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independent.co.uk - Victoria Waldersee - European city sends hundreds of robots to live with lonely residents
European city sends hundreds of robots to live with lonely residents
The Independent

A Barcelona resident, Irene Veglison, 67, has rediscovered her love for dance after a 1.35-metre-tall robot moved into her home three months ago. Ms Veglison received the device in November as part of a government initiative aimed at supporting…

thestar.com.my - Alba Ferrer - Dancing robots bring support, company to Barcelona elderly
Dancing robots bring support, company to Barcelona elderly
The Star Online

BARCELONA, ⁠Feb 27 (Reuters) - Barcelona resident Irene Veglison had not danced for more than two decades until ⁠a robot moved into her home three months ago. The 67-year-old received the 1.35-metre-tall device ‌in November as…

thestar.com.my - Snake-like robot unveiled for Fukushima debris removal
Snake-like robot unveiled for Fukushima debris removal
The Star Online

TOKYO: A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Thursday, as it unveiled the snake-like device. Dangerously high radiation levels make…

thestar.com.my - Hyonhee Shin - Rise of the robots pits Hyundai's Atlas against Musk's Optimus
Rise of the robots pits Hyundai's Atlas against Musk's Optimus
The Star Online

As Hyundai Motor Co Chairman Euisun Chung took the stage at CES 2022 accompanied by 'Spot” – a robot dog – a voice from the audience asked how long it would be before the company dropped 'Motor” from its name. Hyundai…

bloomberg.com - Hyonhee Shin - Hyundai Motor to Invest $6.3 Billion in AI, Robotics Center
Hyundai Motor to Invest $6.3 Billion in AI, Robotics Center
Bloomberg

Hyundai Motor Co. will invest 9 trillion won ($6.3 billion) to build an artificial intelligence data center, robot factory and hydrogen plant in South Korea, as the automaker accelerates its push into into new technologies. The largest part of the…

foxnews.com - Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report - Amazon shelves Blue Jay warehouse robot
Amazon shelves Blue Jay warehouse robot
Fox News

Amazon made a lot of noise last October when it unveiled Blue Jay, a multi-armed warehouse robot built to speed up same-day deliveries. Just months later, the company quietly ended the program. The robot's core technology will live on in other…

thestar.com.my - Katie Forster - French programmer says accidentally hacked 7,000 robot vacuums
French programmer says accidentally hacked 7,000 robot vacuums
The Star Online

TOKYO: All he wanted was to move his robot vacuum cleaner around with a PlayStation controller. But programmer Sammy Azdoufal claims he unwittingly gained remote access to 7,000 other devices. His experience has drawn attention to the potential…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Gyu-lee - POSCO E&C deploys autonomous robots for post-construction cleanups
POSCO E&C deploys autonomous robots for post-construction cleanups
The Korea Times

POSCO E&C said Friday it is deploying artificial intelligence (AI)-powered autonomous cleaning robots at a redevelopment project of an apartment complex in Seocho District, Seoul, to improve efficiency in construction-site maintenance and quality…

cmu.edu - SURF Project Scales New Heights in Rescue Robotics
SURF Project Scales New Heights in Rescue Robotics
Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science

When Leo Wang arrived at Carnegie Mellon University from Hong Kong, he was already fascinated by robots. But it wasn't until he joined the Robomechanics Lab led by Aaron Johnson that his interest evolved into a mission: to teach quadrupedal robots…

prweb.com - Timbo Robot - The Pedagogical Significance of Timbo Robot's 'Motion Memory
The Pedagogical Significance of Timbo Robot's 'Motion Memory
PRWeb

This transcends mere knowledge acquisition; it is a high-level cognitive ability to analyze, structure, and autonomously derive solutions. Pedagogically, this is most effectively nurtured through Computational Thinking (CT). Consequently, various…

koreatimes.co.kr - Nam Hyun-woo - Hyundai Motor to invest $6.3 bil. for physical AI, robots in Saemangeum
Hyundai Motor to invest $6.3 bil. for physical AI, robots in Saemangeum
The Korea Times

Hyundai Motor Group will invest 9 trillion won ($6.26 billion) in the Saemangeum area of North Jeolla Province to set up an artificial intelligence (AI) data center for a physical AI, robot and component manufacturing cluster, water electrolysis…

insidehighered.com - Matt Reed - Robot Overlords and Red Herrings
Robot Overlords and Red Herrings
Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

A few days ago, a single blog post tanked the stock market. I had to check it out. It's about how AI will crash the economy in a few years. It's catnip for those of us who like big-picture writing: It's ambitious, wide-ranging and provocative, and…

engadget.com - Andre Revilla - AI robotics company started by Alphabet is joining Google proper
AI robotics company started by Alphabet is joining Google proper
Engadget

Robotics company Intrinsic has announced it will be folding into Google as the company bets on the future of physical AI in manufacturing. The company focuses on software tools to make robots more affordable and easier to use, as well as using…

thechronicle.com.gh - Jennifer Ambolley - Robotics, Coding and AI Will Be Introduced in Basic Schools-Mahama - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Robotics, Coding and AI Will Be Introduced in Basic Schools-Mahama - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Home - The Ghanaian Chronicle

John Dramani Mahama has announced that robotics, coding and artificial intelligence will be introduced in Ghana's basic schools as part of a sweeping reform of the national curriculum. Addressing the State of the Nation Address (SONA), he said the…

globaltimes.cn - Watching the Unitree robot performance, what was Merz thinking?
Watching the Unitree robot performance, what was Merz thinking?
Global Times

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz watches a robot, as he visited Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on February 26, 2026. Photo: Zhang Yiyi/GT When German Chancellor Friedrich Merz entered the Unitree Robotics exhibition…

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