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Humanoid Robots Get The Hype. Task-Specific Robots May Win The Market.
Artificial intelligence has already transformed how machines process information. Generative AI and agentic systems can now reason, coordinate workflows, and automate increasingly complex digital tasks. But the next phase of AI is moving beyond the…
Robotics, Drones & AI For Monitoring Energy Infrastructure
Operators Forum at the Energy, Drones, Robotics Summit in Houston, TX, June 22-24, 2026 The Energy, Drone and Robotics Summit focused on monitoring downstream (exploration, extraction, transport, etc.) and upstream (refining, pipelines, etc.)…
Robots operated by humans complete surgeries in trial
July 9 (UPI) -- A humanoid robot successfully assisted during a laparoscopic surgery for a gall bladder removal, suggesting that robots may serve a purpose in some health care scenarios. The operation, which involved surgery on non-human primates…
In groundbreaking first, humanoid robots performed surgery
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In a world first, doctors successfully completed not one, but two surgeries with the use of remotely controlled humanoid robots. The proof-of-concept preclinical trial involved…
Carl Sagan's prescient thoughts on AI and robots
Revisiting the past can leave the reader with a range of reactions, including both bemusement at then-embryonic developments and amazement at the accuracy of forecast extrapolations. After reading the sentence that follows this one, pause for a…
CMU Researchers Build Missing Infrastructure to Move AI Between Robots
Robotics researchers often spend weeks, or even months, simply getting a new robot up and running before they can begin testing new behaviors. Researchers in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science have developed an open-source…
iRobot Is Now In The Non-Robot Game: First Manual Floor Cleaner Goes Live
The new Roomba Electro Plus 5-in-1 Disinfecting Hard Floor Cleaner For the past couple of years it seemed that every brand in consumer tech wanted to make a robot, but iRobot has taken the reverse path. After spending more than two decades…
Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs
Humanoid robots have surgically removed the gallbladders from living animals in an unprecedented medical experiment—but not as autonomous machines capable of replacing human doctors. Instead, skilled human surgeons remotely controlled the…
AI robots to help manage public wellness at Seoul's iconic design hub
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), the cavernous, silver-plated landmark designed by Zaha Hadid, has long served as Korea's premier venue for avant-garde fashion and contemporary design. Now, the futuristic complex is set to experiment with a different…
PSA: Robot manicures have landed in Chicago
News This Streeterville salon now offers manicures performed almost entirely by a robot. The robots aren't just coming for your groceries and your customer service calls anymore. They're coming for your cuticles. Chicago is now home to one of the…
New robotic heart mimics common, mysterious condition to help researchers study it
Scientists have invented a soft robotic heart that could give them a new way to study a mysterious condition that accounts for roughly half of all heart failure cases. This form of heart failure, called heart failure with preserved ejection…
Son transforms a Unitree robot dog into an all-terrain mobility chair for his disabled father
Some inventions are meant to push the boundaries of technology, while others are built to break the barriers people face every day. This remarkable all-terrain robotic mobility chair belongs to the latter category. Designed by YouTuber Jake Laser…
Tiny robot boats build floating structures
Most people think of the waterfront as the edge of the city. A team of MIT researchers sees it as a dynamic, Lego-like construction site. Their new system, called “ FloatForm,” is a swarm of small square robotic boats that assemble…
Elon Musk's plans to colonize space launches this year, and Tesla robots will be the first residents
Trillionaire Elon Musk aims to have rockets blast off from Earth before the end of 2026, sending the first materials to the moon and Mars to start building colonies. The world's first trillionaire is then planning to send robots to prepare the…
Small aquatic robots that assemble into reconfigurable structures on the water
Most people think of the waterfront as the edge of the city. A team of MIT researchers sees it as a dynamic, Lego-like construction site. Their new system, called 'FloatForm,' is a swarm of small square robotic boats that assemble themselves into…
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