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Mixed feelings: can China's companion robots win a place at home?
When 39-year-old Beijing investor Song shelled out 159,800 yuan (US$23,680) for a companion robot, he knew it would not be cooking meals or scrubbing floors. For him, becoming one of China's first owners of a consumer humanoid was more about…
Walter the robot' helps complete housing estate as UK aims to build 1.5m homes
The race to build 1.5m new homes across the UK could be won with the help of a robot called 'Walter'. A pioneering housing development built with the help of the cutting-edge technology has just been completed. Housing chiefs say it is a…
DoorDash is paying people to load its delivery robots. It points to a shortcoming of automation
DoorDash's delivery robots need a hand. Some workers in areas where DoorDash is using its Dot delivery robot are receiving offers through the DoorDash app to load them up. While the vehicles can navigate miles to delivery destinations, it's the few…
Gemini Robotics ER 2: Google's Robot Brain Explained
Robots don't fail only because a hand misses a cup. They fail because the task around that cup keeps changing. Google DeepMind's answer is to split the problem, and Gemini Robotics ER 2 is the half that keeps track of the larger job. ER 2 isn't a…
Humanoid robot skin senses people before contact
Working beside a metal humanoid robot would probably make you watch every step it takes. After all, a collision between a heavy robot and a human body will usually end worse for the person. Italian startup Generative Bionics believes its Gene.01…
A Brain That Can Swap Bodies: Google DeepMind Aims To Be The 'Android' Of Robotics
Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics 2 on Wednesday, a suite of three AI models that gives humanoid and other robots whole-body control, sharper manipulation, and the ability to work together. The system can run locally on the robot itself and…
China's newest robotic wolf climbs rocks, and carries heavy loads
China unveils rugged AS2-W robotic platform with advanced onboard artificial intelligence Robot wolf climbs steep slopes while carrying heavy operational payloads AS2-W combines wheeled mobility with advanced terrain handling capabilities Chinese…
NY School District Shelves Plan to Spend $58K on Robot Teaching Assistant
UPDATE 8/1: The school district has paused its pilot project with Realbotix following pushback from parents and teachers. The robot teacher plan is 'on hold while we work through enhanced student data privacy agreements with the New York State…
Texas company hits party circuit with robot escorts for special occasions
The newest plus-one on the party circuit can't eat the cake, doesn't drink, doesn't flirt at Table 7 and doesn't even have a pulse — but might steal the show. Whether it's a wedding, corporate conference, birthday bash or black-tie gala…
The Sequence Radar #906: Last Week in AI: Open Models, Intelligent Robots, and the Price of Conviction
We continue our series about distillation with an awesome new technique. The AI of the week dives into Gemini Robotics 2. We will have a new section about AI in space. The opinion section get into a crazy idea for engineering teams in the era of…
Robotic vacuums swept up in new US crackdown over national security risks
Certain robotic vacuum cleaners, including some Roomba-style devices, will be banned under the new U.S. policy restricting foreign-made advanced robotics, federal regulators told FOX Business Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
We went back to Ukraine and were stunned at how much its weapons have evolved in just one year
At Business Insider, we're a little obsessed with weapons and defense as part of our technology and innovation coverage. To get you the latest from the field, we sent two journalists, Robert Leslie and Jake Epstein, to Ukraine in May. Their…
SwitchBot Kata Friends AI Pet Review: Useless if You Don't Pay Up
I'm sitting at my desk in my quiet bedroom and office. In the other room, I can hear the drone of a circulating fan, the crashing noises of my kid playing a video game, and, occasionally, the cooing or off-key warbling of the $700 SwitchBot Kata…
SpaceX's record IPO is helping spur a new wave of startups aiming for orbit and opening a vast new market beyond Earth
SpaceX's blockbuster IPO did more than turn Elon Musk's rocket company into one of the world's most valuable businesses. Investors and founders say it is also helping transform space from a government-dominated industry into a supercharged startup…
Warehouse automation to humanoids: Addverb bets on India, CEO says physical AI race has begun
Homegrown robotics and automation company Addverb's CEO Sangeet Kumar believes humans and robots will increasingly coexist, with people remaining firmly in control even as physical AI reshapes industries over the next two decades. Kumar, who is…
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