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From Drones To Nuclear Reactors To Robots: An Engineer's Journey
Let's start with this: defense, as an industry, doesn't have to mean a focus on killing. That's even more true now, as engineers work on autonomous designs. They may, more and more, be classing solutions as “non-lethal,” as with more…
America's AI Trade War Expands To Humanoid Robots
TOPSHOT - A robot crosses the finish line in the humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2025. Dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half…
Graveyard guard shifts have gone to the (robot) dogs
Asylon Robotics, a robotics security company, deploys autonomous drones and robot dogs to patrol the perimeters of large properties. Think stadiums, manufacturing plants, and warehouses. The robots make scheduled rounds, stream video to a remote…
Humanoid Robot Patents: China Most, U.S. Best?
Screenshot of a MLex report on robot patents globally over the last six years. China has the most patents in the humanoid robot space, and it's not even close. But, according to a new LexisNexis analysis of robot patents over the past six years…
The US Threw the First Punch in the Global Robot Wars. How Will China Respond?
The humanoid robot wars are kicking off, but the robots aren't fighting each other — at least for now. Instead, we're looking at a war fought on paper by governments competing to dominate a new, fast-growing market in which AI and mechanical…
Weave Isaac 1 Robot: The $7,999 Robot That Folds Your Laundry
Laundry is where home robotics stops being a novelty and starts asking for a place in the family budget. Weave Robotics has opened pre-orders for Isaac 1, a mobile home robot that the company says can collect clothes, fold them, put them away, make…
This new robot centaur designed to save lives is pure nightmare fuel
Somewhere in Auburn, California, a robotics startup called Satyress looked at the two great religions of modern robotics—the bipedal humanoid and the robot dog—and decided that both were not quite right. So they created Threehalves, a…
Foreign robot ban targets China over security fears
A humanoid robot can carry equipment through a factory or help researchers test new artificial intelligence. However, its cameras can watch everything nearby. Its internet connection can also send valuable information beyond the building. The Trump…
The ban on robot vacuums won't make them safer. But it may make your next one worse
You'll have fewer robot floor cleaners to choose from and higher prices. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See…
Google DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 2 with full humanoid body control and multi-robot teamwork
Google DeepMind on July 30 unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, a suite of AI models that runs legs, torso, arms and fingers under a single learned policy, the first time the family has extended beyond upper-body control alone. The release also introduces…
The US Army is exploring robotic F-250 pickups. The company behind them sees future mine hunters and breachers.
The US Army is preparing to test autonomous Ford F-250 pickup trucks in a training exercise, part of a broader effort to determine whether familiar commercial vehicles can perform dangerous battlefield jobs without soldiers. Forterra, the…
Unitree IPO Finally Puts A Real Price On Profitable Humanoid Robots
Chinese robotics maker Unitree formally launched its IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market on Thursday, opening the books on a deal that aims to raise about 4.2 billion yuan (roughly $618 million) at an implied valuation near 42 billion yuan ($5.9…
NY school district pauses AI robot teaching assistant rollout amid controversies about manufacturer
A school district in rural New York has paused a program to bring in a robot assistant teacher as it reviews privacy concerns. The Salamanca City Central School District's board initially approved the nearly $60,000 purchase of an AI-driven robot…
This hilarious robot collapse reminds me that robot development is nowhere near where it needs to be, but a huge breakthrough from DeepMind could change all that
I watched two robot videos at the opposite ends of the Cantril Scale. You know, the ladder that measures human happiness in steps but that I am now applying to humanoid accomplishment? At the bottom step and living its worst possible artificial…
What Happens To Your Robot Vacuum After The FCC Ban?
It's been a rough week for robot vacuum owners, even if some of them don't realize it yet. Following the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) previous bans targeting Chinese-made drones and routers, the agency has now set its sights on the…
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