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japantimes.co.jp - Mark Bergen - SoftBank invests $200 million in construction startup Gravis Robotics
SoftBank invests $200 million in construction startup Gravis Robotics
The Japan Times

SoftBank Group has invested $200 million in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup that makes autonomous software for construction machinery. Zurich-based Gravis announced the Series A investment in a statement on Monday but didn't share a valuation. It…

forbes.com - John Koetsier - 'Most American' Robot Doesn't Yet Pass FCC 65% Made-In-America Rules
'Most American' Robot Doesn't Yet Pass FCC 65% Made-In-America Rules
Forbes

The Matic Cues robot vacuum that takes voice and gestural commands. Matic is a pretty amazing robot. It also happens to clean your house. Point at a coffee spill on the kitchen floor, say “Hey Matic, clean this,” and the robot turns…

yahoo.com - Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen - Beyond marathons and backflips, China's robots face a commercial test
Beyond marathons and backflips, China's robots face a commercial test
Yahoo!

By Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China's humanoid robot makers have spent the past two years dazzling investors with machines that can breakdance, throw punches and even set marathon records. This week in Beijing…

businessinsider.com - Tom Carter - Unitree unveils a robot it says can run faster than Usain Bolt ahead of its IPO
Unitree unveils a robot it says can run faster than Usain Bolt ahead of its IPO
Business Insider

China's humanoid robots have mastered kung fu, boxing, and serving your coffee — and now they're leaving the world's fastest man in the dust. Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm that is set to go public at a $9 billion valuation on Wednesday…

gizmodo.com - Bruce Gil - It's Official: No Man Can Outrun Our Robot Overlords
It's Official: No Man Can Outrun Our Robot Overlords
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

China's booming humanoid robot industry may have just produced a robot faster than the fastest human. Unitree unveiled a new humanoid robot on Monday that the company says can run faster and jump higher than a person. In a video posted to social…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - How U.S. military funding propelled China's robot dogs
How U.S. military funding propelled China's robot dogs
The Standard

China's Unitree Robotics – among the world's biggest producers of humanoid and quadruped robots – based designs for its most successful robot dogs on innovations funded by the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. defense…

scientificamerican.com - Tom Metcalfe - Robotic rescue missions are sparking a spaceflight revolution
Robotic rescue missions are sparking a spaceflight revolution
Scientific American

Far overhead, out of sight and mind for most people on Earth, two different robotic missions are on the cusp of a revolutionary new era in 21st-century spaceflight. One of the missions, Katalyst Space Technologies' Lightweight In-Space Navigation…

japantimes.co.jp - China's Unitree unveils 'Superman' robot as fervor builds ahead of Shanghai debut
China's Unitree unveils 'Superman' robot as fervor builds ahead of Shanghai debut
The Japan Times

China's Unitree unveiled a new high-speed robot it dubbed “Superman” on Monday, days before becoming the first general-purpose robotics company to list on mainland China's stock market. Unitree, the world's biggest humanoid-robot…

cnet.com - Ajay Kumar - The Humanoid Robot Revolution Is Missing Some Parts
The Humanoid Robot Revolution Is Missing Some Parts
CNET

The first robot vacuum I ever owned was a Neato Robotics XV Signature Pro in 2015, and it couldn't distinguish a mouse from a sock. I learned this the hard way when I returned from a trip and found that it had run over a glue trap and suctioned up…

bloomberg.com - Thomas Black - Humanoid Robots Need a Supply Chain in North America
Humanoid Robots Need a Supply Chain in North America
Bloomberg

More than a decade ago, hundreds of US garage entrepreneurs were working on shoestring budgets to develop drones with dreams of scaling the new technology. Then China's DJI introduced a small, inexpensive drone with a stable built-in camera. The US…

businessinsider.com - Kelsey Baker - DARPA wants robots to 3D print underwater concrete using sand from the seafloor
DARPA wants robots to 3D print underwater concrete using sand from the seafloor
Business Insider

The US military's research arm wants to find ways to 3D print concrete underwater to fix and build critical port infrastructure using seafloor sand and clay and ocean water. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is asking civilian…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - China's Lumos eyes fresh funding, potential listing as factory robot sales grow
China's Lumos eyes fresh funding, potential listing as factory robot sales grow
The Standard

Chinese robotics startup Lumos Robotics is considering a further fundraising round and aims to begin preparing for a possible stock-market listing next year, its founder said, betting that factory cost savings rather than flashy humanoid…

independent.co.uk - Lois Mackenzie - Aldi's new robot vacuum can sweep, vacuum, and mop - and it's less than £70
Aldi's new robot vacuum can sweep, vacuum, and mop - and it's less than £70
The Independent

In a plight to eradicate one of life's most arduous chores, there are now robot vacuums to suit all budgets, with models ranging from feature-packed machines that cost upwards of £1,000 to options for less than £500, which have more…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies clears HK listing hearing
Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies clears HK listing hearing
The Standard

China's artificial intelligence robotic firm Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies has passed the Hong Kong listing hearing and reportedly plans to launch a pre-roadshow as early as this week, with an expected fundraising amount of US$300 million…

arstechnica.com - Jeremy Hsu - Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts
Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts
Ars Technica

Three former SpaceX engineers have switched their attention from making rocket engines to manufacturing steel parts by using AI-driven software and robots. Their immediate goal involves establishing a prototype factory that can automate most of the…

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