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Opinion | US does its robotics industry no favours by fencing it off from China
Concession speeches follow a formula: the vocabulary of defiance, thanks to the faithful, a promise that the fight goes on. Last month, Brendan Carr, chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), essentially delivered one on behalf of…
Q&A: Is robotics replacing AI as the next investment darling?
Growing up in the ‘80s and watching the Rosey the Robot clean, cook and fold laundry for the Jetson family, the thought of having a personal robot maid was nothing more than science fiction. Then, everything started to change in 2002, when…
What is Unitree and why are China's humanoid robot makers racing to list?
Chinese robot maker Unitree has priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 150.8 yuan (HK$175.37) per share, with subscriptions to start on Monday, as it seeks to raise 6.1 billion yuan in a deal that would see it become the first…
China could use robot dogs to guard its lunar bases, study suggests
Chinese scientists are mulling the use of robot dogs to guard the country's future bases on the Moon, alongside wheeled and other humanoid robots built for finding resources on the lunar surface. Researchers working on a blueprint for China 's…
Texas researchers are using robot fish to help U.S. mineral supply
Texas A&M University researchers are developing small fish-like, swimming robots to capture lithium from the ocean. Why it matters: Demand for lithium is growing. It's a critical mineral used in the creation of batteries, electric vehicles and…
'Like the movies': How Ukraine's ground robots are changing rules of war
Ternopil, Ukraine – A ground robot carrying ammunition and resembling a real-life cousin of Wall-E, the 2008 Pixar cartoon's rusty protagonist, got stuck late one night in a trench in northeastern Ukraine. Named Murakha (ant in Ukrainian)…
Language, Landscapes and Robot Minds with Annalee Newitz | KQED
San Francisco has been at the center of successive waves of technological and cultural change — from the literal Gold Rush days to the current gold rush-like AI boom. Dream Machines hosts Alexis Madrigal and Robin Sloan talk to author…
Unitree IPO draws spotlight to China's fast-growing humanoid robot sector
Unitree Robotics' humanoid robot is displayed at the 14th China Information Technology Expo in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, on April 10, 2026. Photo: VCG Chinese robot maker Unitree Robotics on Monday opened subscriptions for its…
Humanoid robots sales to triple as China captures 97pc of market
Industrial and commercial applications accounted for more than 70pc of humanoid robot shipments. Humanoid robot sales have skyrocketed 272pc in a year as the maturing technology proves its use in industrial settings, a new report finds. China…
What is Unitree and why are China's humanoid robot makers racing to list?
BEIJING – Chinese robot maker Unitree has priced its Shanghai initial public offering (IPO) at 150.8 yuan per share, with subscriptions to start on Aug 10, as it seeks to raise 6.1 billion yuan (S$1.16 billion) in a deal that would see it…
Why billion-dollar robotics startups are obsessed with folding laundry
Before Silicon Valley's robots take over, they have to learn to fold your underwear. In recent months, some of the buzziest robotics startups — including Figure AI, Sunday Robotics, and Weave Robotics — have shown off robots that…
Robots invade vinyl, a key TV upgrade launches, studio monitors vs hi-fi speakers and more
August is here, and while many of us may be focused on the imminent Bank Holiday weekend or the family summer vacation we've been planning all year, that hasn't stopped the hi-fi and home cinema news from flooding in. So we've once again penned a…
Killer Robots Are Coming to Canada. We're Not Ready
When rogue fighters abandoned their months-long siege of Tripoli in the spring of 2020 and scattered into the Libyan desert, something pursued them from above, hunting them across the open terrain: drones. Built by Türkiye, these machines were…
# MYZUBSTER TAZ DAY - From Open Source to a Real-World Robotics Test in Riccione
Software is easy to demonstrate on a screen. The real challenge begins when you take that software into the physical world. That's the reason behind MYZUBSTER TAZ DAY in Riccione. This is not a claim that MyZubster has already created a fully…
APEC host city Shenzhen offers glimpse of China's future industries
This photo taken on June 25, 2026 shows the robot block in Longgang District of Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liang Xu) Drones zip across city blocks, delivering meals to doorsteps. On factory floors, humanoid robots are…
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