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japantimes.co.jp - China sends robots out into the world to learn how to be human
China sends robots out into the world to learn how to be human
The Japan Times

In an industrial park on the outskirts of Beijing, a humanoid arm picks up a bag of Lay's potato chips and places it neatly along a row of snacks on a shelf. Nearby, a worker films himself grabbing cushions off a sofa and folding sheets on a bed…

businessinsider.com - Jake Epstein - Inside Ukraine's war robot revolution
Inside Ukraine's war robot revolution
Business Insider

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has ignited an unprecedented uncrewed arms race, transforming what began as a brutal artillery war into a new mechanized nightmare of drones and robots that can hunt, strike, and kill. On a recent trip to the embattled…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Nvidia to co-develop AI shipbuilding robots in Japan
Nvidia to co-develop AI shipbuilding robots in Japan
The Standard

Nvidia and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will co-develop AI-powered robots for use in shipbuilding, the Japanese firm said Thursday during a visit to Tokyo by the US chip giant's CEO Jensen Huang. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The aim is to use the…

newstatesman.com - Nicholas Harris - Diane Morgan's very human robot
Diane Morgan's very human robot
The Newstatesman

It's as if all our social anxieties have arrived at once: failsons, artificial intelligence and social care. Sue is 80, and starting to feel it, beginning not just to fall but to “have” falls, falls that she resolutely explains away…

gizmodo.com - Mike Pearl - A South Korean Labor Union Is in Revolt Over Robots, or Maybe It's Surrendering to Them
A South Korean Labor Union Is in Revolt Over Robots, or Maybe It's Surrendering to Them
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

When you put a giant legion of humanoid robots on the floor of an auto factory, do they actually increase efficiency and replace labor, or is that just a corporate fantasy? An auto workers union in South Korea, where Hyundai may one day deploy one…

newswire.ca - Pudu Robotics Ranked No.1 Globally in Four Commercial Service Robotics Dimensions by Frost & Sullivan
Pudu Robotics Ranked No.1 Globally in Four Commercial Service Robotics Dimensions by Frost & Sullivan
CNW

Independent 2025 market report recognizes Pudu Robotics as the global leader in commercial service robot revenue, shipments, overseas expansion among Chinese companies, and commercial cleaning robot revenue. SHENZHEN, China, July 16, 2026 /CNW/ --…

techxplore.com - Yuri Kageyama - Fujitsu and leading Japanese robotics companies to use Nvidia technology in 'physical AI
Fujitsu and leading Japanese robotics companies to use Nvidia technology in 'physical AI
Tech Xplore

Japanese communications company Fujitsu is leading a major push in artificial intelligence using Nvidia's technology, bringing together what it said was the best in Japan's manufacturing prowess in robotics with AI. The technology area known as…

bloomberg.com - Min-Jeong Lee - Japan to Buy Nvidia Rubin Chips to Build Sovereign AI for Robots
Japan to Buy Nvidia Rubin Chips to Build Sovereign AI for Robots
Bloomberg

Sign up for the Next Japan newsletter, for an inside view of the forces reshaping Japan, and what's next for its businesses, markets and consumers. Japan is planning to buy 27,500 next-generation Rubin chips from Nvidia Corp. to build a homegrown…

theguardian.com - Senay Boztas - Robots, AI and drones: how the Dutch navy is using tech to transform its sea defences
Robots, AI and drones: how the Dutch navy is using tech to transform its sea defences
The Guardian

On each side of the target ship, a black vessel keeps a watchful distance. Defender 1 and Defender 2 are the eyes and ears of the navy – but they have nobody onboard, and their paths are controlled by a computer system. This is the future of…

axios.com - Ryan Deto - Gecko Robotics is growing again
Gecko Robotics is growing again
Axios

One of the region's fastest-growing robotics companies, Gecko Robotics, is expanding into manufacturing with a move to Sewickley. Why it matters: Pittsburgh's unicorn companies are looking to grow and help transition the regional economy to more…

bloomberg.com - Takashi Mochizuki - Japan's Robot Makers Join Nvidia's Physical AI Cosmos Coalition
Japan's Robot Makers Join Nvidia's Physical AI Cosmos Coalition
Bloomberg

Sign up for the Next Japan newsletter, for an inside view of the forces reshaping Japan, and what's next for its businesses, markets and consumers. Fujitsu Ltd., Fanuc Corp. and two of Japan's biggest robotics companies will work together in robot…

mirror.co.uk - Zahra Khaliq - Tesco trials huge change to UK supermarkets as '6ft AI robot' spotted in store
Tesco trials huge change to UK supermarkets as '6ft AI robot' spotted in store
Daily Mirror

Tesco is trialing a new 6.5ft aisle-roaming robot to help detect missing stock and pricing errors. The life-sized machine will use AI and computer vision to independently roam supermarket aisles and continuously monitor shelves - saving staff from…

businessinsider.com - Rya Jetha - A Red Bull engineer got bored with Formula One. His robotics startup just raised $55 million.
A Red Bull engineer got bored with Formula One. His robotics startup just raised $55 million.
Business Insider

A former Formula One engineer left the world's fastest race cars to tackle a much bigger engineering challenge: teaching robots to work in factories. Now, his Munich-based startup, microagi, has raised $55 million in the largest seed round secured…

autoguide.com - Michael Accardi - GM Wants Suppliers To Prove They Are Replacing People With Robots
GM Wants Suppliers To Prove They Are Replacing People With Robots
Autoguide

General Motors is literally coming for people's jobs. GM has launched a new Overall Automation Maturity Index, or OAMI, that asks major suppliers to grade how automated their operations are on a five-point scale. The program started in March, when…

fortune.com - Yuri Kageyama - Japan's excellence is a philosophy, a way of life': Jensen Huang wants robots to take care of an aging society with a labor shortage
Japan's excellence is a philosophy, a way of life': Jensen Huang wants robots to take care of an aging society with a labor shortage
Fortune

Japanese communications company Fujitsu is leading a major push in artificial intelligence using Nvidia's technology, bringing together what it said was the best in Japan's manufacturing prowess in robotics with AI. The technology area known as…

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