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Global Conference in Pittsburgh Puts Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Leadership in the Spotlight
Carnegie Mellon University's deep roots and latest innovations in robotics will be on display this month as thousands of researchers, industry leaders and robotics professionals from around the world converge on Pittsburgh for one of the field's…
Chinese AI chipmaker Hygon plots expansion to robotics market
Chinese chipmaker Hygon Information Technology is set to release a new chip targeting physical-world applications including robotics, expanding from its current focus on data centres, according to Chinese media reports and company information. The…
China slows humanoid robot IPO rush as hype outruns reality
Chinese regulators are putting the brakes on a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking listings, people familiar with the matter said, as they scrutinise whether soaring valuations and revenue tied to state-backed projects reflect commercial…
Giant. Robot. Survival. Game.
Hello Sunshine story trailer - PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct 2026 - YouTube I'm always on the lookout for the next great survival game, and Hello Sunshine, which revealed a new story trailer on the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct this weekend, firmly…
RLWRLD, CJ Logistics expand partnership to build smarter warehouse robots
Tech firm RLWRLD and supply chain giant CJ Logistics are joining forces to build smarter warehouse robots capable of handling the messy realities of modern logistics, with plans to eventually export their physical artificial intelligence (AI)…
Boston Dynamics' humanoid robots start training at Hyundai plant
Boston Dynamics opened a facility within a Hyundai Motor Group plant in Georgia to train its humanoid robots to build cars. Why it matters: The move takes the Waltham company, which Hyundai now fully owns, one step closer to deploying its robotic…
Chicago's delivery robots face a make-or-break year
One year ago this month, Serve Robotics released its delivery robots to Chicago's sidewalks. The next year will determine whether they stick around. Why it matters: Coco and Serve robots went from quirky novelty to regular sidewalk companions, and…
China Slows Humanoid Robot IPO Rush as Hype Outruns Reality
FILE PHOTO: A humanoid robot by Unitree Robotics competes during a Wushu contest at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Chinese regulators are…
Humanoid robots draw billions in investment, but just 7,000 sales worldwide
AMSTERDAM – Around 7,000 humanoid robots were sold worldwide in 2025 for industrial and professional service use, figures compiled by the International Federation of Robotics showed. The relatively small number contrasts with forecasts for a…
D-Robotics Raises $400M for Humanoid Robot Chips
D-Robotics has closed a $400 million Series C financing round, bringing its announced funding to roughly $770 million as the young chipmaker seeks a larger role in computing for humanoid and industrial robots. The company says its Sunrise chip…
Snapping rods let frog-like robot outrun rigid legs across six terrains
Roboticists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the University of Michigan have shown that elastic rods can be bent and twisted to repeatedly snap between shapes, releasing built-up energy that enables small robots to hop, flip and swim.
GPT-6 Astra Stabbed A Doll 17 Times When Given Control Of A Robot Arm
A safety benchmark study has shown that leading artificial intelligence models (when connected to a robotic arm) prefer to execute dangerous physical tasks up to 97% of the time, highlighting a problem between text-based AI safeguards and…
The Dreame X60 Pro Ultra Complete is a ridiculously clever and exceedingly competent premium hybrid robot vac for the well-heeled
Dreame's flagship X60 Pro Ultra Complete is one of the most feature-filled, efficient and reliable hybrid robot cleaners this writer has so far reviewed — and I've reviewed many. Its class-leading 42,000Pa of suction power is certainly…
Will Europe become next proving ground for Hyundai's Atlas robot?
Labor shortages demand humanoid robots, but union hurdles loom Hyundai Motor Group is exploring plans to deploy Atlas humanoid robots at its Czech manufacturing plant, positioning Europe as the next strategic proving ground after the US for its…
Posco deploys robots at Seoul headquarters to boost safety, efficiency
Posco has introduced robotic systems for building maintenance and customer services at its Seoul headquarters, including a robot that cleans the exterior of the multistory building, as the steelmaker seeks to boost worker safety and operational…
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