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wsj.com - Sherry Qin - Forget Robot Workers, This Company Wants to Build Soldiers
Forget Robot Workers, This Company Wants to Build Soldiers
Wall Street Journal

Unmanned aerial drones and vehicles are already on the frontlines of military conflicts. Foundation Future Industries wants combat-ready humanoid robots to be next. The Eric Trump-backed startup is on a mission to build robots for heavy industrial…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - IPO for humanoid robot maker Boston Dynamics unlikely in 2027, executive says
IPO for humanoid robot maker Boston Dynamics unlikely in 2027, executive says
The Standard

Boston Dynamics, Hyundai Motor Group's humanoid robot unit, is unlikely to pursue an initial public offering next year, a senior executive at the parent company with direct knowledge of the matter said, as it has yet to deploy its flagship Atlas…

fastcompany.com - John Kell - Wonder debuts its first robotic meal assembly system after acquiring the tech from Sweetgreen
Wonder debuts its first robotic meal assembly system after acquiring the tech from Sweetgreen
Fast Company

The entrepreneur Marc Lore posits that in the not-so-distant future, an autonomous kitchen will have the ability to whip up pizza, burgers, chicken, and seafood without any human involvement. His restaurant tech startup, Wonder, took one step…

jpost.com - REUTERS - Behind the killer robots of Ukraine's new warfare 'revolution'
Behind the killer robots of Ukraine's new warfare 'revolution'
The Jerusalem Post

In a cramped workshop near the front line in northeastern Ukraine, military mechanic 'Chimera' is helping prepare his unit's robot forces for battle. Lined up in a row, the four-wheeled unmanned vehicles known as 'Hyenas' will crawl toward Russian…

semafor.com - Matthew Martin - Humanoid robots fight it out in Riyadh
Humanoid robots fight it out in Riyadh
Semafor

On an otherwise quiet Wednesday evening at Riyadh Boulevard, a sort of Times Square-meets-seaside-funfair, a bizarre experiment in the future of Gen Alpha entertainment was underway. Two blue and yellow humanoid robots attempted to beat each other…

cnet.com - Oliver Haslam - Save $200 on Roborock's Brand-New Robot Vac and Mop With This Launch Deal
Save $200 on Roborock's Brand-New Robot Vac and Mop With This Launch Deal
CNET

Save $200: Roborock regularly finds a home on our list of the best robot vacuums you can buy, and its newest model is available with a $200 discount to celebrate its launch. The Saros 20 Flow would normally sell for around $1,700, but you'll pay…

rediff.com - Norma Godinho - Usain Bolt on Robot Breaking 100m Record: 'It Just Made Me Smile
Usain Bolt on Robot Breaking 100m Record: 'It Just Made Me Smile
Rediff.com

Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt shared his amused reaction to a Chinese robot, Tiangong Ultra, shattering his 100-metre world record, highlighting the evolving landscape of athletic achievement and technology. Usain Bolt reacted with…

nypost.com - Annie Gaus - Exclusive | Elite parents ditch trad classrooms for robot-powered homeschools: 'Disrespectful of kids' time'
Exclusive | Elite parents ditch trad classrooms for robot-powered homeschools: 'Disrespectful of kids' time'
New York Post

School's out forever for some California kids. Elite techies in the San Francisco Bay Area are part of a nationwide rise in homeschooling that bucks the stereotypes of rural Bible thumpers or hardcore hippies — as they ditch traditional…

techradar.com - Ruth Hamilton - Dyson designer shares 5 development secrets from the Nurovi robot vacuums - including the one feature James Dyson originally 'hated
Dyson designer shares 5 development secrets from the Nurovi robot vacuums - including the one feature James Dyson originally 'hated
TechRadar

After a less-than-enthusiastic response to 2023's 360 Vis Nav, Dyson got the wheels rolling on its return to the robot vacuum market last year with its Spot+Scrub Ai. Now it seems momentum is building: this September the brand unveiled not one, but…

247wallst.com - Rich Duprey - Robots Everywhere: Goldman Sachs Now Sees 6.5 Million Humanoid Robots by 2035
Robots Everywhere: Goldman Sachs Now Sees 6.5 Million Humanoid Robots by 2035
24/7 Wall St

One number reframes the entire robotics conversation, and it did not come from a chipmaker or an automaker. It came from a bank. 6.5 million humanoid robot units shipped globally by 2035. That is the headline projection in Goldman Sachs ‘s…

iafrica.com - Sean Whitehead - By 2034 a Robot in the US Will Undercut Kenyan Garment Workers. That Is the Clock Africa's Industrial Strategy Is Running Against.
By 2034 a Robot in the US Will Undercut Kenyan Garment Workers. That Is the Clock Africa's Industrial Strategy Is Running Against.
iAfrica.com

In 2034, it will be cheaper to produce a garment with a robot and 3D printing in the United States than to have tens of people make the same item in Kenya. That is the estimate of Dirk Willem te Velde, principal research fellow and director of the…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - A factory robot arm priced at $65,000 carries a verified real-world bill of up to $195,000, and a single hour of unplanned downtime at scale can rival that entire deployment cost in one shift
A factory robot arm priced at $65,000 carries a verified real-world bill of up to $195,000, and a single hour of unplanned downtime at scale can rival that entire deployment cost in one shift
GCN

The robot arm sits on the floor of a mid-size plant, weighing half a ton and moving in silence. The purchase order said $65,000. But that number was only the opening bid. By the time the machine is actually running, the real bill looks nothing like…

fortune.com - Angelica Ang - Humanoids will have their 'GPT-3.5' moment within 5 years, says AGIBOT co-founder Yao Maoqing
Humanoids will have their 'GPT-3.5' moment within 5 years, says AGIBOT co-founder Yao Maoqing
Fortune

Humanoid robots took center stage at the W orld Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing last August, winning over audiences by attempting—not always sucessfully—athletic feats like sprinting, weightlifting, and kickboxing. Yet one of China's…

techcrunch.com - Marina Temkin - The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator's latest Demo Day, according to VCs
The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator's latest Demo Day, according to VCs
TechCrunch

Another Y Combinator Demo Day took place on Thursday, but this batch looked a little different. While every cohort brings a fresh wave of founders, the startups presenting this week skewed far more toward deep tech than in past years. As we do…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - China's Pony.ai unveils latest robotruck model as it targets European sales
China's Pony.ai unveils latest robotruck model as it targets European sales
The Standard

Chinese self-driving technology firm Pony.ai (2026) unveiled a new Level 4 autonomous heavy goods vehicle on Monday at the IAA Transportation trade fair in Hanover, Germany, and said it was talking to European governments and potential customers…

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