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Swift: Space robot sent to rescue falling telescope
A robot spacecraft has been launched on a daring mission to save a Nasa space telescope from falling back to Earth. The telescope is called the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, but it is often just called Swift for short. It was launched in 2004 and…
Move over, Messi! Robot footballers thrill crowds in South Korea
Thirty seconds before kick-off, humanoid robot footballers in red and blue jerseys await the referee's signal in the South Korean port city of Incheon. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The match setting is RoboCup, branded as the world's largest…
UBTech Robotics Stock Rises Further in Afternoon Trading
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Unitree IPO to test valuations as venture capital floods China robotics
Unitree Robotics has secured approval from China's securities regulator for a Shanghai initial public offering that is poised to set a valuation benchmark for China's sizzling embodied AI sector. The nod from the China Securities Regulatory…
I tested a $125,000 robot with silicone flesh. Its jokes felt more human than anything else.
When I walked into Realbotix's headquarters in Las Vegas, technicians crowded around humanoid robots fresh from a trade show, replacing worn motors and repairing facial glitches. The maintenance offered a reminder that behind the company's lifelike…
Elephants are celebrities in India's Hindu temples - and now the robots are coming
The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water. But that's about all they have in common with their real-life counterparts revered across India as…
Ukraine Plans To Hyper-Innovate Humanoid Robot Soldiers
At the start of February, we pointed out that ' humanoid warfare nears ' and suspected these war bots were headed for Ukraine for testing. That hunch was confirmed by early March, after a TIME Magazine article reported that Foundation Robotics, a…
'Suddenly I was a celebrity. I didn't want to be!' Sue Johnston on fame, loneliness and her new robot pal
Sue Johnston is the kind of actor who usually can't stand seeing herself on screen, but for Ann Droid she made an exception. The new sitcom by Diane Morgan and Sarah Kendall stars the 82-year-old as a recent widow whose son hires a humanoid robot…
Hegseth stands up a new drone office with authority on everything from one-way attack drones to ground robots and boats
Nearly all of the Pentagon's drone programs will now exist under one office, giving its officials major power over the future of uncrewed systems in the US military. The consolidation will accelerate the procurement and fielding of drones, US…
Robotic elephants draw crowds and controversy in some of India's Hindu temples
The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water. But that's about all they have in common with their real-life counterparts revered across India as…
Could humans someday explore Saturn's moon Titan, or will humanoid robots do it for us?
BOULDER, Colorado - Humans have been exploring outer space since April 1961 with the pioneering flight of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Today, several nations are making new plans to launch human beings back to the moon, then onward to Mars and…
Robotic elephants draw crowds and controversy in some of India's Hindu temples
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The robot voice is gone: How to make Siri sound truly human in iOS 27
For years, Siri's mechanical stutter was a dead giveaway that you were talking to a robot. Not anymore. With iOS 27, Apple has overhauled its virtual assistant using advanced generative audio models that mimic natural human speech patterns.
Will the next Messi be a robot?
While the world's eyes are on Lionel Messi at the FIFA World Cup, another soccer tournament unfolds in Incheon — with robot players. RoboCup 2026 kicked off Thursday in Incheon's Songdo Convensia, showcasing a wide range of artificial…
For a brand that made robot vacuums accessible, my faith in Ecovacs is shaken after using the Deebot T90 Pro Omni
I've reviewed a few robot vacuums in the last year sister site Tom's Guide, but I'd yet to try one from powerhouse brand Ecovacs Robotics. With several excellent reviews already on TechRadar, including those by my colleague Sharmishta, who swears…
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