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Chinese industrial robot maker Inovance joins Hong Kong IPO queue
Chinese industrial robot maker Shenzhen Inovance Technology submitted an initial public offering (IPO) application in Hong Kong on Tuesday, joining a wave of mainland tech firms seeking capital from international investors. Founded in 2003…
Will Robots Take Your Job? Not Anytime Soon
Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Robots are getting smarter, faster and more capable. But if you're worried they'll take your job anytime soon, you're probably overestimating what they can actually…
The Robots Make the Predictions
I wrote last week that, in investing, “There's no magic, no dark matter, no other source of gains. Everyone's gains come from (1) economic growth and (2) other people's losses.” In the aggregate, everyone gets the market return, which…
Japan Airlines trials humanoid robots as ground handlers
Japan Airlines (JAL) will start using humanoid robots in ground handling tasks at Tokyo's Haneda airport from May, in a two-year trial it said is aimed at easing employees' workload. For a start, the Chinese-made robots will be deployed to load and…
Japan Airlines to test humanoid robots for airport ground handling work
Japan Airlines (JAL) and GMO AI & Robotics, a unit of GMO Internet Group, have announced a demonstration experiment to utilize humanoid robots for ground handling tasks at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The roughly three-year test will begin next month…
Elderly woman fleeing war fighting rescued by Ukraine robot
The Ukrainian military has published footage showing a robot rescuing an elderly woman from the front lines in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv expands its use of ground-based drones against Russian troops. The 77-year-old was safely relocated from an area…
The first rule of robot war: keep the humans fighting
Last week, Ukraine fired a commander after relatives said soldiers from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade had spent months near Kupiansk without reliable food, water or medicine, and posted photos of them on social media looking emaciated. The…
Reshoring With Robotics And Bridging The Labor Gap
Declining robot costs plus rising labor expenses create a widening margin advantage for early adopters. Reshoring domestic manufacturing is increasingly viable as robots grow more affordable and flexible. Aging populations and shrinking workforces…
Apptronik Teases New Robot, Stacks C-Suite With Waymo, Boston Dynamics, Amazon Vets
Apptronik CEO Jeff Cardenas is stacking the company with humanoid robotics veterans from key companies. Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images Apptronik, the Austin-based humanoid robot company that closed a $935 million Series A at a roughly…
Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage
Humanoid robots are getting a new gig as baggage handlers and cargo loaders at Tokyo's Haneda Airport—part of a Japan Airlines experiment to address a human labor shortage as airport visitor numbers have surged in recent years. The…
Major Japanese airport deploys humanoid robots as baggage handlers
Japan Airlines (JAL) will begin using humanoid robots for ground handling work at a major Tokyo airport from May in a multi-year trial designed to reduce pressure on staff and address labour shortages. The Japanese flag carrier, in an announcement…
Meet Dreame's Fantastic Four: The Brand-New L60 Series of Robot Floor Cleaners
The robot floor cleaner arms race has been a tit-for-tat affair — one manufacturer comes out with smarter navigation, a rival company answers with more powerful suction, and so on. Dreame has said enough to these incremental changes, and…
Robot half-marathon marks era of embodied AI | Fongmula | Francis Fong
Beijing staged a landmark test of embodied artificial intelligence last week, with more than 300 humanoid robots joining 12,000 human runners in the 2026 Yizhuang Half Marathon, underscoring China's accelerating push to integrate robotics into…
Robot dogs, hair dos and crumble: What care home life can be like
It is the small things in life that can make a big difference. When Angela Martens moved into Cambridge Court Care Home two months ago, it was only natural that her family would be anxious about what the future held. But it was the thoughtful…
The Newest Docent at This Historic Italian Palace Is a Robot
In dystopian visions of the future, the humanoid takeover typically doesn't look like this: a four-foot tall robot on wheels guiding you through the Baroque collection of an 18th century palazzo. But for visitors to the Palazzo Madama, the House of…
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