","tag-sodium-ion-battery-manufacturing","tag-us-battery-start-ups","tag-user-centered-robot-development"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Start-ups Hoping To Return Battery Making To The US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/ponoko\/the-start-ups-hoping-to-return-battery-making-to-the-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Start-ups Hoping To Return Battery Making To The US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"US start-ups are ramping up efforts to bring sodium ion battery manufacturing stateside as demand for grid-scale energy storage grows, though most still depend on Chinese-made cells for now.   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