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U.S. Bans Imports Of AI Humanoid Robots To Protect Americans From A Massive Trojan Horse Invasion
FCC bans importing foreign-produced AI humanoid robots for these important reasons. In today's column, I examine the newly announced ban by the U.S. on various imports of AI humanoid robots from foreign entities. The ban is under the auspices of…
The VC firm behind Shopify is doubling down on robotics and defense
Hard tech used to be a hard sell in Silicon Valley. Now, a major venture firm is staffing up to invest in it. Felicis, the Bay Area venture capital firm best known for bets on Shopify, Notion, and Mercor, has hired Graham Littlehale as a partner to…
Ukraine Carries Out Aerial Assaults Dropping Robots From Drones
A heavy lift drone (top circle) transporting a ground robot (bottom circle) in a combat operation The next stage of warfare has arrived: aerial assault by robots transported by drones. Ukraine recently carried out the first known attack of this…
Trump's AI protectionism has come for robotics
On its face, it's a strategy to align political and industry interests that is much older than the Trump administration. Whenever China has gotten good at offering cheap versions of strategic technologies like solar panels, electric vehicles, and…
New York school pauses humanoid classroom robot pilot
A lifelike humanoid robot was expected to take a seat inside a New York high school classroom. Those plans are now on hold. The planned robot is reportedly stationary, with silicone skin and long brown hair. Realbotix and Salamanca City Central…
Chasing physical AI: Ant Group robotics arm Robbyant kicks off external funding
Robbyant, the embodied artificial intelligence division of Ant Group, has begun seeking external funding, becoming the fourth unit of the fintech giant to step up capital-raising efforts. The unit said it was in talks with investors on Monday. As…
FCC bans foreign-made robots, including Roombas
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently imposed a ban on new foreign-made robotic devices, drawn so broadly as to even include robot vacuums. It's an especially devastating blow, since one of the most prominent robot vacuum…
FedEx Scales Autonomous Trailer Loading Beyond Pilot, Growing Robotics Push
FedEx is expanding on a robotics pilot to bring autonomous trailer loading and unloading capabilities to a Maryland distribution hub. The courier is scaling its partnership with intelligent robotics provider Dexterity to bring its Mech trailer…
Trump's Sloppy, Incompetent Chinese Protectionism Expanded To Robot Vacuums, Lawnmowers
Ideally, I think it makes sense to open up the U.S. market to Chinese goods (AI, EVs, robots), but have functional and well-funded regulators that policy all labor, competition, environmental, privacy, and consumer rights abuses. But big companies…
The FCC Just Banned Most Robot Vacuums. Here's What That Means for You.
First was the crackdown on hobbyist drones. Now, robot vacuums are finding themselves in the FCC's crosshairs. In the latest expansion of the agency's “ Covered List,” the Federal Communications Commission has classified certain…
When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary - new brain study
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Hasan Ayaz, Drexel University ; Ewart J. de Visser, United States Air Force Academy ; Frank Krueger, George Mason University, and…
The World's Most Valuable Humanoid Robot Companies in 2026 - Memeburn
The humanoid robotics market is attracting billions of dollars, but the industry's most viral valuation charts are making the competition look cleaner than it really is. Figure AI is valued at roughly $39 billion after its latest funding round.
I tested the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20 Max and it's a great all-round performer - when it actually works
The Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20 Max seems like a slam dunk in the robot vacuum space. Positioned right in between the budget and upper mid range sections of the market, it delivers strong vacuum and mopping performance that make it capable of tackling…
When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary - new brain study
People become more suspicious of a humanoid robot that makes errors, especially when the robot is an expressive conversation partner. In our new study published in the journal Science Robotics, we had 50 people hold conversations and make joint…
Watch: Bu Sunaidah and Moza tie the knot in UAE's first robot marriage
She said Yes! Bu Sunaidah, UAE's most popular AI-powered humanoid robot has found his other half and tied the knot on August 1, 2026, in a celebration that blended Emirati tradition with a robotic mood. Bu Sunaidah is a viral Emirati humanoid robot…
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