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Chinese team smashes robot rival as sparks fly at Abu Dhabi showdown
A Chinese combat robot tore through the competition at the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 on Sunday, sealing the Battle of the Robots title in a shower of sparks after slamming its rival into the glass wall of the arena. The robot, dubbed…
Korea Tests Ultra-Rugged Robot to Explore the Moon's Mysterious Caves
If humans finally colonize the Moon, lunar caves formed from primeval volcanic activity could provide shelter from cosmic radiation and extreme temperatures. But how does one go about safely exploring these uncharted caves before they venture in?
DeepSeek's shock rise, China's robot boot camps: 7 AI breakthroughs in 2025
Catch up on some of SCMP's biggest stories about AI developments in China this year. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. DeepSeek, extolled by some as the “biggest dark horse” in the…
Chinese humanoid robots could be a 'Trojan Horse' inside West & turned against their masters by Xi with jus...
HUMANOID robots, mass-produced by the millions in China and sold to the West as domestic assistants, can easily be turned against their masters with a single word command, experts have warned. One hacked machine could then act as a “Trojan…
This gift-wrapping robot is quite funny, actually
Humanoid recreates an iconic holiday movie scene HMND 01 tries its robotic hands at gift wrapping It's a humorous demonstration of the capabilities and limits of current robotics tech Sometimes robot videos are unintentionally funny. Other times…
Hyundai Motor Group to unveil AI robotics strategy at CES
Hyundai Motor Group will unveil its artificial intelligence (AI)-converged robotics business strategy at CES 2026 — driven by its next-generation all-electric humanoid robot Atlas — the carmaker said Monday. The robot will be…
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MIT roboticist calls out Elon Musk for 'pure fantasy' vision of humanoid robot assistants: '[They] will be long gone and mostly conveniently forgotten
A high-profile robotics expert thinks Elon Musk's AI ambitions are a pipe dream, according to Fortune. Rodney Brooks was the co-founder of iRobot, the creator of the home robot vacuum Roomba. He recently wrote that it will be practically impossible…
MemorialCare expands robotic surgery access in Orange County with leading-edge da Vinci 5 system
Categories: Sponsored Content MemorialCare's Orange Coast Medical Center and Saddleback Medical Center have expanded their robotic surgery capabilities with the launch of the da Vinci 5 surgical system, a next-generation platform designed to…
Retailers Turn to AI and Robotics to Keep Holiday Fulfillment on Track
For large retailers, holiday success increasingly depends on AI systems that can anticipate demand and coordinate thousands of moving parts in real time. At Walmart, an AI-driven orchestration network connects forecasting models, routing algorithms…
Robotics Stocks To Keep An Eye On - December 22nd
5 Robotics Stocks Catching Momentum After New Policy Tailwinds Teradyne, Serve Robotics, PROCEPT BioRobotics, Richtech Robotics, Ouster, Nauticus Robotics, and Arbe Robotics are the seven Robotics stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's…
Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV) Trading 7.4% Higher - Time to Buy?
Shares of Serve Robotics Inc. (NASDAQ:SERV - Get Free Report) were up 7.4% during mid-day trading on Monday. The stock traded as high as $11.22 and last traded at $11.02. Approximately 5,474,721 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 32%…
MIT Breakthrough Unveils AI-Driven Robot That Can Transform Your Text-Based Ideas Into Physical Objects
MIT scientists working with Google DeepMind researchers have developed an AI -driven robot that can ‘turn ideas into physical objects' based on simple text descriptions. The researchers say their robot can also anticipate the intended use of…
Kraken Robotics Inc. (CVE:PNG) Given Average Recommendation of 'Buy' by Analysts
Shares of Kraken Robotics Inc. (CVE:PNG - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of 'Buy' from the seven research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold…
'It's a cage match': Beleaguered iRobot founder says the biggest reason why the Roomba-maker failed was because of growing Chinese competition
After Roomba-maker iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, founder and former CEO Colin Angle did not shy away from sharing what went wrong. Angle, who co-founded iRobot in 1990 alongside other members of MIT's Artificial Intelligence…
Five Technology Predictions That Will Transform How We Live and Work by 2026
The solution lies in companion robots that provide genuine emotional connection. Clinical evidence supports this approach: studies of companion robots found that 95% of dementia participants who regularly interacted with these companions had…
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