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Dante UFO Robot - Go Nagai goes to Hell
There is a precise date when the collective imagination of Italians changed forever: 4 April 1978. That was the day public television broadcast the first episode of Atlas UFO Robot, better known in Italy as Goldrake and internationally as…
AI robots 'hijacked Government consultation on laws to curb vape sales
A public consultation on new laws to curb the sale of vapes was hijacked by bots in a 'co-ordinated campaign' to 'manipulate' the results, a study has found. Researchers said AI robots accounted for more than three quarters of responses to a…
Amazon warehouse workers tell us what they really think about their new robot coworkers
Amazon warehouse workers used to spend much of their days walking, pushing carts through long aisles to manually retrieve customer orders from shelves. Today, hundreds of 'Hercules' robots do this instead, carrying towering yellow storage pods…
China Robot Stocks Extend Rally With Unitree Earnings in Focus
Chinese robotic stocks extended a recent rally spurred by expectations of shorter timelines for mass deployment, with upcoming earnings from industry leader Yushu Technology Co. poised to provide another boost. Yushu Technology, also known as…
Episode 9 - Space, Robots, & the FUTURE
This week on LASER, a super-sized cast discusses Semiconductor design/processing, Google robots and the DARPA robotics Challenge, a proposed form of space-based propulsion called e-sails, and the extension of the ISS mission until at least 2020!
Money Moves: Apparel Supply Chain Investments Shift to AI, Robotics and Last-Mile Logistics
After decades of rapid footprint expansion, top logistics and e-commerce companies such as Amazon, UPS, FedEx and Maersk, among others, are shifting capital expenditures (CapEx) away from expanding raw physical footprint and toward technological…
Could humanoid robots soon replace soldiers on the battlefield?
Battlefield robots were once thought of as the stuff of science fiction. But the Ukraine war has put paid to that view, with uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) – or ground robots – taking on an increasingly visible role. In September…
Unitree's Q3 profit down 17.4% on-year, in test for China's robotics sector
By Thomson Reuters Oct 28, 2026 | 7:09 AM BEIJING, Oct 28 (Reuters) – China's best-known robot maker Unitree reported Q3 net profit of 112.7 million yuan ($16.9 million) on Wednesday, down…
Insect-inspired flying robot bounces back after collisions
Flying insects, such as fruit flies, bees, dragonflies and mosquitoes, can dart through narrow spaces and survive collisions with various objects. In contrast, many flying robots fall, suffer damage or even break down when they hit nearby surfaces…
This AI Stock Catapults 58% Amid Robotics Spinoff; Nears Pivot As Earnings Loom
Industrial products maker turned artificial intelligence play Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been on a winning streak since April, when the AI stock trimmed down its business with a spinoff. Shares broke out of a cup base at a pivot of 386.23 on…
Meet Abby, the robot helping Raleigh kids explore jobs of the future
A new wing under construction at Marbles Kids Museum hopes to spark curiosity in children about the high-tech jobs of now. Why it matters: Don't worry — nobody is handing jobs out to elementary schoolers. But with the artificial intelligence…
U.P. approves robotics park and AI hub in Greater Noida
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the establishment of a robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) park in Greater Noida spread over 69.52 acres, estimated to generate more than 1 lakh direct and indirect jobs and add ₹2,000…
SCDF trials new robotic firefighter to handle EV fires
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Published Oct 28, 2026, 03:33 PM SINGAPORE – The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has launched a car-size robot to deal with electric vehicle (EV) fires, as figures showing its…
Doctor-controlled robot removes patient's prostate 35 miles away in first US telerobotic surgery
A Florida man had a cancerous prostate removed with a robot that was remotely controlled by a doctor stationed miles away — in a groundbreaking telerobotic surgery that officials are touting as the first of its kind in the US. The surgeon…
Japan experiments with autonomous AI chainsaw-wielding robots - video shows rail truck-mounted metal humanoid cutting down tree branches
A scary-looking humanoid robot with a chainsaw arm was shown in action on Japan's ANN News recently. The rail truck-mounted mech was being used by Japanese railway firm JR East to clear tree branches that had begun to impede rail tracks. The…
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