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forbes.com - Joseph Nathan - The Future Of Healthcare: How AI And Robotics Will Redefine The Physician's Role
The Future Of Healthcare: How AI And Robotics Will Redefine The Physician's Role
Forbes

Dr. Joseph Nathan is the Co-founder, President and Chief Medical Officer of ForSight Robotics, reshaping eyecare through surgical robotics. ​There is no question that AI and robotics will fundamentally transform healthcare. That is already…

techcrunch.com - Tim Fernholz - Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era
Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era
TechCrunch

Physical AI is one of the hottest sectors in venture investing, with companies raising billions to apply the tools that gave us Large Language Models to robotics. That excitement helped deliver a big IPO for Unitree, China's leading robot maker…

businessinsider.com - Ben Shimkus - Hyundai CEO says your local car dealership could sell you a humanoid robot
Hyundai CEO says your local car dealership could sell you a humanoid robot
Business Insider

Your local Hyundai dealership could someday start selling humanoid and dog-like robots. 'We have existing potential distribution for selling robots through our dealer partners,' José Muñoz, Hyundai's CEO, said during the company's…

gizmodo.com - Matt Novak - The Best Robot Fails From the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games
The Best Robot Fails From the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games has been taking place this week in Beijing, China, with more than 2,000 humanoid robots competing in sports like kickboxing, sprinting, and gymnastics. At this point you've probably heard about the three robots…

bbc.co.uk - Hayley Coyle - Sheffield delivery robots removed from streets as pilot ends
Sheffield delivery robots removed from streets as pilot ends
BBC

Self-driving food delivery robots have been taken off the streets after the operator called time on a pilot scheme after just five months. The six-wheeled machines were launched in parts of Sheffield by Starship Technologies in March in partnership…

bbc.co.uk - Hayley Coyle - Sheffield delivery robots removed from streets as pilot ends
Sheffield delivery robots removed from streets as pilot ends
BBC

Hayley Coyle and David Spereall, Yorkshire Self-driving food delivery robots have been taken off the streets after the operator called time on a pilot scheme after just five months. The six-wheeled machines were launched in parts of Sheffield by…

globenewswire.com - Philips International B.V. - Philips selected for ARPA-H program to advance AI-enabled robotic stroke care
Philips selected for ARPA-H program to advance AI-enabled robotic stroke care
GlobeNewswire

Philips receives up to US$33.7 million award from ARPA-H to expand access to AI-enabled robotic stroke care, supporting the program's goal of expanding access to specialized interventions Philips will collaborate with Johns Hopkins University and…

rediff.com - Laxmi Negi - Chinese Robot runs 100m faster than Usain Bolt's record
Chinese Robot runs 100m faster than Usain Bolt's record
Rediff.com

Chinese humanoid robot, Tiangong Ultra, made history by running the 100 metres in an astonishing 8.64 seconds, officially surpassing Usain Bolt's human world record at the World Humanoid Robot Games. Chinese humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra ran 100m…

newsbusters.org - Curtis Houck - Networks Spend Over 18 Minutes Gushing Over Creepy Chinese Robot Convention
Networks Spend Over 18 Minutes Gushing Over Creepy Chinese Robot Convention
https://newsbusters.org/

Between last Friday and Tuesday, the “Big Three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC spent 18 minutes and 25 seconds on their flagship morning and evening newscasts fawning, giggling, and reveling in the Chinese Communist Party's second World…

arstechnica.com - Jeremy Hsu - World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flames
World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flames
Ars Technica

Viral videos of the World Humanoid Robot Games show sprinting robots beating the human 100-meter record held by Usain Bolt—but also feature running robots crashing into barriers and falling down because they cannot readily stop running. A…

nbcnews.com - Chinese humanoid robot that beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record does it again, but even faster
Chinese humanoid robot that beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record does it again, but even faster
NBC News

BEIJING — A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human time. The race was part of China' s World Humanoid Robot Games…

cnbc.com - Anniek Bao - Temasek-backed investor behind Unitree pitches Singapore as Chinese robots' path to U.S.
Temasek-backed investor behind Unitree pitches Singapore as Chinese robots' path to U.S.
CNBC

Chinese robotics companies shut out of the U.S. can still reach American buyers by building genuine operations in Singapore, said Vertex Ventures China CEO. Washington's ban has closed off the U.S. market just as Chinese robotics manufacturers pull…

wsj.com - Jiahui Huang - XPeng Bets Robots Will Be More Profitable Than Its Cars
XPeng Bets Robots Will Be More Profitable Than Its Cars
Wall Street Journal

carved out a space in China's car market with autonomous driving. But it's robots, not vehicles, that could become the company's biggest money maker. Though the U.S.-listed company's robotics unit has yet to generate meaningful revenue, XPeng…

abcnews.com - The Associated Press - A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
ABC News

BEIJING -- A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human time. The race was part of China's World Humanoid Robot Games, an…

foreignpolicy.com - James Palmer - The U.S. Can't Catch Up to China's Robots by Banning Them
The U.S. Can't Catch Up to China's Robots by Banning Them
Foreign Policy

Welcome to Foreign Policy 's China Brief. The highlights this week: An Olympics-style robotics tournament showcases China's industry dominance, the United States threatens secondary sanctions on China over its support for Iran, and the founder of…

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