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A Human, A Robot And A Digital Worker Walk Into A Factory: The New Industrial Workforce
Chief Product Officer at IFS with a passion for developing and adapting technology that adds differentiating value for businesses. AI is causing a shift in our world, the magnitude of which has not been seen since the invention of the printing…
Robotics meets ultrafast lasers: Could a new generation of tools transform manufacturing?
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…
FCC Grants First Robotics Ban Exemption to a Robomower Company
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…
HMS Networks announces a friendly public takeover offer for all shares in ROBOT S.A.
HMS Industrial Networks SLU, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Networks AB (publ) (“HMS”), has today entered into a share purchase agreement relating to ROBOT, S.A. (publ) (“Robot”) and has announced a cash delisting…
New robot helps Israeli surgeons crush kidney stones without the splash
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…
Laser weapons, space dogfights, and humanoid robots: The future of the battlefield
Laser weapons have become operational for the U.S. and Israel, with contracts awarded to firms like AeroVironment, Lockheed Martin, and nLight. Companies such as Boeing are also supplying systems to militaries abroad, indicating expanding…
Meet Ottava, J&J's surgical robot leading the healthcare giant into a lucrative new market
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…
Trump dismisses fears over AI as Ted Cruz says he'd prefer 'US killer robots'
President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about artificial intelligence posing an existential threat to humanity but stressed it was important for the U.S. to “win” the battle for control of the technology with China. Speaking to…
FCC Cuts Swedish Smart Mower Maker a Break With First Exemption to Robot Ban
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…
From Robot Models to Bold Minimalism: Seoul Fashion Week Shows Another Side of K-Culture
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…
Amazon Deals of the Day: Let Shark's Matrix Plus Robot Vacuum Clean for You Now That It's Almost 60% Off
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…
Bengaluru students clinch national title at World Robot Olympiad
James Mathew and Aarnav Ramesh Gowda, 12-year-old students from Brigade School, Malleshwaram in Bengaluru, have secured the national title in the recently-concluded World Robot Olympiad (WRO) National Championship 2026, held in Hyderabad from…
Donald Trump dismisses mass extinction from super-intelligent killer AI robots
Donald Trump has dismissed warnings that AI could “kill us all”. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned that firms were pushing self-improving AI models which could become too hard to control and lead to human extinction. But…
What Fighting Style Will Robots Use in the Future?
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…
Killer Robots Aren't The Threat. We Are.
This week's Politix was already in the can when Jacob Coxon, the 27 year old artificial intelligence researcher, announced he'd resigned from Anthropic—arguably the most advanced A.I. development company in the world. Coxon chose to work…
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