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cbsnews.com - Will  Croxton - How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot
How Boston Dynamics upgraded the Atlas robot
CBS News

In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was bulky, with stiff, mechanical movements. Now, Atlas…

futurism.com - Joe Wilkins - Humanoid Robot Preparing to Climb Mount Everest
Humanoid Robot Preparing to Climb Mount Everest
Futurism | Science and Technology News

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Humanoid robots are, by definition, pretty extreme. Requiring top-of-the-line batteries, a high-degree of mobility, and a very accurate visual interface, there are few more…

cbsnews.com - Bill  Whitaker - Boston Dynamics' AI-powered humanoid robot is learning to work in a factory
Boston Dynamics' AI-powered humanoid robot is learning to work in a factory
CBS News

This is an updated version of a story first published on Jan. 4, 2026. The original video can be viewed here. For decades, engineers have been trying to create robots that look and act human. Now, rapid advances in artificial intelligence are…

seekingalpha.com - CAN Analyst - Richtech Robotics: More Cash, More Robots, But Less Financial Trust (NASDAQ:RR)
Richtech Robotics: More Cash, More Robots, But Less Financial Trust (NASDAQ:RR)
Seeking Alpha

Richtech Robotics faces heightened risk after financial restatements, Nasdaq notice, and material weaknesses undermine confidence in its reporting and valuation. RR's cash runway has improved to $328.5 million, but this stability is offset by heavy…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Ubtech's hyper-realistic robots see nearly 4,000 pre-orders within 10 days
Ubtech's hyper-realistic robots see nearly 4,000 pre-orders within 10 days
The Standard

Ubtech Robotics (9880) attracted nearly 4,000 pre-orders of its full-size U1 companion hyper-bionic humanoid robot within 10 days, garnering more than 10 million yuan (HK$11.6 million) in deposits. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The U1 series is…

theguardian.com - Heather Stewart - Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace | Heather Stewart
Elon Musk and co may relish march of the robots but there must be AI boundaries in the workplace | Heather Stewart
The Guardian

A robot magician called D4YRL was rejected as a member of the Magic Circle last week, for being insufficiently human. While D4YRL's tricks were exemplary, the august organisation decided “he” did not engage the audience's emotions as…

rediff.com - Text Feed - Amazon's Robotics & AI Investment To Transform India Operations
Amazon's Robotics & AI Investment To Transform India Operations
Rediff.com

Amazon is set to significantly enhance its Indian operations by expanding advanced robotics and automation, including inventory management systems and potentially autonomous mobile robots, while advocating for balanced AI regulation to foster…

koreaherald.com - Moon Joon-hyun - Samsung's Rainbow Robotics pilots warehouse robot at Coupang
Samsung's Rainbow Robotics pilots warehouse robot at Coupang
The Korea Herald

Rainbow Robotics, the robot maker controlled by Samsung Electronics, has placed its mobile dual-arm robot RB-Y1 inside a Coupang fulfillment center, where the e-commerce company is running a trial to see whether the machine can handle warehouse…

techxplore.com - Susanne Filzwieser - Four-legged detection robots for safe firefighting operations
Four-legged detection robots for safe firefighting operations
Tech Xplore

A detection robot developed under the leadership of TU Graz can 'sniff out' hazardous substances and support high-risk fire service operations as a remote-controlled advance guard. A recent study shows how fire services can bring the high-tech…

fool.com - James Brumley - OpenAI Just Launched a Robotics Division. Should Tesla Investors Be Worried?
OpenAI Just Launched a Robotics Division. Should Tesla Investors Be Worried?
The Motley Fool

ChatGPT parent company OpenAI is looking beyond the virtual world and eying the real one. That's the takeaway from OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman's recent post on X, anyway. As part of his call for artificial intelligence (AI) engineers, Altman…

screenrant.com - Nicolas Ayala - DC Officially Introduces Its Most Advanced Robot Hero Of All Time
DC Officially Introduces Its Most Advanced Robot Hero Of All Time
ScreenRant

Forget Cyborg and Brainiac, the best robotic DC character of all time just revealed what makes them so different from all synthetic life in the universe. The DC Universe is host to extraterrestrial civilizations from distant galaxies, immortal…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Students showcase their robotic and bio-mimetic machine systems at Open Day in Mysuru
Students showcase their robotic and bio-mimetic machine systems at Open Day in Mysuru
The Hindu

A student-led club at JSS Science and Technology University in Mysuru – Advanced Integrated Systems for Cybernetics (AISC) – drew the attention of visitors to the recent Open Day at the college premises with their bird-like…

circuit.rocks - Ann Arandia - AR4 Mark 5: Open-Source 6-Axis Robot Arm Is Finished
AR4 Mark 5: Open-Source 6-Axis Robot Arm Is Finished
BLOG @ CIRCUITROCKS

A six-axis robot arm sitting on your desk used to mean five figures and a service contract. Chris Annin's AR4 quietly tore that idea up — and with the brand-new Mark 5 revision, he's calling the hardware officially finished. The AR4 is an…

barchart.com - Anushka Dutta - XPeng Is Getting Serious About Physical AI as Its CEO Takes Over the Robotics Division
XPeng Is Getting Serious About Physical AI as Its CEO Takes Over the Robotics Division
Barchart.com

Chinese EV maker XPeng (XPEV) is taking physical AI quite seriously as competition in the EV market heats up. After years of competing with Tesla (TSLA) in electric cars and autonomous driving technology, Chinese automaking giants like XPeng are…

fool.com - Chris Neiger - 3 AI Stocks Poised for Long-Term Gains Despite Strong Year-to-Date Performance
3 AI Stocks Poised for Long-Term Gains Despite Strong Year-to-Date Performance
The Motley Fool

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have been volatile this year, with some companies posting big gains, followed by a recent sell-off in many semiconductor stocks. But three companies that are still outperforming the S&P 500 year to date are…

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