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Who Wrote That Headline? Maybe a Robot.
Ryan Sabalow, a reporter for the newsroom CalMatters, noticed something peculiar when he began covering California lawmakers in 2023. Politicians would often give impassioned speeches against a bill, then refrain from voting entirely. He began to…
Are Robot Pants The Future Spacesuit?
The coolest part of space flight has got to be the weightlessness—but it's also the most problematic. Under zero-g, muscles atrophy, heart rate changes, blood pressure increases, and bones demineralize by 1% to 2% for every month of space…
Unitree, AgiBot robots steal the show at Shanghai's import expo
Humanoid robots, cyber dogs and robotic arms have made a strong impression at the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, as a robotics boom has turned machines from the sector into showstoppers. Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics…
Xpeng debuts creepy humanoid robot Iron at AI Day event
Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng introduces Iron, a new humanoid robot. Credit: Jade Gao / AFP via Getty Images Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle company, stunned social media with the introduction of its new humanoid robot, Iron. The robot seemed so…
Robotic 3D Printing Firm Caracol Gets $40M For 'Made-In-America' Push
Large-format robotic 3D printing with polymer materials from Caracol is used for prototypes and final parts. Italy-based pioneer in large-format robotic 3D printing Caracol just raised a $40 million Series B round and is going all in on the United…
Factory worker first person to be killed by a robot with colleagues unaware
Robert Williams was just 25 when he made history in a tragic way - becoming the first person in the world to be killed by a robot. He was employed at the Ford Motor Company casting plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, and on January 25, 1979, he met his…
Why human-shaped robots loom large in Musk's Tesla plans - BBC News
It has appeared in Tesla showrooms, on its factory floors and has even posed with Kim Kardashian. But Elon Musk's vision for his human-like robot Optimus is much grander than that. Since first unveiling it at a Tesla showcase in 2022, the tech…
The big reveal: Xpeng founder unzips humanoid robot to prove it's not human
In a scene that could have stepped out of a sci-fi film classic like Blade Runner or Ex Machina, Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng had the back of his company's new humanoid robot unzipped to prove there was no person inside – after its lifelike…
Exclusive: How one founder plans to save cities from flooding with terraforming robots
Parts of San Rafael, a city just north of San Francisco, are sinking about half an inch per year. That might not sound like much, but altogether, it has meant that some neighborhoods — like the Canal District that borders the bay —…
Inside the race to train AI robots how to act human in the real world
CHENNAI: Now that artificial intelligence has mastered almost everything we do online, it needs help learning how we physically move around in the real world. A growing global army of trainers is helping it escape our computers and enter our living…
Elon Musk Does Weird Dance With Robot to Celebrate His $1T Tesla Deal
Elon Musk bounded onstage to dance with a humanoid robot after Tesla shareholders approved a record $1 trillion pay package for the world's richest man at the company's meeting in Texas. Investors chanted “Elon! Elon!” as the…
Researchers 'Embodied' an LLM Into a Robot Vacuum and It Suffered an Existential Crisis Thinking About Its Role in the World
A team of researchers at the AI evaluation company Andon Labs put a large language model in charge of controlling a robot vacuum. It didn't take long for the LLM to experience a full meltdown straight out of a Douglas Adams novel, in what the…
Musk dances with robot as historic deal pushes him close to being trillionaire
ELON Musk is one step closer to becoming the world's first trillionaire after securing a record-breaking $1 trillion Tesla pay package – the biggest corporate deal in history. The tech boss took to the stage and danced with one of Tesla's…
Why Serve Robotics Stock Climbed 14% in October
Shares of Serve Robotics (SERV 6.72%) were moving higher last month after the maker of restaurant-delivery robots passed a milestone, deployed its 1,000th delivery robot, launched its robots in Chicago, and announced a multiyear partnership with…
I just tested the 'world's smallest robot vacuum' - here's my verdict
SwitchBot K11+ Robot Vacuum Review: Specs Weight: 5 pounds (9 pounds charging station) Smart home compatibility: Matter enabled SwitchBot's robot vacuums have consistently just felt shy of greatness as of late. With every smart feature and solid…
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