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Nvidia's supply chain investments include autonomous trucking and industrial robotics
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The Pentagon is testing war robots that can hunt in packs without GPS and find battlefield targets on their own. Humans still call the shots.
The Pentagon's research arm tested how ground drones could be sent out in groups to look for and hunt down targets while keeping a human operator in the loop to make decisions. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, program…
Machine-gun-armed robot dogs appear in El Salvador's Haiti offensive
Robot dogs carrying firearms have appeared alongside Salvadoran soldiers in Haiti, in footage released by President Nayib Bukele during his military offensive against armed gangs. The mechanical dogs, with weapons mounted on their backs, appear in…
Robot Slugs With Claws: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
What would you do if you were going about your daily business, wherever you generally go about your daily business, only to find yourself confronted by a two-foot-long robot slug with claws? Well, after pausing for a moment to try to remember if…
A SoMa startup is building humanoid robots for war
By Zara Stone Tech Culture Reporter On the ground floor of Foundation, the humanoid robotics startup in SoMa, there's a curtained-off room with a light hanging over the entrance, the kind you'd expect to see in a TV studio. When it's blinking red…
Eric Trump-backed robot soldier startup can't pay staff after founder borrowed $4.6 million from company to buy home
Robot startup Foundation has failed to pay employees since missing its Oct. 30 payroll, angering some workers after its CEO borrowed $4.6 million from the firm last year to buy a luxury home, according to people familiar with the matter. CEO and…
Eric Trump-partnered Robotics CEO addresses 'Terminator' fears as he sends combat humanoids into war zones
Foundation Future Robotics, an Eric Trump-backed robotics company, became the first company to deploy humanoid robots to a combat zone when it sent its Phantom MK 1 robots to Ukraine in February. Now in talks to ship more MK 1 units to Israel…
Litter Robot's Early Black Friday Deals Knock Up to a Fresh $150 Off
Save up to $150: Right now, Litter Robot is offering early Black Friday discounts of up to $150 on its stellar tech-powered litter boxes. The brand is behind some of our favorite pet tech, and these deals are the perfect time to pamper your…
Runway's open-source Praxis-1 turns video AI into a robot controller
Runway has released its robot model Praxis-1 with open weights and source code under the Apache 2.0 license. Trained on videos and robot data, the model processes camera images, text instructions, and position data to calculate matching robot…
Forget getting a puppy for Christmas - these 9 AI robot pets might be the cutest gifts of 2026
If you've always wanted a pet but don't fancy the responsibilities of feeding, walking, or cleaning up after it, then an AI-powered robot companion might be just what you're looking for this Christmas. From fluffy creatures that develop their own…
Nittany Angels funds company to develop robots for risky, airborne construction | Penn State University
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Falls account for roughly one in three construction deaths, and fall protection has topped the list of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) most cited violations for 15 years running. Raise…
Miami-Dade Sidewalk Robot Vote Set for Nov. 17
Miami-Dade commissioners are one vote from deciding how fast a food-delivery robot may roll a county sidewalk, and how long it may sit there. A final vote is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17, on rules that would require permits, cap speeds and idle…
China's Singles' Day Sells Robots, AI Credits and a Little Help Around the House
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Humanoid Robots Could Outnumber Humans by 2083 as Long as They Start Building Each Other
The next population boom may have nothing to do with babies. It will likely happen on factory floors, as soon as humanoid robots begin helping to manufacture more robots in their own image. For every million people walking the Earth today, there is…
Caltech Robot Builds Part of an Antenna in Orbit Without Astronaut Help, a First Step Toward Space Telescopes Too Big to Launch
A robot launched from California has assembled part of a structure in orbit with no astronaut doing the work, a step its builders at Caltech call a first for spaceflight. The system did not finish the 1.4-meter (4.6-foot) reflector antenna it was…
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