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Unitree Founder Now Expects Robots Breakthrough as Soon as 2028
The founder of Unitree Robotics now expects a breakthrough in humanoids in as little as two years, a reversal for a Chinese entrepreneur who once predicted intelligent machines would take as long as decade to go mainstream. Wang Xingxing, one of…
Cupertino Recap: We Are the Robots
A case centered on a fatal family tragedy tied to a chatbot cuts to one of the biggest ethical issues facing the tech industry today. I have a question for you. Whenever Bo appears on Cupertino — and he appears an awful lot this week, even…
Elon Musk says training Tesla's Optimus robot is like raising a toddler
Tesla is sending its Optimus humanoid robot back to school. Speaking on the company's earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk compared training the EV maker's humanoid robot to raising a toddler. Musk said that while Tesla's autonomous driving…
CATL-backed Noetix Robotics files confidentially for HK IPO, Bloomberg reports
Noetix Robotics, a mainland humanoid robotics company backed by CATL (3750), has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise several hundred million dollars, Bloomberg reported. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The…
Human Data, Robot Hands: Where Automation Goes Next
Everyday human activity is becoming robot-training data. Paid programs recruit people to record cooking, laundry and tool use, while industrial systems capture skilled work. Together, video, motion, and touch form multimodal data that can help…
KZN learner builds robots and future coders
Sinead Samputh in 2025, when she won the Inspired Builds global robotics competition for her low-cost health-assistant robot. (Image source: supplied) A Durban school pupil who received international recognition for two robotics inventions is using…
MIT researchers stranded an AI agent on a desert island. What happened could change how robots are trained
Humans have long been obsessed with what happens to people stranded on desert islands. From Robinson Crusoe to Lord of the Flies and Yellowjackets, stories about resilience, creativity, and chaos in the wilderness have always fascinated audiences.
Our favorite Roborock robot vacuum mop empties and washes itself - and just hit a new low price
Keeping the floors clean was the most tedious part of my cleaning routine, until I decided to let the robots do it. And right now, you can grab one of our favorite robot vacuum and mop combos, the Saros 10R from Roborock, for $900 — that's…
Robotics firm unveils personal bodyguard droid strong enough to lift a car
The Chinese robotics company Unitree has unveiled its latest robot, a humanoid that can jump, kick, and even lift a car. In an introductory video for the H2-X Kung Fu Legend Guardian, the robot punches vehicles, pushes a dummy out of the way of a…
Tesla cuts spending before potential SpaceX deal even as Musk bets future on AI, robots
Tesla cut its annual capital expenditure forecast by a fifth and posted surprise positive free cash flow in the third quarter on Wednesday, after investing far less in its AI and robotics ambitions than Wall Street had expected. SCROLL TO CONTINUE…
ETH research team creates robots with real muscles
Until now, muscle tissue grown in the laboratory often contracted so weakly that movements were barely visible to the naked eye, as the ETH explained in a press release on Thursday. The research team therefore adopted a new approachExternal link.
Robot Data Vendors Face High Processing Costs and Resale Limits
An unnamed industry expert told ChinaTalk that preparing footage for robot training costs 500 to 700 yuan an hour, compared with about 100 yuan to capture it. The estimates point to a challenge for suppliers: customer-specific data can be costly to…
Video. Germany: Humanoid robots and AI supercomputers take centre stage in Berlin
No Comment Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: At Nvidia's GTC conference, visitors can explore a range of live demonstrations, from robotic arms sorting objects and fruit into boxes to facial recognition…
L3Harris opens robotic rocket motor factory in Arkansas
A newly minted L3Harris Technologies facility in Arkansas will consolidate solid-rocket motor production and help double capacity for work on GMLRS, rocket artillery made by Lockheed Martin. Why it matters: Propulsion and energetics have long been…
Tesla cuts AI, robotics spending plans ahead of potential SpaceX deal - National
Tesla says it increased its free cash flow in the third quarter after investing far less in its AI and robotics ambitions than Wall Street had expected, and it plans to cut its spending for the year. The unexpected cash generated in the quarter…
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