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nasa.gov - Station Crew Works Robotics, Research as Artemis II Launch Preps Continue
Station Crew Works Robotics, Research as Artemis II Launch Preps Continue
NASA

Robotics training and human research were the primary duties for the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The orbital residents rounded out their shift with spacesuit work, cargo operations, and Earth…

gizmodo.com - Isaiah Colbert - Disney's Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026
Disney's Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

There's nothing funnier than when something goes wrong. So when I tell you that a clip of Disney's life-sized Olaf animatronic having a moment before falling in front of a crowd of shocked onlookers is genuinely the funniest sequence of events this…

gizmodo.com - Passant Rabie - Chinese Startup Debuts Super-Bendy Robotic Arm for Orbital Repairs
Chinese Startup Debuts Super-Bendy Robotic Arm for Orbital Repairs
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

A limber robot perched atop a satellite carried out a series of refueling tests in space for the first time, bringing China a step closer to in-orbit servicing capabilities that could extend the lifespan of spacecraft. Chinese startup Sustain Space…

scmp.com - Iris Deng - UBTech powers up as humanoid robot sales jump 23-fold
UBTech powers up as humanoid robot sales jump 23-fold
South China Morning Post

Shares of Hong Kong-listed UBTech jumped after the robotics firm reported a surge in 2025 revenue, driven by an explosive 23-fold rise in humanoid robot sales as China's robotics sector moves into large-scale production. Revenue from full-size…

scmp.com - Oscar Liu - Shenzhen robot maker turns to Hong Kong for computing power and listing
Shenzhen robot maker turns to Hong Kong for computing power and listing
South China Morning Post

A Shenzhen-based tech firm taking part in Hong Kong trade fairs is leveraging the city as a springboard for global expansion, with plans to list locally this year while using its computing power to help enter the North American market. Robert Chan…

bloomberg.com - Rafaela Lindeberg - Europe Vies to Be Humanoid Robot Leader in Global Tech Race
Europe Vies to Be Humanoid Robot Leader in Global Tech Race
Bloomberg

Europe has been late to the AI boom and trails China on electric cars. But when it comes to humanoid robots, it's still in the race. Sweden's Hexagon AB has built a humanoid that's being tested at industrial clients including BMW AG. Germany's…

foxnews.com - Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report - AI robot now helps travelers at San José airport
AI robot now helps travelers at San José airport
Fox News

If you've ever wandered through an airport struggling to find your gate, something to eat or a place to charge your phone, this could make things a lot easier. At San José Mineta International Airport in California, travelers can now get…

variety.com - Todd Spangler - Video of 'Frozen' Olaf Robot Collapsing at Disneyland Paris Goes Viral
Video of 'Frozen' Olaf Robot Collapsing at Disneyland Paris Goes Viral
Variety

A free-ranging robotic Olaf, the lovable snowman character from Walt Disney Animation Studios' “ Frozen ” movie franchise, evidently suffered a… brain freeze this week. In a video that has gone viral, the Olaf robot at…

technologyreview.com - Michelle Kim - The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home
The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home
MIT Technology Review

Zeus found the job in November, when people started talking about it everywhere on LinkedIn and YouTube. “This would be a real nice opportunity to set a mark and give data that will be used to train robots in the future,” he thought.

fortune.com - Nick Lichtenberg - Deutsche Bank asked AI it's true that AI will solve the economy's inflation problems. The robots answered
Deutsche Bank asked AI it's true that AI will solve the economy's inflation problems. The robots answered
Fortune

For the better part of two years, a powerful consensus has taken hold: artificial intelligence is the great disinflationary force of our time. The logic, touted by billionaire investors like Marc Andreessen and Vinod Khosla, is seductive and…

counterpunch.org - CounterPunch Radio - Battling Killer Robots w/ BDS Japan Bulletin & Engineers Against Apartheid
Battling Killer Robots w/ BDS Japan Bulletin & Engineers Against Apartheid
Home - CounterPunch.org

Industrial robotics company, FANUC, was the only Japanese company named in the Albanese report on Israel's “economy of genocide.” This week on CounterPunch Radio, we speak with members of BDS Japan Bulletin and Detroit-based Engineers…

spacenews.com - Andrew Jones - Chinese startup tests flexible robotic arm in space for on-orbit servicing
Chinese startup tests flexible robotic arm in space for on-orbit servicing
SpaceNews

HELSINKI — A Chinese commercial company has conducted an on-orbit demonstration of a flexible robotic arm, marking progress toward capabilities for satellite servicing, refueling and debris removal. Sustain Space's Xiyuan-0 satellite, also…

nypost.com - Brooke Steinberg - Latest malware scam weaponizes 'I'm not a robot' verification tests against users, experts warn
Latest malware scam weaponizes 'I'm not a robot' verification tests against users, experts warn
New York Post

There's a new scam to look out for in a place you wouldn't expect. Security experts at the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) are warning about a rise in “CAPTCHA scams,” a growing threat that weaponizes the little checkbox meant…

techxplore.com - Ingrid Fadelli - Combining the robot operating system with LLMs for natural-language control
Combining the robot operating system with LLMs for natural-language control
Tech Xplore

Over the past few decades, robotics researchers have developed a wide range of increasingly advanced robots that can autonomously complete various real-world tasks. To be successfully deployed in real-world settings, such as in public spaces, homes…

tomsguide.com - Dan Cavallari - The Eureka J15 Max Ultra robot vacuum checks all the boxes, it just takes longer to finish the job
The Eureka J15 Max Ultra robot vacuum checks all the boxes, it just takes longer to finish the job
Tom's Guide

Eureka J15 Max Ultra robot vacuum Review: Specs Clean water tank capacity: 4 liters Dirty water tank capacity: 3.4 liters Robot dimensions: 13 x 13 x 4 inches Base dimensions: 15 x 18 x 18 inches Having one of the best robot vacuums can make light…

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