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scmp.com - Kristen Cheung - Hong Kong's CUHK aims to bring AI to life with humanoid-focused robotics lab
Hong Kong's CUHK aims to bring AI to life with humanoid-focused robotics lab
South China Morning Post

The Chinese University of Hong Kong has opened the city's first full-stack interactive robotics lab, partnering with 24 tech firms, mainly from mainland China, to train talent and develop humanoid robots over the next five years. The Hong Kong…

forbes.com - Kristin Shaw - How Kawasaki Uses Its Own Robots And Custom Processes For Top Quality
How Kawasaki Uses Its Own Robots And Custom Processes For Top Quality
Forbes

Kawasaki's side x side models are fit for work or play. Auto and powersports manufacturing has been shaken and stirred in the past few years with a flurry of tariffs and uncertainty about what's next. Companies like Toyota are considering ramping…

upi.com - Fred Topel - Movie review: 'Terminator 2' re-release returns humanity to robot saga
Movie review: 'Terminator 2' re-release returns humanity to robot saga
UPI

Arnold Schwarzenegger, seen at the 2025 premiere of Season 2 of his Netflix show 'FUBAR' in Los Angeles, starred in 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day.' File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI Arnold Schwarzenegger, seen at the 1997 premiere of 'Batman & Robin' in…

itweb.co.za - Sibahle Malinga - Humanoid robots closer to commercial reality
Humanoid robots closer to commercial reality
www.itweb.co.za

More humanoid robots are entering factories, as costs fall and ROI ramps up. (Image created via ChatGPT) Humanoid robots are shifting from research labs and prototype demonstrations, to early commercial deployment, with automotive manufacturing and…

futurism.com - Joe Wilkins - Robophobic Airline Bans Humanoid Robots From Flights After Disruption
Robophobic Airline Bans Humanoid Robots From Flights After Disruption
Futurism

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Southwest Airlines appears to have become the first airline to enshrine a no-robots policy into their rulebook, after a Dallas business owner tried to take his 3.5-foot robot for a…

the-gadgeteer.com - Rei Padla - Only 6 AI Companion Robots Earn the Emotional Label in 2026
Only 6 AI Companion Robots Earn the Emotional Label in 2026
The Gadgeteer

An emotional AI companion robot is a hardware device built around presence and emotional interaction rather than productivity, using sensors and conversational AI to read tone, touch, and context for a specific kind of user. Every few months a new…

digitaltrends.com - Varun Mirchandani - Japan built robot wolves to thwart bear attack, and they're flying off the shelves
Japan built robot wolves to thwart bear attack, and they're flying off the shelves
Digital Trends

There are very few headlines that sound equally believable as both a robotics breakthrough and the plot of a low-budget sci-fi horror movie. Japan deploying glowing robot wolves to scare away bears is definitely one of them. The country's bizarre…

t3.com - Sam Cross - Honor's crazy Robot Phone set for showdown with Apple's next big iPhone innovation
Honor's crazy Robot Phone set for showdown with Apple's next big iPhone innovation
T3

The iPhone Ultra could have stiff competition this autumn. The Honor Robot Phone is set to debut in the same quarter. For many years now, the new iPhone has had to compete with the best and brightest in the Android world. Usually, that's meant the…

focustaiwan.tw - Taiwanese students win eight awards at world robotics competition - Focus Taiwan
Taiwanese students win eight awards at world robotics competition - Focus Taiwan
Focus Taiwan - CNA English News

New York, May 17 (CNA) Taiwanese students delivered a strong performance at this year's international robotics competition in the United States, winning eight awards, including two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze. Dozens of Taiwanese…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Bethan Shufflebotham, Jake Hackney  - Robot vac gets £400 price cut and pet owners 'wish I'd bought one sooner
Robot vac gets £400 price cut and pet owners 'wish I'd bought one sooner
Daily Record

Shoppers have praised a robot vacuum cleaner that leaves floors 'spotless' as a 'revelation' after it received a massive discount in a spring sale. The model in question is available at Roborock, where there's £400 off the brand's Saros 10…

thehindubusinessline.com - Stryker and Max Smart Hospital, Saket Partner to Advance Surgeon Training and Education in Robotic-Arm Assisted Joint Replacement
Stryker and Max Smart Hospital, Saket Partner to Advance Surgeon Training and Education in Robotic-Arm Assisted Joint Replacement
BusinessLine

Stryker, a global leader in medical technologies, and Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, a leading healthcare provider in Delhi-NCR, announced a strategic collaboration to advance surgeon training, clinical education, and patient care in…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - CUHK launches Hong Kong's first full-stack embodied AI lab
CUHK launches Hong Kong's first full-stack embodied AI lab
The Standard

The Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics (HKCLR), an InnoHK center established by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), has announced the launch of the city's first full-stack embodied AI laboratory. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The…

bloomberg.com - Watch Robotphoenix Chairman on HK Debut, Path to Profitability
Watch Robotphoenix Chairman on HK Debut, Path to Profitability
Bloomberg

Robotphoenix Chairman on HK Debut, Path to Profitability Robotphoenix Intelligent Technology Chairman Sai Zhang shares insights on the company's debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, a major milestone for one of China's leading industrial robotics…

tomshardware.com - Mark Tyson - Japan can't make robot wolves fast enough to counter the rise in bear attacks that have killed 13 humans this year - $4,000+ animatronic Monster Wolf features intense LEDs and makes loud noises
Japan can't make robot wolves fast enough to counter the rise in bear attacks that have killed 13 humans this year - $4,000+ animatronic Monster Wolf features intense LEDs and makes loud noises
Tom's Hardware

With record reports of bear attacks on humans, Japan has been increasingly turning to high-tech solutions, as you might expect. However, reports suggest that Ohta Seiki, a firm making the animatronic robot Monster Wolf to repel bears from…

theguardian.com - Ben Child - The return of Westworld is perfect timing for the flattery-oriented age of AI
The return of Westworld is perfect timing for the flattery-oriented age of AI
The Guardian

Now that real life has caught up with science fiction, the imminent danger isn't malfunctioning cowboys, it's the robots convincing us that we're great and everything is totally fine All the best science fiction movies eventually get overtaken by…

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