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SoftBank invests $200 million in construction startup Gravis Robotics
SoftBank Group has invested $200 million in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup that makes autonomous software for construction machinery. Zurich-based Gravis announced the Series A investment in a statement on Monday but didn't share a valuation. It…
Beyond marathons and backflips, China's robots face a commercial test
By Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China's humanoid robot makers have spent the past two years dazzling investors with machines that can breakdance, throw punches and even set marathon records. This week in Beijing…
It's Official: No Man Can Outrun Our Robot Overlords
China's booming humanoid robot industry may have just produced a robot faster than the fastest human. Unitree unveiled a new humanoid robot on Monday that the company says can run faster and jump higher than a person. In a video posted to social…
China's Unitree unveils 'Superman' robot as fervor builds ahead of Shanghai debut
China's Unitree unveiled a new high-speed robot it dubbed “Superman” on Monday, days before becoming the first general-purpose robotics company to list on mainland China's stock market. Unitree, the world's biggest humanoid-robot…
Humanoid Robots Need a Supply Chain in North America
More than a decade ago, hundreds of US garage entrepreneurs were working on shoestring budgets to develop drones with dreams of scaling the new technology. Then China's DJI introduced a small, inexpensive drone with a stable built-in camera. The US…
The Download: dead robot friends and the 'censorship-industrial complex'
Xander still uses Moxie when he feels like he needs someone to talk to, but the device has had a troubled life. The robot's maker went out of business, its servers were shut down, and parents rushed to convert their Moxies before the servers went…
How U.S. military funding propelled China's robot dogs
China's Unitree Robotics – among the world's biggest producers of humanoid and quadruped robots – based designs for its most successful robot dogs on innovations funded by the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. defense…
Robot learns to dismantle broken machines
Robots have spent decades helping build the products around us. Now researchers are teaching them another skill that could become increasingly important: taking those products apart when something goes wrong. More than 4.6 million industrial robots…
China's Lumos eyes fresh funding, potential listing as factory robot sales grow
Chinese robotics startup Lumos Robotics is considering a further fundraising round and aims to begin preparing for a possible stock-market listing next year, its founder said, betting that factory cost savings rather than flashy humanoid…
Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies clears HK listing hearing
China's artificial intelligence robotic firm Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies has passed the Hong Kong listing hearing and reportedly plans to launch a pre-roadshow as early as this week, with an expected fundraising amount of US$300 million…
Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts
Three former SpaceX engineers have switched their attention from making rocket engines to manufacturing steel parts by using AI-driven software and robots. Their immediate goal involves establishing a prototype factory that can automate most of the…
Honor Robot Phone Hands-On: This Isn't a Gimmick
The Honor Robot Phone is no longer a concept — it's a finished product now available in China. The first smartphone with a built-in motorized gimbal in its rear camera module is an engineering win for Honor, not least of which because it…
Unitree IPO Could Mark New Era for China's Robotics Sector
A coming listing by humanoid-robot startup Unitree could unleash a fundraising frenzy across China's robotics sector, with the debut serving as a key test of market appetite. Hangzhou-based Unitree—officially known as —is set to…
LG ELECTRONICS ACCELERATES ROBOTICS COLLABORATION WITH NVIDIA
LG Electronics' Decades of Manufacturing Know-How Meets NVIDIA's Robotics Stack At LG's New Data Factory in Seoul Senior executives from LG Electronics (LG) and LG Group affiliates joined top NVIDIA officials at LG's Data Factory to accelerate the…
Faster than Usain Bolt? China's Unitree unveils 'Superman' robot
Shanghai/Beijing | China's Unitree has unveiled a new high-speed robot it dubbed “Superman”, days before becoming the first general-purpose robotics company to list on mainland China's sharemarket. Unitree, the world's biggest…
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