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Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal
In 2024, Maven Robotics was brand new, and they had nothing—”a cartoon of a robot and a team of people,” CEO and co-founder Hamza Derbas told TechCrunch. Still, they heard a large consumer goods company with logistics needs was…
What a smarter factory robot still can't fix
A robot arm that runs the same weld a few thousand times a day is a solved problem. Ask it to find a part that never lands in quite the same place, pick it up without crushing it, and fit it into a housing that varies by a millimetre. That's the…
Maven Robotics launches with $100M to scale its industrial robots - SiliconANGLE
Industrial robotics startup Maven Robotics Inc. launched today with $100 million in Series A funding, two years after it started working with its first customer. Founded in 2024, the Santa Clara-based company began with mixed-case palletizing and…
Kenyan startup makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
In a school for the deaf in Kenya, children signed their excitement as a team demonstrated how a robotic arm could revolutionize their studies. Roughly 300,000 children in the east African nation are deaf or hard of hearing, according to the Kenya…
FedEx workers locked out after striking over robot fears
FedEx has locked out thousands of its workers after they took part in a massive industry-wide strike over fears of getting replaced by robots, in a sign that the union campaign targeting the logistics sector is quickly escalating. The US-based…
Tech In Plain Sight: Meet The Robot That Does CPR
Usually in Tech In Plain Sight, we talk about technology you probably see every day, even if you don't notice it. But we hope you don't get to see one of the latest crop of medical robots, such as the LUCAS chest compression system. If you watch…
Japanese company unveils 'robot ambulance' for on-site humanoid repairs
Tokyo's streets could soon see a new kind of ambulance, one built not for humans but for humanoid robots. Japanese IT giant GMO Internet Group revealed a van designed to carry engineers, repair equipment, replacement parts and a spare humanoid…
The future of robot-human collaboration
Humans are difficult to simulate. We are quick, complex thinkers, and our exact actions aren't predictable. So how can we sufficiently train robots to collaborate with us? Traditionally, humans are treated as a fixed input in simulation-based…
Polaris Freedom LT Cordless Robotic Cleaner Review: Basic But Effective Pool Maintenace
When I reviewed the Polaris Freedom Plus back in 2024, I gave it high marks for its cordless operation, underwater controls, and superb cleaning performance, but I thought its $1,649 price was a bit steep. The Polaris Freedom LT cleaner is a more…
No More Robots' nine-year journey to releasing its first self-developed IP - 'This sounds so naive and stupid, but somehow it's working'
It's been nine years since Mike Rose set up the indie publisher No More Robots. The firm has seen solid success in that time, in part bolstered by a back catalogue that includes the bike-riding megatitle Descenders, which was the first game…
'Media freedom' cops aren't about to let robots read Russian news
Reporters Without Borders (known by its French acronym, RSF) is a Western government-funded think tank with a noble mission: to protect journalists in their work. Particularly from anyone trying to tell them what to say. Unless those journalists…
POLL: Do you think AI robots could kill all humans?
Could advanced AI systems one day wipe out humanity? That is the question we are asking readers today after a stark warning from a leading economist reignited the debate. Professor James Miller of Smith College said AI may soon become “much…
Bosch and Ecovacs team up on built-in robot vacuum that disappears when finished
Bosch has teamed up with Ecovacs to launch a robot vacuum that can be built directly into your kitchen cabinetry. The exact price hasn't yet been revealed, but it's currently listed by Wellingtons Electrical for £2,790 (around $3,777), which…
iRobot Roomba Duo (2026): Dual-Robot Vacuum & Mop with Mechanical Arm Deployment
iRobot has unveiled one of the most ambitious robot vacuum concepts in years. At IFA 2026 in Berlin, the company introduced the Roomba Duo, a coordinated two-robot system that works as a single intelligent unit rather than a conventional vacuum-mop…
Dreame's new robot vacuum-mop steam cleans and climbs higher than before
Dreame has announced its first ever robot vacuum cleaner-mop with a steam cleaning function. Expected to launch in late September, the Dreame Aqua20 Pro Ultra Roller X Complete uses steam to lift and clean dried-on stains. At IFA 2026, Dreame…
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