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forbes.com - Gary Drenik - Humanoid Robots Get The Hype. Task-Specific Robots May Win The Market.
Humanoid Robots Get The Hype. Task-Specific Robots May Win The Market.
Forbes

Artificial intelligence has already transformed how machines process information. Generative AI and agentic systems can now reason, coordinate workflows, and automate increasingly complex digital tasks. But the next phase of AI is moving beyond the…

popsci.com - Andrew Paul - In groundbreaking first, humanoid robots performed surgery
In groundbreaking first, humanoid robots performed surgery
Popular Science

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In a world first, doctors successfully completed not one, but two surgeries with the use of remotely controlled humanoid robots. The proof-of-concept preclinical trial involved…

edn.com - Brian Dipert - Carl Sagan's prescient thoughts on AI and robots
Carl Sagan's prescient thoughts on AI and robots
EDN

Revisiting the past can leave the reader with a range of reactions, including both bemusement at then-embryonic developments and amazement at the accuracy of forecast extrapolations. After reading the sentence that follows this one, pause for a…

upi.com - Hyundai robot Atlas performs at World Cup
Hyundai robot Atlas performs at World Cup
UPI

July 8 (Asia Today) -- Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by Hyundai Motor Group robotics affiliate Boston Dynamics, performed at halftime of a World Cup match for the first time in tournament history, Hyundai said Wednesday. The robot appeared…

marketwatch.com - Rokae (Shandong) Robotics' Shares Rise Sharply in Hong Kong Debut
Rokae (Shandong) Robotics' Shares Rise Sharply in Hong Kong Debut
MarketWatch

Chinese robotics company Rokae (Shandong) Robotics' shares surged in their Hong Kong trading debut, benefiting from strong investor appetite for the fast-growing robotics sector. Shares climbed as much as 13% to 43.00 Hong Kong dollars, equivalent…

forbes.com - Paul Lamkin - iRobot Is Now In The Non-Robot Game: First Manual Floor Cleaner Goes Live
iRobot Is Now In The Non-Robot Game: First Manual Floor Cleaner Goes Live
Forbes

The new Roomba Electro Plus 5-in-1 Disinfecting Hard Floor Cleaner For the past couple of years it seemed that every brand in consumer tech wanted to make a robot, but iRobot has taken the reverse path. After spending more than two decades…

timeout.com - Laura Ratliff - PSA: Robot manicures have landed in Chicago
PSA: Robot manicures have landed in Chicago
Time Out

News This Streeterville salon now offers manicures performed almost entirely by a robot. The robots aren't just coming for your groceries and your customer service calls anymore. They're coming for your cuticles. Chicago is now home to one of the…

livescience.com - Olivia Maule - New robotic heart mimics common, mysterious condition to help researchers study it
New robotic heart mimics common, mysterious condition to help researchers study it
Live Science

Scientists have invented a soft robotic heart that could give them a new way to study a mysterious condition that accounts for roughly half of all heart failure cases. This form of heart failure, called heart failure with preserved ejection…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - SS Innovations International (NASDAQ: SSII) Wins Outstanding Company at 2026 Surgical Robotics Industry Awards
SS Innovations International (NASDAQ: SSII) Wins Outstanding Company at 2026 Surgical Robotics Industry Awards
The New York Ledger

Austin, Texas, July 7th, 2026, FinanceWire The company was selected over nine other finalists, including several established medical technology companies active in robotic surgery. The award comes as adoption of the SSi Mantra surgical robotic…

swissinfo.ch - swissinfo.ch - Swiss multinationals aim to give labs robotics overhaul
Swiss multinationals aim to give labs robotics overhaul
www.swissinfo.ch

The agreement, formalised with a joint statement, aims to make laboratory processes more efficient, flexible and interconnected through the use of intelligent robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). The collaboration will initially focus on two…

mit.edu - Tiny robot boats build floating structures
Tiny robot boats build floating structures
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Most people think of the waterfront as the edge of the city. A team of MIT researchers sees it as a dynamic, Lego-like construction site. Their new system, called “ FloatForm,” is a swarm of small square robotic boats that assemble…

the-gadgeteer.com - Rei Padla - Robot Pool Skimmers That Clear Leaves Before They Sink
Robot Pool Skimmers That Clear Leaves Before They Sink
The Gadgeteer

A pool robot that cleans the floor is useful, but it still lets leaves, pollen, bugs, and sunscreen film spend time on the surface first. A robot pool skimmer attacks the mess earlier, before it sinks and turns into a filter or vacuum problem. This…

mit.edu - New flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird
New flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Loons, gulls, puffins, and petrels are some of the 100 species of birds that can both fly and swim. These diving birds can plunge in water to swim after prey, and leap back into the air to fly away. Inspired by these naturally aquatic aviators…

techreview.trade - RP - Physical AI and Humanoid Robots in 2026: What's Actually Happening Right Now
Physical AI and Humanoid Robots in 2026: What's Actually Happening Right Now
Techreview

For years, artificial intelligence lived behind a screen. It answered questions, generated images, and wrote text — but it couldn't touch anything. Physical AI changes that entirely. Physical AI refers to AI systems that can perceive…

tomsguide.com - Elton Jones - Humanoid robots just helped perform live surgeries for the first time - here's why it's a medical breakthrough
Humanoid robots just helped perform live surgeries for the first time - here's why it's a medical breakthrough
Tom's Guide

The rise of humanoid robots is taking shape as countries make a concerted effort to develop and deploy them across different corners of society. Recently, Japan announced plans to create and deploy approximately 10 million humanoid robots…

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