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scmp.com - Zhang Tong - China's 'electric eel' sensor lets robots feel an object without touching it
China's 'electric eel' sensor lets robots feel an object without touching it
South China Morning Post

Electric eels hunt in pitch-black, murky waters by generating electric fields around their bodies. Now, Chinese scientists have mimicked this natural radar, giving robots the ability to “feel” objects without making physical contact.

globaltimes.cn - Beijing's 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games to see robot players stay at athletes' village-like 'Robot Home'
Beijing's 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games to see robot players stay at athletes' village-like 'Robot Home'
Global Times

A TienKung robot competes at the first World Humanoid Robot Games. File photo: Courtesy of X-Humanoid The upcoming 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games to be held in Beijing will see robot players stay at the 'Robot Home,' as the organizing committee…

androidauthority.com - Jonathan Feist - The Airseekers Tron is an impressive mulching robot mower with a couple of frustrating flaws
The Airseekers Tron is an impressive mulching robot mower with a couple of frustrating flaws
Android Authority

While the autonomy, RTK precision, and mulching capabilities of the Airseekers Tron are fantastic, the obstacle avoidance and wheels leave a lot to be desired. It does a great job clearing open swaths of land, even handling drastic inclines, but…

techradar.com - Desire Athow - 'Groundbreaking technology often enters the market at a premium before scaling': Touch-sensitive e-skin could soon be commonplace in robotics
'Groundbreaking technology often enters the market at a premium before scaling': Touch-sensitive e-skin could soon be commonplace in robotics
TechRadar

Despite mammoth advanced in artificial intelligence and computer vision, and a slew of humanoid robots either being piloted or hitting parts of the market, there's still one major challenge that machines need to overcome. It's tactility, sensation…

pcmag.com - Andrew Gebhart - Is Your Robot Vacuum Safe From the FCC Ban? Here's Everything You Need to Know
Is Your Robot Vacuum Safe From the FCC Ban? Here's Everything You Need to Know
PCMag

After banning foreign-made drones and Wi-Fi routers earlier this year, the FCC recently announced similar restrictions on a category of products called “advanced robotic devices.” While that term might suggest the ban applies only to…

indianexpress.com - Anuj Bhatia - Honor's Robot Phone is a bold new take on the smartphone: Here's what makes it special
Honor's Robot Phone is a bold new take on the smartphone: Here's what makes it special
The Indian Express

5 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Smartphones have plateaued. There's barely any innovation left in phones. Bring back the old days when phones had character. I am sure you may have heard that modern smartphones are losing…

techradar.com - Axel Metz - ‘The Qualcomm chipset offers very good performance for still image processing, but for video, it's not good enough': Honor explains why it created a dedicated imaging chipset for its gimbal-equipped Robot Phone
‘The Qualcomm chipset offers very good performance for still image processing, but for video, it's not good enough': Honor explains why it created a dedicated imaging chipset for its gimbal-equipped Robot Phone
TechRadar

Writing about chipsets can be a bit like watching paint dry. These tiny mobile brains get more powerful every year, but 99% of smartphone users don't get anywhere close to using their full potential. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, for instance, came out…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - Amazon unveils next-gen Proteus warehouse robot that takes plain-language orders, with European rollout set for 2027
Amazon unveils next-gen Proteus warehouse robot that takes plain-language orders, with European rollout set for 2027
GCN

Amazon has unveiled a next-generation version of its autonomous Proteus warehouse robot that can receive and act on plain-language instructions from workers, marking a significant expansion in what its in-house robotics fleet can do without a…

247wallst.com - Gerelyn Terzo - His Employer Spent $52,500 Retraining Him for the Robot Age. Social Security Counted $0.
His Employer Spent $52,500 Retraining Him for the Robot Age. Social Security Counted $0.
24/7 Wall St

A warehouse technician in his mid-fifties watches automation remake the job he has held for decades. Each new machine brings another certification, technical course, or troubleshooting workshop. His employer pays the full $5,250 available through…

atomic14.com - Chris Greening - Forget the Robot Tax. Tax the Tokens.
Forget the Robot Tax. Tax the Tokens.
atomic14

I read a paper this week called The AI Layoff Trap. It has an interesting thesis. If you look at what is happening with automation and laying people off, and take it to the ultimate conclusion, no one will have a job. If that happens no one can…

hunterwalk.com - hunterwalk - AI is Changing South Korea Even Faster Than it's Changing the US; Why Is The Fastest-Rising Emoji; How Robots Might Save Cherry Blossom Season; +++ [link blog]
AI is Changing South Korea Even Faster Than it's Changing the US; Why Is The Fastest-Rising Emoji; How Robots Might Save Cherry Blossom Season; +++ [link blog]
Hunter Walk

Middle of August reads for ya'. 😭 or 😂: Do Your Emojis Make You Look Old? [multiple authors/NY Times] – The subhead tells you everything you need to know: When it comes to emoji usage, we're all just following teen girls.

scmp.com - Coco Feng - Home province of DeepSeek, Moonshot founders seeks to retain future AI talent
Home province of DeepSeek, Moonshot founders seeks to retain future AI talent
South China Morning Post

China's southern manufacturing powerhouse of Guangdong province welcomed nearly 40 computer science students from Tsinghua University this week, part of a targeted push by local authorities to bridge a widening gap in China's artificial…

koreatimes.co.kr - Park Yoon-bae - Jeonbuk National University to train AI specialists to drive regional growth
Jeonbuk National University to train AI specialists to drive regional growth
The Korea Times

Jeonbuk National University is intensifying its efforts to nurture artificial intelligence (AI) experts at the master's and doctoral levels capable of driving growth in key regional industries. The university said it plans to cultivate highly…

scmp.com - Christina Zhao - Musk's headaches: meet China's corporate matrix challenging his empire
Musk's headaches: meet China's corporate matrix challenging his empire
South China Morning Post

US entrepreneur Elon Musk has long been highly respected in China. His business ideas – from electric cars to rockets, humanoid robots and brain implants – have spawned Chinese followers, many of which now pose growing threats to…

coindesk.com - Krisztian Sandor - Unitree IPO: crypto derivatives traders on Hyperliquid price 4x upside on debut
Unitree IPO: crypto derivatives traders on Hyperliquid price 4x upside on debut
CoinDesk

Crypto traders are betting that Unitree Robotics will be worth more than four times its IPO valuation when the Chinese robot maker debuts on the public markets. Unitree priced its Shanghai STAR Market offering at 150.80 yuan ($22.37) per share…

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