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Top markets for industrial robot installations in 2025
China led global growth in industrial robots in 2025, with 354,200 units installed, accounting for 59% of the global total, according to an IFR report released on Sep 24, 2026. The US and India also ranked among the top markets, with 38,400 and…
I Loved Laughing at Videos of Robots Falling on Their Faces. Then I Realized That's Exactly What They Want.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The World Humanoid Games, held in late August in Beijing, were meant to demonstrate the supremacy of China's robotics…
Former Ukrainian defense minister unveils 'Army of Robots'
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Sunday announced that he was launching a new defense tech initiative called “Army of Robots,” modeled on the success of his Army of Drones project that was launched in 2022.
Killer robots' one step closer as Russia and US strip safeguards from UN pact
The US and Russia stripped safeguards from a draft UN treaty about AI weapons - weakening regulations over “killer robots” a rights group has said. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Russia and the US stripped out ethics and…
When UFC and Robot Wars collide - human versus robot cage fighting is no longer confined to sci-fi
Influencer Frankie LaPenna fought a six-foot humanoid robot at a REK event in San Francisco on 18 September, in a bout the company describes as its first human-versus-robot fight. The robot was remotely controlled as part of REK's work on a virtual…
Ukraine just found a new way to put attack robots behind Russian lines
Ukrainian bombers dropped ground robots more than ten kilometers behind Russian lines Gryphon robots reached positions Ukrainian forces could not easily access Ukraine is increasingly using machines to reduce soldiers' frontline exposure Ukraine's…
Sacked Ukranian defence minister launches 'Army of Robots' initiative to develop battlefield machines
“We will invest in defence tech companies, launch our own technology projects, create R&D capabilities, test solutions together with the military, and scale up as quickly as possible the things that actually work on the battlefield,”…
'Killer robots' one step closer as Russia strips safeguards from UN pact
Russia has taken a major step toward regulating 'killer robots' Russia has taken a major step toward regulating “killer robots,” after the Kremlin alongside the US pushed to strip ethical and human-oversight safeguards from a U.N.
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov pitches a private-sector robot army
Drones now account for more than 95 percent of all target engagements, according to former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. He wants to push that shift toward full battlefield robotics. Fedorov shared the figure at IT Arena 2026 in…
Putin humiliated as Ukraine's robot army kills 3,000 Russians to take huge territory
'We will invest in defense tech companies, launch our own technology projects, create R&D capabilities, test solutions together with the military, and scale up as quickly as possible the things that actually work on the battlefield,' the minister…
U.S. and UK navies successfully launch 3,700-pound submarine-sinking torpedo from robotic drone submarine in historic first - Project Broadsword proves weapon interchangeability in just seven months
The U.S. Navy and the British Royal Navy have jointly launched an exercise U.S. Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo from the Royal Navy's uncrewed drone submarine, XV Excalibur, marking a historic milestone in autonomous warfare. According to an official…
Russia and US reportedly strip safeguards from UN 'killer robots' treaty
US and Russian negotiators pushed through the changes Russia has made significant progress in advancing regulations for 'killer robots,' following a push by the Kremlin and the US to remove ethical and human-oversight protections from a U.N.
Weekend Update #204: An Army Of Robots
If you do not follow the Twitter feed of the Ukrainian Third Army Corps, you should. It does not tweet a great deal, but when it does, especially recently, it has been fascinating. For those of you who do not know of it, the Third Corps is one of…
Second Try At: Weekend Update #204: An Army Of Robots
I sent this out this morning—but for some reason it did not get released as an email to subscribers. Apologies—I do not know what happened. So I am trying again. Thanks to those who pointed this out to me. Phillips's Newsletter is a…
Robotic Air Assaults as Vivaldi Rolls Forward, Russia Attacks Ukrainian Digital Infrastructure, Trump and Xi Meet. My Weekly Update.
Obviously, the Russians are not preparing to stop their war, at least for now. Putin always finds some lame excuse – not to meet, not to hold a trilateral, not to talk, not to end it, not to stop the killing… It has been the same with…
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