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Airline flight delayed for bizarre reason as humanoid robot triggers safety query
A Southwest Airlines flight was delayed for about an hour recently for a most unusual reason. A humanoid robot had been brought on board as a passenger. But it couldn't take to the skies right away. The 75-pound robot, named Bebop, was traveling…
Crazy viral video of Robots fighting ahead of a match in the Bay Area
A crazy video has gone viral of humanoid robots fighting each other ahead of an upcoming match in the Bay Area and it really does look like something out a sci-fi movie. While we still aren't flying off in hover cars or jet packs, it appears robot…
The Roomba Guy Just Built a Robot Pet You Might Actually Love
If you've ever watched your Roomba bump helplessly into a chair leg for the third time and thought, “I deserve better from my robots,” you're not alone. And apparently, neither did Colin Angle. The co-founder of iRobot, the man who…
I've been waiting months for Ecovacs first-ever robot pool cleaner, and it's finally here
Ecovacs has launched its first-ever robot pool cleaner to the US market. The Ecovacs Ultramarine P1 is a beginner-friendly robot pool cleaner with impressive suction, marine-grade design and smart navigation. After announcing its first foray into…
Unmanned Japan lab opens with robots at work as researchers push AI, automation
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published May 10, 2026, 11:12 AM TOKYO – A Tokyo-based university in Japan has opened a laboratory where robots are carrying out medical experiments once handled by human…
Man Who Invented Roomba Moves Into Household Demon Market
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Colin Angle, the inventor of the iconic Roomba automated vacuum, is back with another robot that hangs around the house. This time it's not a roaming vacuum cleaner, though, but a…
Capgemini Warns CEOs: Physical AI Can No Longer Be Ignored
Coming soon: physical AI robots autonomously sort warehouse packages using vision and real-time decision-making. In the same manner that generative AI is transforming knowledge work, physical AI is poised to transform manual, operational, and…
Underwater anti-mine technology takes centre stage at Chinese defence show
China unveiled some of its most advanced military technology, including robot dogs and an AI-enabled underwater system that can neutralise mines, at a defence expo. Autonomous underwater vehicles designed to be launched by submarine were one of the…
Save the Taxi Drivers
In the beginning, God created Man and Man created cities. And from these cities sprang forth a service to cart Man around: the taxi. And it was good. So good that, over centuries, it barely changed. Visitors to ancient Rome could hail a cisium. In…
Is Cathie Wood Still Hopeful About Tesla (TSLA)?
Cathie Wood's 11 Biggest AI and Data Center Stock Picks. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) ranks #1 (see Cathie Wood's 5 Biggest AI and Data Center Stock Picks). Wood has a $2,600 price target for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) for 2029. In a YouTube interview…
Dyson's powerful 360 Vis Nav robovac is down to $279.99 for a limited time
The last-gen robot vacuum tackled dirty carpets well in our testing, especially compared to the newer Spot + Scrub Ai. The last-gen robot vacuum tackled dirty carpets well in our testing, especially compared to the newer Spot + Scrub Ai. If you buy…
A future without work? What Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sam Altman, and others in AI are saying about the future.
Is this heaven? No, this is the AI future — well, at least the one where we're not all dead. Wall Street spent most of 2025 worrying about the AI bubble, but increasingly, those in and around Big Tech and AI are discussing a scenario where…
Last Tesla Model S and X Roll Off Production Line
The final Tesla Model S and Model X have rolled off the production line. The last Model S & the last Model X have been produced at Fremont Factory 14 years of history for Model S, 11 years for Model X — Tesla (@Tesla) May 10, 2026 During a…
Should AI Agents Be In Your Org Charts? 31% Of Leaders Are Framing Them As 'Employees'
The semi-humanoid robot Pepper, developed by SoftBank Robotics, during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Should AI agents be framed as employees? This is not a…
The AI Industrial Explosion - Part 2: Transition Dynamics - LessWrong
This is Part 2 of a series on post-AGI economic growth. Part 1 established that a fully automated economy could double roughly every year using current technology. But the US economy does not currently look like a self-reproducing capital machine.
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