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The Future Of Healthcare: How AI And Robotics Will Redefine The Physician's Role
Dr. Joseph Nathan is the Co-founder, President and Chief Medical Officer of ForSight Robotics, reshaping eyecare through surgical robotics. There is no question that AI and robotics will fundamentally transform healthcare. That is already…
Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era
Physical AI is one of the hottest sectors in venture investing, with companies raising billions to apply the tools that gave us Large Language Models to robotics. That excitement helped deliver a big IPO for Unitree, China's leading robot maker…
Hyundai CEO says your local car dealership could sell you a humanoid robot
Your local Hyundai dealership could someday start selling humanoid and dog-like robots. 'We have existing potential distribution for selling robots through our dealer partners,' José Muñoz, Hyundai's CEO, said during the company's…
The Best Robot Fails From the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games
The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games has been taking place this week in Beijing, China, with more than 2,000 humanoid robots competing in sports like kickboxing, sprinting, and gymnastics. At this point you've probably heard about the three robots…
Sheffield delivery robots removed from streets as pilot ends
Self-driving food delivery robots have been taken off the streets after the operator called time on a pilot scheme after just five months. The six-wheeled machines were launched in parts of Sheffield by Starship Technologies in March in partnership…
Sheffield delivery robots removed from streets as pilot ends
Hayley Coyle and David Spereall, Yorkshire Self-driving food delivery robots have been taken off the streets after the operator called time on a pilot scheme after just five months. The six-wheeled machines were launched in parts of Sheffield by…
Philips selected for ARPA-H program to advance AI-enabled robotic stroke care
Philips receives up to US$33.7 million award from ARPA-H to expand access to AI-enabled robotic stroke care, supporting the program's goal of expanding access to specialized interventions Philips will collaborate with Johns Hopkins University and…
Chinese Robot runs 100m faster than Usain Bolt's record
Chinese humanoid robot, Tiangong Ultra, made history by running the 100 metres in an astonishing 8.64 seconds, officially surpassing Usain Bolt's human world record at the World Humanoid Robot Games. Chinese humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra ran 100m…
Networks Spend Over 18 Minutes Gushing Over Creepy Chinese Robot Convention
Between last Friday and Tuesday, the “Big Three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC spent 18 minutes and 25 seconds on their flagship morning and evening newscasts fawning, giggling, and reveling in the Chinese Communist Party's second World…
World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flames
Viral videos of the World Humanoid Robot Games show sprinting robots beating the human 100-meter record held by Usain Bolt—but also feature running robots crashing into barriers and falling down because they cannot readily stop running. A…
Chinese humanoid robot that beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record does it again, but even faster
BEIJING — A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human time. The race was part of China' s World Humanoid Robot Games…
Temasek-backed investor behind Unitree pitches Singapore as Chinese robots' path to U.S.
Chinese robotics companies shut out of the U.S. can still reach American buyers by building genuine operations in Singapore, said Vertex Ventures China CEO. Washington's ban has closed off the U.S. market just as Chinese robotics manufacturers pull…
XPeng Bets Robots Will Be More Profitable Than Its Cars
carved out a space in China's car market with autonomous driving. But it's robots, not vehicles, that could become the company's biggest money maker. Though the U.S.-listed company's robotics unit has yet to generate meaningful revenue, XPeng…
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
BEIJING -- A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human time. The race was part of China's World Humanoid Robot Games, an…
The U.S. Can't Catch Up to China's Robots by Banning Them
Welcome to Foreign Policy 's China Brief. The highlights this week: An Olympics-style robotics tournament showcases China's industry dominance, the United States threatens secondary sanctions on China over its support for Iran, and the founder of…
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