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digitaljournal.com - Dr. Tim Sandle - Why social intelligence could become the next frontier for robotics
Why social intelligence could become the next frontier for robotics
Digital Journal

Artificial intelligence has made remarkable advances in recent years. Robots can navigate warehouses, vacuum homes, deliver supplies through hospitals, and answer customer questions in retail settings. Yet one major challenge remains: understanding…

forbes.com - Monica Petrucci - FCC Bans Robot Vacuums, Mops: Here's How You'll Be Affected - Forbes Vetted
FCC Bans Robot Vacuums, Mops: Here's How You'll Be Affected - Forbes Vetted
Forbes

On July 27, the Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on new foreign-produced advanced robotic devices seeking approval for sale in the United States. This encompasses an array of household mobile robots, including robot vacuums, mops…

scmp.com - Wency Chen - Backed by DeepSeek, Unitree seeks US$9b valuation in landmark robotics IPO
Backed by DeepSeek, Unitree seeks US$9b valuation in landmark robotics IPO
South China Morning Post

The long-awaited initial public offering of Unitree Robotics, which values the Hangzhou-based firm at 60.99 billion yuan (US$9 billion), is set to serve as a valuation benchmark for China's booming embodied-AI sector, buoyed by retail investor…

scmp.com - Chao Kong - Chinese AI robot delivers needle-free pig vaccinations with 93% accuracy
Chinese AI robot delivers needle-free pig vaccinations with 93% accuracy
South China Morning Post

In China, robots are being used to inject pigs with vaccines to support intelligent pig farming and meet the production demands of the world's biggest pork-producing nation. While eating, a pig may not notice the machine approaching from behind…

smh.com.au - Lisa Visentin - China is dominating the EV market. Now it wants to do the same with robots
China is dominating the EV market. Now it wants to do the same with robots
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. On the fifth floor of an office building in the outer suburbs of Shenzhen, a high-tech megacity on China's southern coast, humanoid robots are being…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree prices IPO at 61 billion yuan valuation
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree prices IPO at 61 billion yuan valuation
The Standard

China's Unitree has priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 150.8 yuan per share, valuing the company at around 61 billion yuan, it said on Thursday, in a deal that would make it the country's first mainland-listed maker of humanoid robots.

foxnews.com - Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report - One-wheeled AI security robot could patrol your property
One-wheeled AI security robot could patrol your property
Fox News

What if the next security guard rolling past your office had one wheel and never needed a coffee break? That is the pitch behind 1Rollo, a one-wheeled AI security robot from Estonian startup Rollo Robotics. The company believes its narrow design…

koreaherald.com - Yonhap - LG, Nvidia chiefs to discuss AI infrastructure, robotics partnership in person next week
LG, Nvidia chiefs to discuss AI infrastructure, robotics partnership in person next week
The Korea Herald

LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo will meet with Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang in the United States next week to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and robotics, industry sources said Thursday. The…

aljazeera.com - Can the US slow China's robotics and tech rise?
Can the US slow China's robotics and tech rise?
Al Jazeera

US curbs on foreign-made robots intensify its wider rivalry with China over AI, chips and industry. Humanoid robots are no longer a laboratory experiment; they are a growing market. Morgan Stanley estimates it could hit $5 trillion by 2050, with…

bloomberg.com - China's Unitree Seeks $904 Million in First Mainland Robotic IPO
China's Unitree Seeks $904 Million in First Mainland Robotic IPO
Bloomberg

China's Yushu Technology Co., known as Unitree Robotics, is seeking to raise about 6.1 billion yuan ($904 million) in an initial public offering that would make it the mainland's first publicly traded humanoid robot maker. The Hangzhou-based firm…

cbn.com - Lorie Johnson - Researchers Test Humanoid Robot Surgeons, Use AI Brain Chips for Paralysis Victim
Researchers Test Humanoid Robot Surgeons, Use AI Brain Chips for Paralysis Victim
CBN

Emerging health technologies like robots and artificial intelligence could improve the lives of countless patients moving forward. Two recent breakthroughs, still in the testing phase, already offer a great deal of hope. Humanoid robot surgeons…

cnbc.com - Reuters - Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree prices IPO at $9 billion valuation
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree prices IPO at $9 billion valuation
CNBC

China's Unitree has priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 150.8 yuan ($22.34) per share, valuing the company at around 61 billion yuan ($9.04 billion), it said on Thursday, in a deal that would make it the country's first mainland-listed…

fool.com - John Ballard - ARKQ vs BOTZ: Which Robotics ETF Is the Better Buy in 2026?
ARKQ vs BOTZ: Which Robotics ETF Is the Better Buy in 2026?
The Motley Fool

The ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ +0.65%) offers an actively managed portfolio of leading tech companies investing in automation, while the Global X - Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ -0.96%) provides indexed exposure…

koreatimes.co.kr - Nam Hyun-woo - US scrutiny of foreign robots, parts likely to benefit Korean makers
US scrutiny of foreign robots, parts likely to benefit Korean makers
The Korea Times

The United States' heightened scrutiny of Chinese robots is expected to create a more favorable competitive landscape for Korean component makers such as LG Innotek and Samsung Electro-Mechanics, according to analysts and industry officials…

pcmag.com - John R. Delaney - Thanks to This Robot Pool Skimmer, I Haven't Had to Touch the Net All Summer
Thanks to This Robot Pool Skimmer, I Haven't Had to Touch the Net All Summer
PCMag

The Aiper EcoSurfer S2 is a smart pool skimmer that works tirelessly to rid your pool's surface of leaves and other debris that you'd normally have to fish out with a net. It won't scrub the floor, walls, and waterline like a full-fledged robot…

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