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The woman breathing life into next generation home-help robots
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing this August, spectators flocked to the unique display of emerging tech — robots sprinting at superhuman speeds and soaring to new records in the high jump. But perhaps more important for the…
Robots strut their stuff, race up sacred China mountain, some carrying eggs and watermelons
Dozens of robots took on more than 3,000 steps up one of China's most famous peaks Monday, many carrying eggs and watermelons in a race organizers billed as a test of real-world machine endurance, state media showed. For hundreds of years, Mount…
3 Ways Humanoid Robots May Change Our Children
If you don't think robots will be making their way into our homes within the next three to five years, then you are likely in denial. As you read this, manufacturing facilities are being repurposed, and new industrial spaces are being built for the…
Meta reportedly built a humanoid robot prototype that can do household chores
As part of its push into robotics, Meta has built a prototype humanoid robot that's meant to help out around people's homes, according to The Information. The report said that the robot, internally codenamed Max, was built with the help of a…
China's Robot Makers Have Mastered the Moves. Now Comes the Race for Brains
FILE PHOTO: X Square humanoid robots demonstrate home work a the company's booth during the 2026 World Robot Conference, in Beijing, China August 19, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo After years of building humanoid robots capable of running…
Laden with eggs, robots race up sacred Chinese mountain
Dozens of robots took on more than 3,000 steps up one of China's most famous peaks Monday, carrying eggs and watermelons in a race organizers billed as a test of real-world machine endurance, state media showed. For hundreds of years, Mount…
China's robot makers have mastered the moves. Now comes the race for brains
By Laurie Chen and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Nov 2 (Reuters) – After years of building humanoid robots capable of running, dancing and performing backflips, Chinese companies are pouring resources into a different challenge: developing the…
Google and NASA build AI medical robot for Mars missions
Google and NASA are developing a robot to assist astronauts medically Deep-space communication delays could make onboard medical assistance essential during emergencies NASA's robotic assistant could retrieve ultrasound equipment for astronauts…
Meta Partners With Chinese Robotics Firm to Test Consumer Robots
Meta and Fourier already developed one humanoid prototype called Max that stands about 5 feet tall and has speakers built into its chest, a face that can mimic human expressions and five-fingered hands that can pick up small objects. Max can…
FAU receives NSF grant to prepare future AI and robotics workforce
By Gisele Galoustian | FAU News Desk Florida Atlantic University 's College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop an integrated research and training framework for…
This robot vacuum just won our Home Device of the Year Award - and it's already 44% off in this early Black Friday deal
DJI is a household name when it comes to some of the best drones available to buy today, so the last thing you expect is for it to venture into the home appliances category. And yet that's exactly what it did and DJI's debut robot vacuum nailed…
Woman arrested for blocking Uber delivery robot's path as part of anti-robot protest
A woman who repeatedly blocks self-driving delivery robots was arrested for refusing to let an Uber Eats machine pass. Uber Eats introduced autonomous delivery robots in Philadelphia in March 2026, partnering with robotics company Avride to…
Saudi Arabia's first robot-assisted breast reconstruction surgery successful
RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior's Medical Services, represented by Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh, has successfully performed the first breast reconstruction surgery of its kind in the Kingdom using robotic surgical technology. The…
South Korea's HD Hyundai deepens physical AI ties with Palantir
Nov. 1 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's HD Hyundai is working with U.S. artificial intelligence software company Palantir Technologies to further develop physical AI solutions for industrial operations. Under the planned approach, AI agents will…
Samsung SDS breaks ground on AI data center in Gumi
Samsung SDS has begun construction of an artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, marking the first step in Samsung Group's 60 trillion won ($44.6 billion) investment plan for the Yeongnam region. The company…
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