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From Words To Actions: How LLMs Are Reshaping Robotics
Nishanth Prakash, Principal Member of Technical Staff, AI/ML Engineer, Oracle. AI is rapidly moving beyond software that generates text, images and code. A new generation of AI systems is beginning to interact with the physical world…
Sterling Anderson doesn't think humanoid robots should be building cars
General Motors' product chief breaks down the company's software evolution, the physics of multisensor vehicle safety, and why personally owned autonomous vehicles beat robotaxis. General Motors' product chief breaks down the company's software…
The robotic voice was a safety feature. Now it's gone
We're used to humans who sound like robots. The abject misery of dealing with one of the many bureaucracies of the state offers such opportunities in abundance. While this is dull and at times frustrating, it's mostly harmless. But we are now in an…
Video shows humanoid AI robot roaming NYC streets
In a city that's seen just about everything, a humanoid robot was enough to stop pedestrians in Manhattan in their tracks. Futurist, an AI-powered humanoid robot from Faraday Future, sparked fear, revulsion, awe and excitement. 'I don't like it.
Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026: AI & Beyond, DeepTech, Robotics
Karnataka is actively preparing for the 29th Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026, a major event themed 'AI & Beyond' that promises to unite global technology leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to explore frontier technologies and foster future…
Samsung Electronics chief to visit robotics R&D center on 4th anniversary of inauguration
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong is set to visit the company's robotics business hub Tuesday, industry sources said, as the tech giant steps up efforts to develop robotics as a key growth engine for the future. Lee is scheduled to visit…
September Robot Vacuum Deals
Updated October 24: When the leaves start falling from the trees, more and more outside grit and grime get tracked onto your pristine floors. Forget about scrubbing and sweeping yourself, though. Technology is here to help. Robot vacuums can handle…
BlackBerry reinvented: CEO sees big opportunities AI-powered robots
BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo sees AI-powered robots as a major growth opportunity, with robotics already among the fastest-growing businesses in its QNX software division. BlackBerry's QNX royalty backlog has surpassed $1.2 billion, while its…
Ukraine is arming war robots with grenade launchers to hit the Russians so its soldiers don't have to get too close
Ukraine is mounting grenade launchers on ground robots, allowing its forces to bring useful firepower closer to Russian troops without sending in soldiers to pull the trigger. Grenades have long been important in Ukraine's fight against Russia's…
ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees
Hundreds of employees at the US robotics firm Boston Dynamics signed a petition calling for executives to halt a sale of the company's robot dogs to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement—but executives stood by the deal, while saying the…
Crunchbase Data Shows Q3 Robotics Startup Funding Jumps 185% As US And China Lead Physical AI Push
Venture funding to robotics startups has soared in 2026, with the bulk of investment going to companies based in China and the U.S., Crunchbase data shows. All told, global venture funding to robotics startups totaled $9.9 billion in Q3, more than…
Tesla's Bet: Robotaxis, Robots, and a SpaceX Merger
Tesla still builds cars, but Elon Musk has stopped pretending that is the point. He has turned the company's attention away from selling vehicles and toward a driverless Robotaxi service, a humanoid robot he insists will dwarf everything the…
Move Over, Tesla: This Robotics Stock Is the Better Buy
The U.S. has nearly 300 robots per 10,000 manufacturing workers, and the International Federation of Robotics projects that figure could rise as re-shoring pushes domestic factories to become more productive and globally competitive. Headlines…
The Ability of Frontier Models to Control Robots is Rapidly Improving - LessWrong
We demonstrate that general purpose multimodal language models (LMs) are increasingly capable of directly controlling real robotic arms (e.g., by specifying gripper positions) to manipulate their environment. Performance increases on our benchmark…
The Future of Medicine: Why AI and Robotics Must Keep Humans at the Center
Artificial intelligence and robotics are rapidly moving beyond the operating room, reshaping how healthcare is delivered, patients recover, and physicians are trained. But according to Dr. Reza Sadeghian, AI Strategist, Clinical Advisor and…
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