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These Robot Soldiers Are Getting Downright Terrifying
Aerial drones have become a startlingly common sight on the battlefield. Ukraine, for instance, has been deploying a record number of them as global demand for the often inexpensive and relatively simple to launch devices surges. But US-based firms…
Vishay Precision (VPG) Became a Winner From Industrial Recovery and the Humanoid Robotics Boom
Prosper Stars & Stripes, a long/short equity fund, recently released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. In Q2 2026, the portfolio delivered a strong net return of +30.1% compared to the Russell 2000 Index's…
Hyundai's physical AI strategy takes shape with smarter Spot robot
Sept. 15 (Asia Today) -- Hyundai Motor Group's physical artificial intelligence strategy is beginning to take shape on factory floors as affiliate Boston Dynamics connects AI, sensors and robots into systems capable of independently deciding when…
Agility's new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers
Agility Robotics has debuted its first humanoid robot engineered to work safely near humans without risking harm to flesh-and-blood coworkers. Such safety features could unlock many more opportunities to use such robots inside warehouses and…
How to sound like a human, not a robot, in the age of AI
Last year, The Economist named “AI Slop” as its 2025 word of the year. “Slop merchants clog up the internet with drivel,” it wrote. Search Google for a health question and you'll find endless articles filled with AI…
InOrbit.AI Releases OpenRobOps, Solving the Robotics Build Trap and Delivering Industry's First ISO 21423 Reference Implementation
OpenRobOps also includes the industry's first reference implementation of an upcoming interoperability standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The ISO 21423 specification establishes the communication and data…
Delivery robots pose 'real danger' to people with disabilities, say charities
Autonomous delivery robots should be banned from pavements to protect more vulnerable pedestrians, a leading charity has claimed. The six-wheeled, foot-high devices, capable of travelling at up to 4mph while keeping takeaway meals…
Unitree's US$30 billion stock wipe-off spurs caution on humanoid robot IPOs
A more than 40 per cent slump in Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics since listing has sounded regulatory caution for the industry, with speculation swirling that Beijing may tighten approval of the peer listings. The regulators would…
Trump Interrupts AI Summit to Say Robots Won't Take Over the World
President Donald Trump used a surprise phone call with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at the All-In Summit (an annual technology and policy conference organized by the hosts of the ‘All-In' podcast) in Los Angeles on Monday to dismiss concerns…
Trump says robots won't march into cities after AI pic of them marching
President Donald Trump dismissed warnings Monday that the rise of AI could lead to robots marching on U.S. cities — just a week after sharing an AI-generated image depicting exactly that. The 80-year-old's robot remarks came hours after he…
A Sparkling Deal: Save $300 With This Roborock Robot Vacuum and Mop
Clean up on the savings aisle! Walmart has the Roborock Qrevo S5V robot vacuum and mop down to $499.99 from its retail value of $799.99, saving you 38%. This isn't a basic robot that just pushes dust around and leaves baseboards dirty. You get…
ACSA bets R21.7bn on metaverse, patrol robots
An ACSA-Verse is coming to an airport near you soon. (Image created with GenAI) The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) is transitioning to what it calls “airport 4.0” through developing a smart airport ecosystem that will include…
I took Elon Musk's 'golden robot' for a test drive - and saw the Cybercab's strengths and weaknesses first-hand
The woman in the car ahead of me pounds her steering wheel in frustration. Then she throws her arms in the air and finally leans on the horn. With an apologetic gesture (I must look like an idiot) I try to make clear to her: I cannot steer the car…
Google DeepMind wants to build an AI brain that can jump between robot bodies
When Kanishka Rao was a kid, robots like the droids from Star Wars and Rosie from The Jetsons got pretty far into his head. And now that he's a principal software engineer at Google DeepMind, Rao is trying to get pretty far into theirs. Rao…
Clean Up With Early Prime Day Robot Vacuum & Mop Deals Up to 50% Off
It's our favorite time of the year again! Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is still weeks away, but early robot vacuum and mop deals just couldn't be contained. Amazon has already rolled out holiday-level price drops, letting you automate your floor…
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