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Drunken boxing and backflips: China put on a robot kung fu display that shows how fast its robotics industry is growing
China didn't just celebrate Lunar New Year this week. It staged a robotics flex. At the annual Spring Festival Gala, the Lunar New Year show in China, humanoid robots from Chinese startup Unitree Robotics flipped, lunged, and swung swords and…
Mark Zuckerberg's response to lawyer accusing him of being 'robotic
Sign up for our US Editor's Picks newsletter to get all the biggest exclusive stories During a landmark trial about social media addiction on Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was questioned about acting 'robotic.' Over the course of the CEO's…
Chinese AI and robotics firms appoint Millennial, Gen Z stars as chief scientists
Chinese tech companies from Tencent Holdings to AgiBot have named Millennials and even Gen Z talent as chief scientists to lead cutting-edge research into artificial intelligence and robotics. The most watched is Vinces Yao Shunyu, who turns 28…
Chinese Kung-Fu Robots Put Western Efforts to Shame
Much of the recent coverage of humanoid robots has focused on a richly entertaining series of failures by Tesla's Optimus model: Robot sees a water bottle and falls over ; Robot refuses to confirm that it is, in fact, a robot; Robot is basically…
Watch: Humanoid Robots In China Put On Jaw-Dropping Show
Our coverage of humanoid robots has ramped up for a very good reason: global production is set to surge this year, these bots are getting 'brains,' and dual-use concerns are rising. In China this week, state-owned international news network, China…
Spencer Jakab | Robots vs. the Taxman
That's how much Americans paid out in federal capital-gains taxes last year. In the latest edition of my Markets A.M. newsletter, I look at the rise of computerized ways to optimize your taxes. You can sign up for the newsletter here, or read the…
Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than six months
Amazon has hundreds of thousands of robots in its warehouses, but that doesn't mean all of its robotic initiatives are a success story. The ecommerce giant has halted its Blue Jay warehouse robotics project just months after unveiling the tech, as…
Deutsche Bank asked AI how it was planning to destroy jobs. And the robot answered
In a meta-experiment on the future of the global economy, Deutsche Bank Research Institute turned to the machine itself for answers. Rather than relying solely on traditional economic modeling, analysts asked their proprietary AI tool, dbLumina, to…
Watch Unitree's G1 unleash a kung fu robot frenzy
Chinese robotics leader Unitree took full advantage of the nation's Lunar New Year celebrations this week to show off the impressive skills of its G1 humanoid robot. A video (top) of the event shows numerous G1 robots participating in what Unitree…
Robotics Data Collection
Robots were designed to operate in the physical world, yet most of their learning happens in simulations and controlled labs. This gap between theory and reality often leads to fragile systems that struggle with unpredictability, edge cases, and…
The All-Electric Robot Keeping Beaches Clean
BeBot is an all-electric beach-cleaning robot engineered to keep coastlines free of debris while minimizing environmental impact. This eco-friendly mini-cleaning tank sifts through sand up to 4 inches deep, capturing microplastics, cigarette butts…
CritiCare Asia Hospitals Expands Robotic Orthopaedics Portfolio With Launch Of Smith+Nephew's CORI System
Mumbai, February 18, 2026: CritiCare Asia Hospitals has introduced the CORI robotic system for joint replacement surgeries, adding a third robotic-assisted platform to its orthopaedic programme as the healthcare network marks 25 years of…
Midway Through The Robotics Earnings Season: Discipline Rewarded, Recovery Broadening
The current earnings season cycle is delivering a consistent message across the ROBO Index universe: the sector is moving at two speeds, and both are heading in the right direction. Jenoptik reported preliminary revenue down roughly 6% on…
T-Mobile's 6G future is not just for you and me, but for AI robots, too
Telcos will have a key role in what's to come. Remember that. | Image by Mere days ago, at the Lunar New Year festival in China, robots performed impressive kung fu moves and even did backflips – something that many said was more than just…
Inside the rise of robotics firm Unitree, glimpse into China's tech ambitions
It's been an eventful week for the Chinese robotics firm Unitree, which has managed to find itself at the centre of national conversations both in China and in India. First, in the country where it is based, Unitree's latest humanoid robots made a…
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