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scmp.com - Ben Jiang - JD.com to deploy 3 million robots to fully automate logistics
JD.com to deploy 3 million robots to fully automate logistics
South China Morning Post

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is accelerating its push into robotics with a sweeping plan to automate its nationwide logistics network, while promising to retrain its vast workforce of couriers for technical roles as machines take over frontline…

bloomberg.com - Rebecca Choong Wilkins - How India Is Training the Robots of the Future
How India Is Training the Robots of the Future
Bloomberg

Never miss an episode. Follow The Big Take Asia podcast today. Tens of thousands of workers in India are wearing head-mounted cameras to record their every move, helping train humanoid robots to perform everyday human tasks.

telegraph.co.uk - Nathan Spendelow - AI, robots and the world's lightest laptop - the best gadgets at Europe's biggest electronics show
AI, robots and the world's lightest laptop - the best gadgets at Europe's biggest electronics show
The Telegraph

Taking place every September in Berlin, the IFA tech and home show stands for “Innovation for All”. It has been held since 1924, and Albert Einstein once attended. The show usually runs for one week and is also open to the public.

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Excelland Robotics (Wuxi) surges 1.4 times on Hong Kong debut
Excelland Robotics (Wuxi) surges 1.4 times on Hong Kong debut
The Standard

Excelland Robotics (Wuxi) (3231) opened 1.4 times higher on its Hong Kong debut on Wednesday. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Its shares advanced 142.2 percent to HK$35 compared to its offer price of HK$14.45, delivering a paper gain of HK$4,110…

seekingalpha.com - Andrew Hecht - Robots Are The Future: The Case For The IBOT ETF (NASDAQ:IBOT)
Robots Are The Future: The Case For The IBOT ETF (NASDAQ:IBOT)
Seeking Alpha

The VanEck Robotics ETF is rated a Buy, positioned as a pick-and-shovel play on the accelerating robotics and AI revolution. IBOT maintains a strong bullish trend, trading near all-time highs, with significant long-term potential driven by…

scmp.com - Jay Rooney - SCMP Best Bets: Robot Lucky Star can shine at Happy Valley
SCMP Best Bets: Robot Lucky Star can shine at Happy Valley
South China Morning Post

Looks well placed down in grade off a nice trial win and has drawn well Excuses at Sha Tin when last seen and looked the real deal at the Valley prior Drops in grade on return and latest trial win suggests he is ready to strike Likes this Valley…

cnet.com - Katie Collins - From Wearables to Robots to Tabletop Trinkets, the AI Hardware Scene Is Booming
From Wearables to Robots to Tabletop Trinkets, the AI Hardware Scene Is Booming
CNET

Standalone AI devices didn't get off to the best of starts. Just to recap, I'm referring to the Humane AI Pin, which crashed and burned before it ever really took off, and the Rabbit R1 mini computer, which arrived a little underbaked. Both devices…

bgr.com - José Adorno - IFA 2026 Highlights: The Robotic Future Comes In Many Forms
IFA 2026 Highlights: The Robotic Future Comes In Many Forms
BGR

IFA 2026 is finally wrapping up. After walking miles and visiting almost all of the 1,900-plus exhibits, BGR's coverage is also coming to an end. In this year's trade show, vendors were high on AI, robotics, and the next generation of wearables. As…

cnet.com - David Lumb - An Hour of Gundam: Rogue Orbit Made Me Feverish for More Robot Combat
An Hour of Gundam: Rogue Orbit Made Me Feverish for More Robot Combat
CNET

When I'm piloting a big robot in a video game, I want it to have a big personality and an even bigger punch. After playing an hour of Gundam: Rogue Orbit, it seems the game will have both. But there's still a lot to discover about Bandai Namco's…

gothamist.com - John Del Signore - Video: Google Testing Robotic Cars That Drive Themselves
Video: Google Testing Robotic Cars That Drive Themselves
Gothamist

A glorious new future is being created by Google in California, where the company has been test-driving automated cars 'that can drive themselves' on the expressways and streets—even the famously twisty Lombard Street in San Francisco.

rfi.fr - Kenyan start-up makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
Kenyan start-up makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
RFI

Roughly 300,000 children in the east African nation have a hearing impairment, according to the Kenya Society for Deaf Children, but just 20,000 were enrolled in schools as of 2024. Kenyan start-up ZeroBionic, co-founded by 22-year-old Norah…

dailycaller.com - Dylan Kresak - Beijing Could Throw Wrench In Sam Altman's Humanoid Robot Dreams
Beijing Could Throw Wrench In Sam Altman's Humanoid Robot Dreams
The Daily Caller

The maker of ChatGPT wants to build humanoid robots using parts still dominated by China. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the company plans to build humanoid robots alongside the artificial intelligence models intended to power them, he said on a…

techxplore.com - University of Electro-Communications - Whole-body expansion and contraction make a robot seem more alive
Whole-body expansion and contraction make a robot seem more alive
Tech Xplore

A research group comprising Associate Professor Yoshihiro Nakata and Taisei Mogi from the Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering at The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Japan, and Mari Saito of Sony Corporation has developed MOFU…

pcmag.com - Kelsey Fogarty - This Is Your Last Chance to Save With the Best Labor Day Tech Deals on Laptops, Robot Vacuums, SSDs, Tablets, and TVs
This Is Your Last Chance to Save With the Best Labor Day Tech Deals on Laptops, Robot Vacuums, SSDs, Tablets, and TVs
PCMag

You know summer's nearing its end when the pool parties slow down and the students start trickling back into their classrooms. But if you missed yesterday's three-day weekend sales, we have great news: many Labor Day discounts are still live, and…

theankler.com - Erik Barmack - Yes, Robots Are Coming for Sports - The Ankler
Yes, Robots Are Coming for Sports - The Ankler
The Ankler - The industry, unspun

I recently wrote about A24's deal with Google DeepMind, AI-produced microdramas in China, Apple Music's big AI test, Elon Musk's plan to remake The Odyssey and Hollywood's engagement trap. On the closing day of the World Humanoid Robot Games in…

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