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Astronauts Repair Canadarm2 Robotic Arm and Complete Spacewalk
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:40 p.m. EDT. During the 7-hour, 20-minute spacewalk, Williams and Meir completed their primary objective to remove and replace a…
Apptronik Announces Robot Park, A 90,000 Square Foot Humanoid Data Factory, Teases New Robot
Apptronik's Apollo 2 in operation. Today Apptronik announced Apollo 3 and a new data factory, Robot Park. 'I would argue the industry today is essentially all prototypes,' Apptronik CEO Jeff Cardenas told me yesterday while announcing Robot Park, a…
UBTech launches lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship in China
UBTech Robotics, the world's first publicly traded humanoid robot maker, has launched a consumer humanoid designed for personal companionship, featuring lifelike silicone skin and emotional artificial intelligence, as Chinese tech firms…
Japan plans sovereign AI model and 10 million AI robots
Japan plans to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence model and have 10 million AI-equipped robots operating in more than a dozen sectors by 2040, the government said. The country will reportedly invest around $6 billion in the homemade AI…
Delivery robots are in the way - you're the one who has to move
Seeing delivery robots out on the streets is something many people up and down the country have become familiar with recently, but a charity has urged the government to bring in national regulations and clarify their legality. Such devices are…
Delivery robots are in the way - you're the one who has to move
Sofía Luis-Hobbs, in Leeds, Katie Roberts and Imogen Townsend, BBC Breakfast Seeing delivery robots out on the streets is something many people up and down the country have become familiar with recently, but a charity has urged the…
AI-Powered Robot Acting As Street Beggar Raises Eyebrows And Pivotal Societal Questions
It is timely to consider the role of AI-powered humanoid robots and how we will live with them and among them. In today's column, I examine the recent headline-grabbing news about an AI-powered humanoid robot that was acting as a street beggar.
Ukraine Wants Robots To Fight Its Ground War
A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. Across Ukraine's front line, soldiers are…
This $5.5 billion robotics startup built a school for humanoids
Before the robots go to work, they have to go to school. Apptronik, a Texas-based humanoid startup that counts Google and Mercedes among its investors, has opened a 'Robot Park' in Austin. At the nearly 90,000-square-foot warehouse, its Apollo…
Wimbledon guests chance their arm against robot mimicking stars' serves
Could you return Emma Raducanu's 110mph serve, or receive a 145mph stroke from Andy Murray? What about Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard's 153mph torpedo, which broke Wimbledon records last year? This year's tournament attenders have had the opportunity…
Google-Backed Apptronik Opens 'Robot Park' to Train Humanoid Robots for Real-World Jobs
Humanoid robots are inching closer to becoming a part of everyday workplaces, and Google-backed Apptronik believes the key isn't building smarter robots, but giving them more real-world experience. The Austin-based robotics startup on Tuesday…
Spacewalkers successfully replace broken 'wrist' joint in space station's robot arm
Two NASA astronauts floating outside the International Space Station carried out a bit of orbital surgery Tuesday, successfully replacing a broken 200-pound 'wrist' joint near the end of the lab's 58-foot-long robot arm. 'That is a good install…
Warehouse robots move packages without human handoff
A busy warehouse loading dock can be a grind. Trucks pull up. Packages pour in. Workers have to move fast, lift heavy boxes and keep everything flowing before the next trailer arrives. That part of the warehouse has always been one of the hardest…
Now hiring: Nvidia's robotics team ramps up its China talent hunt
US chip giant Nvidia is ramping up a talent drive for its robotics team in China, a market whose vendors account for the lion's share of global shipments. The Silicon Valley firm is recruiting for more than a dozen roles across Beijing, Shanghai…
Midea Is Said to Consider China IPO for German Robot Maker Kuka
Midea Group Co. is considering listing German robot maker Kuka in mainland China, according to people familiar with the matter, a decade after acquiring the company. Midea is exploring a listing of Kuka as soon as 2027, the people said, asking not…
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