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China's humanoid robot boom: What to know
Anthropomorphic robots took center stage during China's Spring Festival Gala as the country rang in the Year of the Horse before hundreds of millions of viewers. Units manufactured by Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics vaulted, kicked and engaged in…
CMU's Off-Road Robots Improve Efficiency and Human Safety at Industrial Sites and Farms
On industrial sites and large farms, critical work often happens in fields, hillsides and overgrown areas that are difficult or dangerous for people to access. Carnegie Mellon University researchers are developing off-road robots designed to…
Editorial | As China takes to robots, human touch needed more than ever
Robots have taken another step closer to playing a mainstream role in human society with an appearance on China's biggest holiday television show of the year. The sight of humanoids alongside flesh-and-blood performers sparked an online buying…
Okay, This AI-Powered 'Robot Phone' Has My Undivided Attention
MWC 2026 kicks off in Barcelona next week on Mar. 2. Short for Mobile World Congress, the annual mobile-focused show has traditionally been the global stage for many Chinese brands like Xiaomi, Huawei, and Honor to show off their latest phone…
Lifesaving Search-and-Rescue Robots Expand Testing Grounds at New CMU Facility
Downed power lines, flooding and collapsed buildings are dangerous obstacles emergency responders must navigate when searching for survivors of catastrophic events. But robots that can overcome these challenges could save lives without putting…
Opinion | 'Robots Have Been About to Take All the Jobs for 100 Years'
Useful technologies destroy some jobs but tend to create many more. The eternal problem is that it's hard to imagine new jobs before they are created, or even to conceive of how much more productive someone holding an existing job can be if…
Robot FPS Game AI.VI Confirmed For Mid-March Release
Posted in: Games, Indie Games, Video Games | Tagged: AI.VI, Out Of Time Become a mercenary war robot who has come out of retirement in AI.VI, as the game will launch on PC via Steam in mid-March AI.VI launches March 2026 on Steam, letting players…
NEO Battery & Zio Robot Enter Technology Partnership to Enhance AI Logistics Robotics Performance
Strategic Technology Partnership with Zio Robot Co., Ltd., a South Korean AI logistics robotics company closely collaborating with and backed by Samsung Electronics Optimizing high-energy batteries for integration into Zio's Mobile Worker AMR…
Forget foldables, this Android phone maker is launching a robot butler at MWC
HONOR is crashing MWC 2026 with its first humanoid robot, moving beyond phones into physical AI hardware. The matte-black robot features a head-mounted camera and a glowing chest strip, suggesting a design meant for personal assistance. This…
Vine-inspired robot fingers can reach out and grab someone
The researchers envision applications from agricultural harvesting to loading and unloading heavy cargo. In the near term, they are exploring uses in eldercare, such as helping to safely lift a person out of bed. Often in nursing and rehabilitation…
Chinese smartphone maker Honor plans humanoid service robot
Honor Device Co will unveil its first humanoid robot later this week, joining a rush by Chinese companies into a burgeoning sector of new technology. The robot, aimed at consumer services such as shopping assistance, will make its debut at the MWC…
Meta's 2025 AI bet assumes you want robots in your feed
Add DMNews to your Google News feed. Tension: We crave authentic human connection online, yet we're being served content increasingly generated and curated by machines. Noise: The tech industry frames AI integration as inevitable progress, drowning…
San Francisco startup pitches Trump admin on arming robots for U.S. military
A San Francisco-based robotics company says the Trump administration has expressed interest in deploying its high-tech robots onto future battlefields. The tech firm, Foundation, has already scored millions of dollars in U.S. military contracts to…
China's dancing robots are a wake-up call for Australia on policy and productivity
Chinese state television rang in the Year of the Horse with humanoid robots doing kung fu, comedy sketches and mass choreography. They made complex martial arts choreography look easy. Social media was flooded with memes about “ machines…
After Galgotias, a moment of reflection for India's robotics ambitions
At India's flagship AI summit in New Delhi — attended by global CEOs and heads of state — a private university was asked to leave the expo after it emerged that a robot dog it showcased as homegrown innovation was, in fact, a…
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