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forbes.com - John Werner - From Drones To Nuclear Reactors To Robots: An Engineer's Journey
From Drones To Nuclear Reactors To Robots: An Engineer's Journey
Forbes

Let's start with this: defense, as an industry, doesn't have to mean a focus on killing. That's even more true now, as engineers work on autonomous designs. They may, more and more, be classing solutions as “non-lethal,” as with more…

businessinsider.com - Lloyd Lee - Graveyard guard shifts have gone to the (robot) dogs
Graveyard guard shifts have gone to the (robot) dogs
Business Insider

Asylon Robotics, a robotics security company, deploys autonomous drones and robot dogs to patrol the perimeters of large properties. Think stadiums, manufacturing plants, and warehouses. The robots make scheduled rounds, stream video to a remote…

the-gadgeteer.com - Rei Padla - Gemini Robotics ER 2: Google's Robot Brain Explained
Gemini Robotics ER 2: Google's Robot Brain Explained
The Gadgeteer

Robots don't fail only because a hand misses a cup. They fail because the task around that cup keeps changing. Google DeepMind's answer is to split the problem, and Gemini Robotics ER 2 is the half that keeps track of the larger job. ER 2 isn't a…

foxnews.com - Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report - Humanoid robot skin senses people before contact
Humanoid robot skin senses people before contact
Fox News

Working beside a metal humanoid robot would probably make you watch every step it takes. After all, a collision between a heavy robot and a human body will usually end worse for the person. Italian startup Generative Bionics believes its Gene.01…

cnet.com - Katie Collins - The US Threw the First Punch in the Global Robot Wars. How Will China Respond?
The US Threw the First Punch in the Global Robot Wars. How Will China Respond?
CNET

The humanoid robot wars are kicking off, but the robots aren't fighting each other — at least for now. Instead, we're looking at a war fought on paper by governments competing to dominate a new, fast-growing market in which AI and mechanical…

the-gadgeteer.com - Rei Padla - Weave Isaac 1 Robot: The $7,999 Robot That Folds Your Laundry
Weave Isaac 1 Robot: The $7,999 Robot That Folds Your Laundry
The Gadgeteer

Laundry is where home robotics stops being a novelty and starts asking for a place in the family budget. Weave Robotics has opened pre-orders for Isaac 1, a mobile home robot that the company says can collect clothes, fold them, put them away, make…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - Google DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 2 with full humanoid body control and multi-robot teamwork
Google DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 2 with full humanoid body control and multi-robot teamwork
GCN

Google DeepMind on July 30 unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, a suite of AI models that runs legs, torso, arms and fingers under a single learned policy, the first time the family has extended beyond upper-body control alone. The release also introduces…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - Unitree IPO Finally Puts A Real Price On Profitable Humanoid Robots
Unitree IPO Finally Puts A Real Price On Profitable Humanoid Robots
Zero Hedge

Chinese robotics maker Unitree formally launched its IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market on Thursday, opening the books on a deal that aims to raise about 4.2 billion yuan (roughly $618 million) at an implied valuation near 42 billion yuan ($5.9…

the-gadgeteer.com - Vincent Nguyen - GOKO M6 AI-Powered 4WD Robotic Lawn Mower Tackles 42° Slopes Without a Boundary Wire
GOKO M6 AI-Powered 4WD Robotic Lawn Mower Tackles 42° Slopes Without a Boundary Wire
The Gadgeteer

Robot lawn mowers have come a long way from simple boundary-wire bots that quit at the sight of a slope. The GOKO M6 Mower is a new wire-free robotic lawn mower that skips the boundary wire entirely and brings four-wheel drive, active front…

slashgear.com - Chris Burns - Mova LiDAX Ultra 3000 AWD Review: Today's Best Robot Mower Is A Tank
Mova LiDAX Ultra 3000 AWD Review: Today's Best Robot Mower Is A Tank
SlashGear

Robotic lawn mowers are not nearly as absurdly difficult to set up and use as they once were. Not long ago, I thought I'd been working with the easiest solution yet — all I needed was the mower, a base station, and a device akin to a big…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - The Robots Have Clocked in and Their Résumés Are Getting Weird
The Robots Have Clocked in and Their Résumés Are Getting Weird
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

The machine doesn't fetch suitcases, chase pigeons or judge anyone for arriving three hours early. It's part of a pilot that also includes robotic vacuums and floor scrubbers, Fast Company reported Tuesday (July 28). The future has arrived wearing…

theguardian.com - Nick Robins-Early - China's tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
China's tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
The Guardian

Over the past month, a series of advancements in China's artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing and robotics technologies have rattled financial markets, caused divisions among US tech moguls and left the Trump administration scrambling to…

knowridge.com - Knowridge - New Robot Uses Liquid Nitrogen to Extinguish Wildfires Without Harmful Chemicals
New Robot Uses Liquid Nitrogen to Extinguish Wildfires Without Harmful Chemicals
Knowridge Science Report | Inspiring science news

A professor at Northeastern University has developed a unique firefighting robot that uses liquid nitrogen instead of chemical fire retardants to extinguish flames. The technology could one day help firefighters tackle dangerous wildfires more…

techcrunch.com - Kirsten Korosec - Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it
Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it
TechCrunch

Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — more than 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. And it's taking a global approach. Here, TechCrunch tracks every one of those moves in one…

scmp.com - Caroline Lin - As China's catch-up era ends, what's standing in the way of tech innovation?
As China's catch-up era ends, what's standing in the way of tech innovation?
South China Morning Post

As China's era of catch-up growth fades, experts warn that profound issues in research culture and institutional incentives may hamstring the country's ambition to become a leader in scientific innovation. In a dialogue held at the Shanghai Academy…

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