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The Best Robot Mop-Vacuum Combos to Keep Floors Sparkling
I'm a writer on Wirecutter's appliance team, focusing on vacuums and floor care, including standard mop-vacuum combos, robot vacuums, and other new advancements in the vacuum world. We've been covering robot mop-vacuum combos since 2024, and we've…
Chang'e-7: China delays robotic space mission to the Moon
China's space agency is delaying a planned research mission to the Moon. The mission, which aimed to search for water on the Moon's south pole, was scheduled to depart either over the weekend or Monday, according to media reports. The delay comes…
Humanoid robot soldiers likely only 5-10 years away, one developer behind China's robotics boom tells CBS News
Beijing — How long before China is ready to deploy humanoid robot soldiers? That question is on the minds of many of the humans gathered in Beijing right now to watch the World Humanoid Robot Games, and as smashed records highlight the…
Are humanoid robots the future of warfare?
Humanoid robots are breaking world records in sports, and are increasingly being developed and tested for military use. Al Jazeera's Ava Warriner looks at who's investing in them, what armies want them for and whether they are a new frontier in the…
Humanoid robots are breaking our world records at the Robot Games - but why can't sprinting robots stop properly?
The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games are happening this week Robots are performing better than ever across 51 events Stopping a sprinting robot remains a major engineering challenge The World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in Beijing, China, and…
Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt's 100-meter record
Literally ‘smashing' — the bots can't stop without colliding into a crash pad. Literally ‘smashing' — the bots can't stop without colliding into a crash pad. Image: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Jess…
Robot competition wows Hong Kong crowd
In a contest where martial arts philosophy met cutting-edge robotics, the University of Hong Kong emerged as the champion at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Robot Contest 2026, themed “Kung Fu Quest.” SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
Xpeng's robotics unit valued at over US$6.3 billion after record funding round
Chinese automaker Xpeng said on Monday its robotics unit had raised more than US$900 million (HK$7.02 billion) in its first funding round, setting a new record for a single private financing in China's embodied AI sector. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…
Xpeng's robotics unit valued at over $6.3 billion after record funding round
BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Chinese automaker Xpeng said on Monday its robotics unit had raised more than $900 million in its first funding round, setting a new record for a single private financing in China's embodied AI sector.
The embodied AI frontier: how China's robotics boom is reshaping Washington-Beijing tech rivalry
The staging of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Robocon in Hong Kong, co-hosted by RTHK and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and featuring dynamic demonstrations by Unitree Robotics, provides a vivid window into a profound…
Robots top human records at China's humanoid games
Chinese robots ran faster and jumped higher than human record-holders this weekend, at the opening of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. One humanoid ran the 100-meter sprint in 9.39 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolt's 9.58-second world…
Why Does Everybody Love Zork, The Duskbloods' Weird Robot Chicken With A Jetpack?
When you look at the character select screen in The Duskbloods, you're probably wondering what kind of nightmare blunt rotation FromSoftware cooked up here. Each of these Bloodsworn have their own playstyles and backstories and are all pulled from…
Humanoid Robots Now Run Faster Than Usain Bolt, Can't Stop Properly
Remember when Usain Bolt set the world record for the 100 meters in 2009? That time of 9.58 seconds still stands, but now humanoid robots are beating Bolt's iconic time under test conditions. The second World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) began in…
Two-month-old undergoes robotic surgery at Hyderabad hospital
A two-month-old child has become one of the youngest patients in India to undergo a robot-assisted surgical procedure performed by a paediatric specialist, with doctors at Citizens Specialty Hospital in Nallagandla, Hyderabad, successfully…
Chinese humanoid robot beats Bolt's time
A Chinese humanoid robot ran the 100-meter dash nearly two-tenths of a second faster than world-record holder Usain Bolt at Beijing's “Robot Olympics” on Saturday. A different class of achievement from Bolt's, for obvious reasons, it…
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