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scmp.com - Gerui Wang - Opinion | Humans vs robots? China begs to disagree
Opinion | Humans vs robots? China begs to disagree
South China Morning Post

The 2026 Spring Festival Gala, one of the world's most-watched television events, featured a dazzling array of humanoid robots. They performed martial arts, executed intricate sword dances and even took part in a comedy skit alongside human…

popsci.com - Mack DeGeurin - Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums
Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums
Popular Science

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A software engineer's earnest effort to steer his new DJI robot vacuum with a video game controller inadvertently granted him a sneak peak into thousands of people's homes. While…

yankodesign.com - Pooja Khanna Tyagi - 5 Humanoid Robots Being Launched in 2026: The First One Flies
5 Humanoid Robots Being Launched in 2026: The First One Flies
Yanko Design

Step into a reality where science fiction blends effortlessly with everyday life. Human-like robots, or humanoids, are no longer distant fantasies as they are being designed to fit naturally into our routines. While their presence can feel…

nypost.com - Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News - Alabama's 'pretty cool' plan for maternity care robots is criticized as 'dystopian horror story'
Alabama's 'pretty cool' plan for maternity care robots is criticized as 'dystopian horror story'
New York Post

It sounds like something from a science fiction novel, but Alabama officials' plan to use robots to improve care for rural pregnant women and their babies is real. During a January White House roundtable touting the first grants to states under a…

techxplore.com - Tampere University - How eyes affect our perception of a humanoid robot's mind
How eyes affect our perception of a humanoid robot's mind
Tech Xplore

Eyes are said to be the mirror of the soul. Eyes and gaze direction guide attention, evoke emotions and activate the brain's social perception mechanisms. Researchers at Tampere University and the University of Bremen conducted a study examining…

hackster.io - LGDXRobot2: Build a ROS 2 Robot with Decent Performance
LGDXRobot2: Build a ROS 2 Robot with Decent Performance
Hackster.io

LGDXRobot2×1RPLIDAR C1×1 While I was studying university, I built a robot called LGDXRobot that collecting and sorting rubbish for recycling. It was based on the Nvidia Jetson Nano using ROS Melodic and detecting objects using the…

indianexpress.com - Express News Service - Rs 18.5 crore siphoned: how Faridabad man colluded with insiders to defraud robotics firm over 8 years
Rs 18.5 crore siphoned: how Faridabad man colluded with insiders to defraud robotics firm over 8 years
The Indian Express

2 min read Gurgaon Make us preferred source on Google The Gurgaon police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW)-II has arrested a man for his alleged involvement in a fraud where employees of Kawasaki Robotics Private Limited colluded with outsiders to…

livescience.com - Ben Turner - Science news this week: China's AI kung fu robots, physicists' re-creation of the Big Bang soup, and a teenager buried with her father's bones on her chest
Science news this week: China's AI kung fu robots, physicists' re-creation of the Big Bang soup, and a teenager buried with her father's bones on her chest
Live Science

Get the Live Science Newsletter Get the world's most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. Unlock instant access to exclusive member features. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on…

indianexpress.com - Shubham Kurale - Made in India robot begins trials at Pune Airport: Can speak 85 languages, carry luggage
Made in India robot begins trials at Pune Airport: Can speak 85 languages, carry luggage
The Indian Express

“It can provide real-time flight information, announce gate changes, guide passengers to check-in counters, boarding gates, washrooms, and other airport facilities. If a passenger scans their ticket's QR code, the robot can instantly display…

geeky-gadgets.com - Julian Horsey - Makeblock mBot2 Rover Robotics Kit Features Encoders for Accurate Motor Control
Makeblock mBot2 Rover Robotics Kit Features Encoders for Accurate Motor Control
Geeky Gadgets

The Makeblock mBot2 Rover Kit is an educational robotics platform designed to introduce learners to STEM concepts through hands-on building and coding. As outlined by Core Electronics, the kit features a durable construction system with anodized…

dev.to - Paul Ruiz - Teaching a Robot to Play a Toddler Game: VLAs, Gemini 3 Flash, and First Orchard
Teaching a Robot to Play a Toddler Game: VLAs, Gemini 3 Flash, and First Orchard
DEV Community

As we think about the future of AI, we often land on robotics, or 'Embodied AI', as the next logical frontier. It is the quest to take the reasoning capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) and make them physically useful in the real world.

leadlagreport.com - Michael A. Gayed, CFA - Hype vs. Deployment: Derek Yan on Humanoid Robotics, KOID ETF, and the Global AI Arms Race
Hype vs. Deployment: Derek Yan on Humanoid Robotics, KOID ETF, and the Global AI Arms Race
Google

Humanoid robotics is quickly moving from science fiction to factory floor reality. In the latest episode of Lead-Lag Live, Derek Yan, Senior Investment Strategist at KraneShares, joined us to discuss the commercialization of humanoid robots, the…

globalnews.ca - Pooja Misra - Meet Digit: Toyota's newest worker doesn't need coffee breaks
Meet Digit: Toyota's newest worker doesn't need coffee breaks
Global News

It has arms, hands, eyes — of a sort — and can stand for hours doing the same task, over and over, without uttering a word of complaint. But Toyota Canada's latest employee is unlike any other ever to grace the floor of the company's…

nytimes.com - Javier C. Hernández - The A.I. Evangelists on a Mission to Shake Up Japan
The A.I. Evangelists on a Mission to Shake Up Japan
The New York Times

A Team Mirai sign at the Tokyo office of Takahiro Anno, the party leader, after the elections this month.Credit...Kentaro Takahashi for The New York Times Listen to this article · 5:28 min Learn more With a ponytail, an indigo suit and a…

variety.com - Payton Turkeltaub - 'KPop Demon Hunters' Dominates at Annie Awards: Full Winners List
'KPop Demon Hunters' Dominates at Annie Awards: Full Winners List
Variety

“ KPop Demon Hunters ” led with 10 wins at the 53rd Annie Awards, taking home trophies for best feature, character animation, direction and production design, among others. The awards, considered animation's highest honor, were…

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