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Qualcomm's partnership with Neura Robotics is just the beginning
German robotics startup Neura Robotics has inked a partnership with semiconductor giant Qualcomm to build the next generation of robots and physical AI. The deal is the latest coupling in the emerging physical AI industry between robotics startups…
Former Google AI researcher sets up AI robotics startup in Tokyo
A Silicon Valley-born artificial intelligence startup is turning to Japan to prove AI can reshape one of the world's largest industrial robot supply chains. Integral AI, a 5-year-old company founded by former Google researchers Jad Tarifi and Nima…
Xiaomi Now Using Humanoid Robots to Assemble Electric Cars
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech There's a new “intern” on the assembly line, and it won't be pausing every hour to take a bathroom break. The Chinese consumer electronic giant Xiaomi recently…
Does anyone really need a robot vacuum? We tested 14 to find out
Should I get a robot vacuum cleaner ? Until recently, for most people the answer was no. Even the best robot vacuums had a tendency to mount chair legs and get stuck, wheels feebly pawing at the air, or to have a nervous breakdown in a confined…
Burleson robots turning heads while helping make sidewalks safer for everyone
Some unusual new 'residents' have been rolling through neighborhoods in Burleson, sparking curiosity, selfies and even a few viral moments online. The small, Wall-E-like robots may look like something out of a movie, but city leaders say they're…
Nvidia and ABB launch partnership for AI-enabled autonomous robots
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Fortune Tech: OpenAI's robotics boss exits
Good morning. It's amazing how many of the top tech business stories right now feature Oracle playing either a central role, or some level of supporting role. There's the American TikTok joint venture, the OpenAI data center project (part of which…
How Disney brought a robotic Olaf to life for its new Paris park
Walt Disney Imagineering has revealed the inner workings of its latest creation: a real-life 3D version of Olaf, the funny snowman from Frozen, complete with a detachable carrot nose that kids can steal. According to Disney Parks, creating the…
Qualcomm Launches Dragonwing Robotics Hub, Announces NEURA AI Robotics Collaboration
Qualcomm and NEURA Robotics have announced a collaboration to integrate edge computing with embodied AI, aiming to move cognitive humanoid robots from research labs into large-scale industrial and domestic environments. By combining Qualcomm's new…
Lenovo leads push at MWC to humanise AI with friendly robots
Lenovo Group Ltd and other consumer electronics companies used the MWC Barcelona conference this week to test appetites for physical AI products with humanlike characteristics. The Beijing-based firm arrived at the show with several…
McDonald's CEO went viral for his robotic taste test. He won the authenticity war anyway.
When McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski posted a taste test of the chain's new Big Arch burger, the internet had notes. Viewers mocked his buttoned-up delivery, his modest mouthful, and zeroed in on one word in particular: his description of the…
The housing development which has a robot to help the NHS
Leicestershire's first-ever garden village is not just home to thousands of new properties, but also a new robot designed to ease the burden on the NHS and “bridge the gap” to services for residents. The technology, which has already…
Honor's Robot Phone is the most unsettling phone I've ever seen
At CES 2026, we caught our first look at the Robot Phone, a prototype device from Honor that sported a rear-camera on an extendable arm. At CES, this device required manual operation to extend the arm, but at MWC 2026, Honor showed off the device…
These AI robots are moving in with lonely, elderly New Yorkers - and keeping them company for free
Sandra Cota's world had grown quiet. The busy pace of her life had slowed in recent years, replaced by long days in her Bronx apartment where the low drone of the television filled the silence between calls from loved ones. “I'm lonely a lot…
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