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Humanoid Robots Are Coming To Factories. But Not The Way You Think
UBTECH robot working at Zeekr's intelligent factory in China. Are humanoid robots the future of factory workforces? We've all seen the billions investors are pouring into humanoid robots. I'm currently tracking about $300 billion in ecosystem…
Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants-then, everything else
One of the most important things happening on Earth today is the solar energy build-out. Around the world, companies and countries are racing to deploy solar and batteries to achieve energy independence and limit the effects of climate change. That…
Humanoid robots set for explosive growth
Manufacturing remains the biggest adopter of humanoid robots as businesses automate repetitive, hazardous and precision-based tasks.(Image created via ChatGPT) The global humanoid robot market is on course for rapid expansion over the next decade…
China's robot firms' lament: if we only had a 'brain', and more data
Chinese robotics companies lack both sufficient data and a good “brain” to improve the interaction of their products with the physical world, according to industry insiders at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), which…
The robot I never won is finally showing up
When I was a teenager, a promotion swept across Israel that drove every kid I knew a little crazy. Collect enough bottle caps from a certain brand, mail them in the old-fashioned way through the post office, and you could win a wristwatch that…
Leading humanoid startup isn't interested in the 'bidding wars' for top AI and robotics talent
Agility Robotics has a new hub in Silicon Valley, where it will be luring more world-class engineers to join the humanoid maker. Just don't expect the startup to get into a spending war for talent. Jonathan Hurst, Agility's cofounder and chief…
Samsung's humanoid robot ambitions are real, but factories come first
Samsung wants a place in the humanoid race, but its new robotics push begins with machines built for factories rather than homes. The CEO-led RX robotics division will initially focus on manufacturing robots. Samsung has separately identified…
Samsung Electronics launches CEO-led robotics unit to drive future growth
Samsung Electronics has launched a dedicated robotics organization reporting directly to its chief executive officer as it seeks to make robotics a key pillar of its future growth strategy and bolster its competitiveness in next-generation…
Hyundai Motor Group uses World Cup to showcase robotics, global partnership
Atlas captivated millions during the closing stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the humanoid robot's headline-grabbing halftime appearance also underscored Hyundai Motor Group's 27-year partnership with FIFA and its expanding ambitions beyond…
Hankook Tire equips Hyundai Rotem's firefighting robot with airless tires
Hankook Tire & Technology said Tuesday it is supplying its airless 'i-Flex' tires for a new unmanned firefighting robot built with Hyundai Rotem to battle high-risk blazes in underground parking garages. The robot is built on Hyundai Rotem's…
GATE 2027 Schedule Released; IIT Madras Introduces Robotics Paper
Online registration for GATE 2027 starts August 14, with exam dates set for February 2027 Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed IIT Madras announced the GATE 2027 exam schedule and syllabus updates A new Robotics and Automation paper is…
Ex-Hyundai robotics lead to spearhead Samsung robotics initiative
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Jul 21, 2026, 10:38 AM SEOUL – Samsung Electronics said on July 21 that it will set up a robotics division reporting directly to the chief executive to accelerate its…
Xiaomi-Robotics-1 shows that more data beats bigger models when training robots to move
Xiaomi has released an AI model for robots that follows the same scaling pattern as large language models. Its performance improves as it trains on more data. To build that dataset, Xiaomi largely avoided using physical robots. Robot AI faces a…
Inside China's big AI show: Robot police, dancing humanoids and a roof collapse
SHANGHAI — Hundreds of thousands of AI-curious visitors from China and abroad flocked to Shanghai for this weekend's World Artificial Intelligence Conference, jostling to get a glimpse at China's latest AI innovations. We are getting your…
China's XPeng plots a new type of EV dealership, with humanoid robots
XPeng, the Chinese car maker that has grown to rival electric vehicle giant Tesla, says it plans to trial human-like robots in its Australian dealerships next year as it works on how to roll out the technology globally. Named IRON, the robots were…
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