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forbes.com - Jennifer Kite-Powell - Why Intelligence Is Not Enough To Get Robots Out Of The Cage
Why Intelligence Is Not Enough To Get Robots Out Of The Cage
Forbes

Advanced machine intelligence allows robotics to navigate complex environments, but mapping safety requires a trusted three-dimensional volume. The landscape of industrial automation is shifting from restricted machine zones to collaborative…

bbc.co.uk - Sian Hall - Carlisle hospital's first robot surgeries carried out
Carlisle hospital's first robot surgeries carried out
BBC

The first robot-assisted surgeries using 3D vision have been carried out at a city's hospital. The Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle has used the system, which is controlled manually by a surgeon, on about 17 patients needing bowel cancer treatment…

bbc.co.uk - Sian Hall - Carlisle hospital's first robot surgeries carried out
Carlisle hospital's first robot surgeries carried out
BBC

Sian Hall, in Carlisle and Federica Bedendo, North East and Cumbria The first robot-assisted surgeries using 3D vision have been carried out at a city's hospital. The Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle has used the system, which is controlled…

yahoo.com - Reuters - Blackstone invests in South Korean robotics supplier Futronic
Blackstone invests in South Korean robotics supplier Futronic
Yahoo!

July 20 (Reuters) - Blackstone has invested in Futronic, a supplier of high-precision ‌actuators serving automotive and industrial ‌robotics sectors, the world's largest alternative asset manager ​said on Monday. The deal…

bloomberg.com - Manuel Baigorri - Blackstone Agrees to Invest in Korean Robotics Supplier Futronic
Blackstone Agrees to Invest in Korean Robotics Supplier Futronic
Bloomberg

Blackstone Inc. has agreed to invest in Futronic, a South Korean supplier of high-precision actuators used in industrial robotics and the automotive sector. Affiliated private equity funds will make a “significant investment” in…

scmp.com - Judy Xue - To survive China's cost-conscious market, global brands embrace AI and robots
To survive China's cost-conscious market, global brands embrace AI and robots
South China Morning Post

Multinational companies have expanded their use of AI and robotics in China to survive “life or die” competition in the world's second-largest consumer goods market, where local rivals have sharpened their edge and shoppers often…

digitaljournal.com - Dr. Tim Sandle - Canada's soft robotics research is moving from laboratory novelty to business tool
Canada's soft robotics research is moving from laboratory novelty to business tool
Digital Journal

Robotics is often imagined as metal, motors and rigid industrial arms. Yet some of the most interesting Canadian research in 2025 and 2026 is moving in the opposite direction: robots that are flexible, compliant, wearable, inflatable, bio-inspired…

globaltimes.cn - Xinhua - China leads global humanoid robot development with over 400 complete robot products
China leads global humanoid robot development with over 400 complete robot products
Global Times

China has developed more than 400 complete humanoid robot products, accounting for over half of the world's total, highlighting the country's rapidly expanding presence in the robotics sector, official data showed Monday. In the first half of the…

abc.net.au - Alan Kohler - Australia is making humanoid robots in the midst of its AI reckoning
Australia is making humanoid robots in the midst of its AI reckoning
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The evening before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's speech on Wednesday, in which he announced he was taking control of Australia's AI strategy, the head of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, posted an essay urging pre-release testing of AI models.

the-gadgeteer.com - Rei Padla - Which Robot Vacuum Should You Buy? A 5-Question Guide
Which Robot Vacuum Should You Buy? A 5-Question Guide
The Gadgeteer

Most people don't end up with the wrong robot vacuum because they picked a bad machine. They shop the wrong way, chasing suction numbers and “best of 2026” lists that assume every home has the same floors, the same pets, and the same…

globaltimes.cn - China's humanoid robot products exceed half of global total: MIIT
China's humanoid robot products exceed half of global total: MIIT
Global Times

Chinese humanoid robot products have exceeded half of the global total, as the country's intelligent robotics industry accelerates, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Monday. In the intelligent robotics sector…

pcmag.com - Will McCurdy - A Robotic Teaching Assistant is Heading to a New York State School
A Robotic Teaching Assistant is Heading to a New York State School
PCMag

For better or worse, AI has wormed its way into America's classrooms, and is showing no signs of leaving anytime soon. Now, humanoid robots are making an entrance for the first time. A robotic teaching assistant named 'Sally' could be heading to…

channelnewsasia.com - Blackstone invests in South Korean robotics supplier Futronic
Blackstone invests in South Korean robotics supplier Futronic
CNA

July 20: Blackstone has invested in Futronic, a supplier of high-precision actuators serving automotive and industrial robotics sectors, the world's largest alternative asset manager said on Monday. The deal values the South Korean firm at about 1…

hypebeast.com - Hypebeast Newsroom - EngineAI's 1.73-Meter T800 Robot Is the Fighting Machine Joining the World's First Humanoid Combat League
EngineAI's 1.73-Meter T800 Robot Is the Fighting Machine Joining the World's First Humanoid Combat League
Hypebeast

EngineAI's T800 pairs 450 N·m burst-torque joints with a real-time visual feedback system that lets it read, decide, and strike autonomously in full-contact combat The robot's full metal chassis uses aerospace-grade aluminum-magnesium alloy…

indianexpress.com - Education Desk - GATE 2027: IIT Madras announces exam dates, introduces Robotics paper
GATE 2027: IIT Madras announces exam dates, introduces Robotics paper
The Indian Express

3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google GATE 2027 Notification: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has announced the schedule for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2027. The national-level entrance…

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