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Co-Founder of Uber Pivots Real Estate Company to Robots, Posts Manifesto
“The imperative is movement and action in the physical world with a software-like perspective on physical automation – think of it as treating atoms like bits or what we like to call Digitizing the Physical World.” If you can…
Company Testing Humanoid Robot Soldiers on Frontlines of Ukraine
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Humanoid robots are already folding clothes, running marathons, and assembling cars — so it was probably only a matter of time before they ended up fighting on the frontlines…
Beijing humanoid robot half marathon holds first test run ahead of upgraded 2026 race
A Tiangong humanoid robot, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, approaches the finish line during the first test run for the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon on March 15, 2026. Photo: Screenshot from a CCTV…
China Bets On 'Data Farms' To Win Humanoid Robot Race
Teaching a robot is different from teaching ordinary students; you have to repeat an action hundreds, thousands, and even tens of thousands of times. In a new facility covering an area of up to 12,000 square meters in Wuhan, China, Chinese…
Autonomous Wheelchair, Robots Draw Spotlight At IIIT-H
The two-day exhibition features more than 400 research posters, prototypes and demonstrations from 29 research centres, offering a glimpse of how emerging technologies in artificial intelligence, robotics, cybersecurity and digital public…
Your Next Toyota Model May Be Built With The Help Of A Robot Named Digit
The idea of humanoid robots can either seem like the forefront of innovation or the plot of a slightly creepy, oddly prescient 2004 Will Smith movie. In reality, robots have been a part of manufacturing for decades. In fact, the first industrial…
Autonomous Wheelchair, Robots Draw Spotlight at IIIT-H
Hyderabad: An autonomous self driving wheelchair designed to help persons with disabilities navigate independently, along with experimental robots and cybersecurity research, drew attention at the 25th R and D Showcase at the International…
LG CEO visits AgiBot in China as company steps up humanoid robot plans
LG Electronics CEO Lyu Jae-cheol visited Chinese humanoid robot maker AgiBot during a three-day trip to Shanghai earlier this week, signaling the Korean electronics giant's deepening commitment to robotics and AI as pillars of its future business.
Police 'Detain' robot after elderly woman scared on street; Video viral | Dynamite News
A strange incident in Macau has gone viral after police intervened when a humanoid robot allegedly frightened a 70-year-old woman on the street. Updated: 14 March 2026, 4:05 PM IST New Delhi: In the world, humans are often prosecuted for…
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Humanoid robots get to work at German BMW factory [video]
After successfully piloting humanoid robots at its Spartanburg, SC plant last year, BMW is putting AI-powered machines to work building EVs at its Leipzig iFACTORY. While other companies trade on promises and plans, BMW has been quietly testing…
Elche hospital pioneers cancer treatment with robotic radiotherapy
The Elche University General Hospital has incorporated intraoperative radiotherapy, a type of cancer treatment, with a state-of-the-art robotic linear accelerator, making it the very first hospital in the province to integrate this technique. This…
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500 young innovators bring robotics state championship energy to NIU
Nearly 500 middle-school and high-school students from across Illinois turned the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center recently into a high-energy hub of robotics, teamwork and problem-solving during the FIRST Tech Challenge State…
Can AI save aging East Asian economies?
HONG KONG — Declining fertility rates have long been viewed as a drag on economic growth, but the outlook may not be entirely bleak for Asian economies such as China, Korea and Japan, analysts said. Demographic pressure is accelerating…
Why Travis Kalanick believes humans are on the verge of a 'golden age
The Uber-famous founder, Travis Kalanick, says a new golden age is coming — and it's robots that are ushering it in. Kalanick announced a new venture called Atoms on Friday in a 1,600-word screed in which he said the automation of the…
China mall shuffle: as EVs exit, who's filling the ground-floor showrooms?
Several years ago, prime ground-floor spaces in major shopping malls across Beijing and Shanghai's business districts were commonly occupied by electric vehicle (EV) showrooms, with staff often escorting customers to car parks for test drives. Many…
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