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Kia to deploy Atlas robots first in toughest factory jobs
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok (2-L), Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung (2-R), Vice Industry Minister Moon Shin-hak (L) and Kia Corp. CEO Song Ho-sung attend a ceremony at the carmaker's Autoland complex in Hwaseong, South…
Hong Kong's CUHK aims to bring AI to life with humanoid-focused robotics lab
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has opened the city's first full-stack interactive robotics lab, partnering with 24 tech firms, mainly from mainland China, to train talent and develop humanoid robots over the next five years. The Hong Kong…
Movie review: 'Terminator 2' re-release returns humanity to robot saga
Arnold Schwarzenegger, seen at the 2025 premiere of Season 2 of his Netflix show 'FUBAR' in Los Angeles, starred in 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day.' File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI Arnold Schwarzenegger, seen at the 1997 premiere of 'Batman & Robin' in…
Humanoid robots closer to commercial reality
More humanoid robots are entering factories, as costs fall and ROI ramps up. (Image created via ChatGPT) Humanoid robots are shifting from research labs and prototype demonstrations, to early commercial deployment, with automotive manufacturing and…
This Week In Security: Android Exposes ADB, ShinyHunters Get Paid, Robot Dogs, And More
Google has patched an Android ADB bug in the May security patch set. If you have a Pixel phone you should already have the patches, and most other major manufacturers should be close behind. Unfortunately, the biggest risk from this patch will be…
Rivian's Robotics Company Is Now Worth More Than $3 Billion. Investors Could Benefit in 2 Important Ways.
Rivian Automotive (RIVN 3.48%) spun out its robotics arm, Mind Robotics, into a full-fledged company last year. Since then, the company has had several investment rounds, the latest of which raised $400 million. That investment comes just two…
Amazon's Alexa+ Now Produces AI-Generated 'Podcasts' Featuring Chats Between Two Robot 'Co-Hosts'
The podcast sector suddenly may have a big new player: Amazon ‘s Alexa + AI-powered voice assistant. Alexa has been answering billions of users' queries since it was first released in 2014. Now Amazon is positioning Alexa+'s extended answers…
Only 6 AI Companion Robots Earn the Emotional Label in 2026
An emotional AI companion robot is a hardware device built around presence and emotional interaction rather than productivity, using sensors and conversational AI to read tone, touch, and context for a specific kind of user. Every few months a new…
Taiwanese teams win 8 awards in robotics contest
Taiwanese students delivered a strong performance at this year's international robotics competition in the US, winning eight awards, including two gold medals, one silver and one bronze. Dozens of Taiwanese elementary, junior-high, and high-school…
We have not seen the limits of what Atlas can do': Boston Dynamics shows off Atlas robot's wild drink delivery capabilities
Boston Dynamics Atlas can deliver a drink It also delivers the refrigerator because it can lift up to 110 lbs. We also get a glimpse into how they're training the Atlas Product humanoid robots Atlas delivers a drink in much the same way The Hulk…
Honor's crazy Robot Phone set for showdown with Apple's next big iPhone innovation
The iPhone Ultra could have stiff competition this autumn. The Honor Robot Phone is set to debut in the same quarter. For many years now, the new iPhone has had to compete with the best and brightest in the Android world. Usually, that's meant the…
Taiwanese students win eight awards at world robotics competition - Focus Taiwan
New York, May 17 (CNA) Taiwanese students delivered a strong performance at this year's international robotics competition in the United States, winning eight awards, including two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze. Dozens of Taiwanese…
Fine-Tuning NVIDIA Cosmos Predict 2.5 with LoRA/DoRA for Robot Video Generation
Enterprise + Article Published May 18, 2026 NVIDIA Cosmos Predict 2.5 is a large-scale world model capable of generating physically plausible videos conditioned on text, images, or video clips. To adapt it to a specific domain, such as robot…
Stryker and Max Smart Hospital, Saket Partner to Advance Surgeon Training and Education in Robotic-Arm Assisted Joint Replacement
Stryker, a global leader in medical technologies, and Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, a leading healthcare provider in Delhi-NCR, announced a strategic collaboration to advance surgeon training, clinical education, and patient care in…
Robo-top: The machines that could make your next t-shirt
Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter They assemble cars, they perform surgery, and they even handle cargo at airports. But give most robots a needle and thread, and they would probably come undone. That's why practically all the clothes sold in the…
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