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Travis Kalanick's robotics startup taps Meta veteran for top AI role
Travis Kalanick's new robotics startup, Atoms, has scooped up a high-profile hire. Vikas Chandra, a longtime Meta AI executive who led AI work for the company's smart glasses, announced Monday that he is joining the startup as vice president of AI.
Founder's cost-cutting obsession drove Unitree lead in cheap humanoid robots
China leads the world in churning out humanoid robots and four-legged robot dogs that also happen to be the most affordable on the market—and Unitree Robotics' founder Wang Xingxing is arguably one of the people most responsible for that…
Forget Robot Workers, This Company Wants to Build Soldiers
Unmanned aerial drones and vehicles are already on the frontlines of military conflicts. Foundation Future Industries wants combat-ready humanoid robots to be next. The Eric Trump-backed startup is on a mission to build robots for heavy industrial…
Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang mid-interview to rip AI doomerism: 'The robots will not be taking over
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang got a call from President Donald Trump in the middle of his interview to swat down AI doomer predictions. On Monday at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Huang's talk was interrupted by a phone call from President Donald…
IPO for humanoid robot maker Boston Dynamics unlikely in 2027, executive says
Boston Dynamics, Hyundai Motor Group's humanoid robot unit, is unlikely to pursue an initial public offering next year, a senior executive at the parent company with direct knowledge of the matter said, as it has yet to deploy its flagship Atlas…
Jensen Huang puts Trump on speakerphone onstage to announce robots won't take over the world
Trump told attendees at the All-In Summit that ‘the robots will not be taking over' from the Nvidia's CEO phone. Trump told attendees at the All-In Summit that ‘the robots will not be taking over' from the Nvidia's CEO phone. Jay…
Wonder debuts its first robotic meal assembly system after acquiring the tech from Sweetgreen
The entrepreneur Marc Lore posits that in the not-so-distant future, an autonomous kitchen will have the ability to whip up pizza, burgers, chicken, and seafood without any human involvement. His restaurant tech startup, Wonder, took one step…
China's robots advance from stage to shop floor
A robot inserts a letter into a mailbox during the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) at Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Hongyan) A robotic hand picked up a calligraphy brush, dipped…
Behind the killer robots of Ukraine's new warfare 'revolution'
In a cramped workshop near the front line in northeastern Ukraine, military mechanic 'Chimera' is helping prepare his unit's robot forces for battle. Lined up in a row, the four-wheeled unmanned vehicles known as 'Hyenas' will crawl toward Russian…
President Trump: Relax, 'the robots are not going to be taking over the world'
American entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, is on stage discussing “The Doomer Hoax” and how superintelligence is already here – the future of AI, when President Trump calls Haung to discuss…
Humanoid robots fight it out in Riyadh
On an otherwise quiet Wednesday evening at Riyadh Boulevard, a sort of Times Square-meets-seaside-funfair, a bizarre experiment in the future of Gen Alpha entertainment was underway. Two blue and yellow humanoid robots attempted to beat each other…
Save $200 on Roborock's Brand-New Robot Vac and Mop With This Launch Deal
Save $200: Roborock regularly finds a home on our list of the best robot vacuums you can buy, and its newest model is available with a $200 discount to celebrate its launch. The Saros 20 Flow would normally sell for around $1,700, but you'll pay…
Musk Says a Billion Robots Will Outproduce All Humans, So Why Are Robot Funds Losing Money?
Elon Musk said on September 1 that a billion humanoid robots will be more productive than all humans combined within 10 years. Two weeks later, the fund industry pushed out its third robot-themed ETF in five weeks. The catch: the robot funds…
China is exploring humanoid robots for war - but what role could they play?
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, a humanoid robot named Tiangong Ultra ran the 100-metre sprint in a staggering 8.64 seconds, shattering Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's legendary human world record of 9.58 seconds. The internet laughed…
Dyson designer shares 5 development secrets from the Nurovi robot vacuums - including the one feature James Dyson originally 'hated
After a less-than-enthusiastic response to 2023's 360 Vis Nav, Dyson got the wheels rolling on its return to the robot vacuum market last year with its Spot+Scrub Ai. Now it seems momentum is building: this September the brand unveiled not one, but…
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