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Chinese startup DexForce trains humanoid robots using virtual data to slash costs
At the offices of Chinese startup DexForce, a screen shows a virtual robot placing objects on a table. It repeats the task as the angle of its arms, the colour of the table and the objects themselves change. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT…
Is Your CV Speaking To A Robot?
Focus on clarity. Avoid keyword stuffing, advises Sarieka S Vaze, head of HR and administration at Montran Corporation, a global finance technology company. Artificial intelligence now plays a crucial role in all three parts of hiring -- resume…
Klara and the Sun review - Taika Waititi's manic pixie dream robot sci-fi is a sentimental mess
Taika Waititi detonates an explosion of postmodern quirkiness and ironic dorkiness in this unbearably mannered, unspeakably acted film. It's a slice of sentimental whimsy-futurism and non-satire, adapted by Waititi from the Kazuo Ishiguro novel…
Robots dance the 'Macarena' at Japan tech expo
Humanoid robots were seen performing the “Macarena” and skateboarding as tech innovators from around the world are showcasing their latest breakthroughs at the annual CEATEC technology exhibition in Chiba, Japan. Published On 15 Oct…
Britain to launch world-first satellite-catching robot to destroy Space junk
Britain is launching a world-first mission to clear dangerous space debris orbiting Earth. A spacecraft will use giant robotic claws to grab old satellites which threaten to smash into vital space infrastructure that we rely on for GPS, weather…
AI companies are paying workers worldwide to record their jobs so robots can learn to do them
One Friday evening this summer, a private chef prepared a three-course meal — burrata salad, baked salmon, and tiramisu — for two friends and me. The dinner was free, but there was a catch. A camera mounted on Chef Aliser Demir's…
Your secrets aren't safe with this cute robot toy - they're on Chinese servers ready to be hacked
Eiliko and its manufacturer, Energize Lab, are seemingly not to be trusted. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the…
Robot Trainers In China Earn Rs 85,000 A Month For Boring Repetitive Chores
Many workers find that the money does not justify strain. Scores of people in China are taking up unusual jobs as 'robot trainers,' wearing motion-capture sensors to spend their days folding laundry, washing dishes, and picking up cups over and…
US Issues First Outbound Investment Penalty Over Chinese Robotics AI Deal
The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Amidi LLC $200,000 for failing to report an investment in a Chinese tech startup - the first penalty under U.S. restrictions on investments in sensitive Chinese technologies. Amidi is the parent company of…
Robots & Pencils Acquires Tiger Pistol to Expand AI Advertising Tools
Robots & Pencils said Oct. 15 it had acquired Tiger Pistol, adding digital advertising software as the engineering firm seeks to turn client-specific AI work into products it can reuse across engagements. The companies said Tiger Pistol will join…
Promise Robotics, D.R. Horton Deal Brings Robots to Phoenix
America's largest homebuilder is turning to robots to help solve metro Phoenix's housing math. D.R. Horton has signed a multi-year deal with Toronto-based Promise Robotics to manufacture more than 1,250 largely single-story, single-family homes in…
AI will make you rich enough to bet on Skid Row robot duels
Wednesday, in the latest installment of a new show we're calling Tech CEOs Please Think Before You Speak on Live TV, Jeff Bezos doubled down on his prediction that AI would create a labor shortage in an interview with Fox's Bret Baier. The biggest…
How to Train Your Robot
The enormous advance in AI capabilities over the last several years has in large part been driven by the availability of vast amounts of training data. Gwern's influential 2020 essay “ The Scaling Hypothesis,” written after the…
Murata and MELT Showcase Award-Winning ContactGlove3 Pro For Robotic Hand Training
Murata Manufacturing is back at CEATEC 2026 with several technology demonstrations, led by the award-winning ContactGlove3 Pro, an advanced hand-tracking glove developed by MELT Interface Technologies in collaboration with Murata. The technology…
Ross Douthat: How to Survive the Robot Apocalypse
Last week, when he announced that The Free Press would be the new home of his writing, Ross Douthat said he hopes to help readers “understand our strange-and-getting-stranger century.” In his debut column today, he's confronting…
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