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digitaljournal.com - Dr. Tim Sandle - Robotics meets ultrafast lasers: Could a new generation of tools transform manufacturing?
Robotics meets ultrafast lasers: Could a new generation of tools transform manufacturing?
Digital Journal

Industrial robotics is experiencing a remarkable surge in investment and innovation. As artificial intelligence accelerates automation across industries, manufacturers are increasingly looking beyond traditional robotic tasks such as gripping…

gizmodo.com - Wes Davis - FCC Grants First Robotics Ban Exemption to a Robomower Company
FCC Grants First Robotics Ban Exemption to a Robomower Company
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

The FCC this week released a public notice stating that the U.S. Department of War (DoW, formerly the Department of Defense) has “granted Conditional Aprovals for certain routers and advanced robotics devices.” That includes four…

cnbc.com - Barbara Booth - Construction robots attack America's housing shortage, but we're a long way from humanoid homebuilders
Construction robots attack America's housing shortage, but we're a long way from humanoid homebuilders
CNBC

The U.S. housing market is short roughly 1.2 million homes and nearly 300,000 construction workers. Labor shortages cost homebuilders billions of dollars a year and can add months to a new home construction timeline. Housing affordability has been…

bgr.com - Suzanne Bonnett - A 7th-Grader From Texas Built An Underwater Robot To Study Local Water Health
A 7th-Grader From Texas Built An Underwater Robot To Study Local Water Health
BGR

In coastal Texas communities, retention ponds are some of the state's most important (and required) means for managing floods. But these man-made reservoirs do more than just collect storm runoff; they can also become habitats for local wildlife.

jpost.com - JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH - New robot helps Israeli surgeons crush kidney stones without the splash
New robot helps Israeli surgeons crush kidney stones without the splash
The Jerusalem Post

If you suffered from kidney stones in the 1980s and drinking a lot of water didn't melt them, you probably were told by your doctor to get into a swimsuit and sit in a water-filled bathtub in the hospital. Then you were sedated or given general…

cnbc.com - Natasha Abellard - Meet Ottava, J&J's surgical robot leading the healthcare giant into a lucrative new market
Meet Ottava, J&J's surgical robot leading the healthcare giant into a lucrative new market
CNBC

Johnson & Johnson is diving head-first into the deep end of the competitive robotic surgery market. The payoff for investors won't happen overnight, but management believes it will be worth the wait. J & J's Ottava received approval from the Food…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - NVIDIA launches Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system for humanoids working alongside people
NVIDIA launches Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system for humanoids working alongside people
GCN

NVIDIA has introduced what it calls the industry's first full-stack safety system purpose-built for robots and physical AI, a platform called Halos for Robotics that is designed to keep autonomous machines operating safely in factories, warehouses…

pcmag.com - Michael Kan - FCC Cuts Swedish Smart Mower Maker a Break With First Exemption to Robot Ban
FCC Cuts Swedish Smart Mower Maker a Break With First Exemption to Robot Ban
PCMag

It's been just over a month since the US banned foreign-made advanced robots, which include robot vacuums and certain pool-cleaning bots. But this week, the FCC announced the first exemption to the rule, clearing several robot lawn mowers from a…

t3.com - Luke Edwards - Did Samsung just make the cutest robot dog yet? Lassie makes Aibo look like the Terminator
Did Samsung just make the cutest robot dog yet? Lassie makes Aibo look like the Terminator
T3

Samsung's Lassie is a robot dog concept designed to encourage people to get outside and be more active. It combines a quadrupedal robot with a removable knitted suit and interchangeable legs for walking, running, exploring and indoor use. If you're…

vogue.com - Amy Verner - From Robot Models to Bold Minimalism: Seoul Fashion Week Shows Another Side of K-Culture
From Robot Models to Bold Minimalism: Seoul Fashion Week Shows Another Side of K-Culture
Vogue

The phenomenon that is K-culture continues to deliver fresh young stars, swear-by skincare, award-winning cinema (KPop Demon Hunters, Parasite), a Nobel Prize writer (Han Kang in 2024), and trendy food (bingsu, anyone?) But what of South Korean…

cnet.com - Aashna Gheewalla - Amazon Deals of the Day: Let Shark's Matrix Plus Robot Vacuum Clean for You Now That It's Almost 60% Off
Amazon Deals of the Day: Let Shark's Matrix Plus Robot Vacuum Clean for You Now That It's Almost 60% Off
CNET

Right now, you can score the Shark Matrix Plus combination robot vacuum and mop for almost 60% off. You can also save over 25% on Anker's laptop docking station. Finally, you can grab the Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet for 35% off, all at Amazon. I've…

the-express.com - Myriam Toua - Ukraine plans to to replace major portion of troops with 'killer robots'
Ukraine plans to to replace major portion of troops with 'killer robots'
Daily Express US

Ukraine is aiming to replace a third of its troops with UGVs by the end of the year Ukraine is planning to replace around one third of its frontline troops with unmanned “killer robots” known as “Hyenas”, which will move…

thehindubusinessline.com - Rotimatic: Can the AI-enabled kitchen robot enter Indian homes?
Rotimatic: Can the AI-enabled kitchen robot enter Indian homes?
BusinessLine

In August 2025, Zimplistic Pte Ltd. (Zimplistic), a Singapore-based company that manufactured automatic roti makers, launched its latest innovative product – the Rotimatic NEXT – in India. The Rotimatic NEXT – a smart kitchen…

dexerto.com - Matthew Benson - Robots congregate outside Polish ministry as part of demonstration for more AI regulation
Robots congregate outside Polish ministry as part of demonstration for more AI regulation
Dexerto

A group of robots was sighted outside a Polish ministry as part of a campaign for tougher regulation of artificial intelligence and robotization. A group of around 30 robots, comprising bipedal humanoids and four-legged, dog-like robots, appeared…

dev.to - Sumit Mishra - What Fighting Style Will Robots Use in the Future?
What Fighting Style Will Robots Use in the Future?
DEV Community

Imagine a robot stepping into a fighting arena. It doesn't get tired, doesn't panic, and can calculate distance and movement in milliseconds. But what kind of fighting style would such a machine actually use? The answer probably isn't simply…

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