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ABB's Bangalore Factory Puts Women In Charge of the Robots
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. Today, Saritha Rai reports on the changing roles on the factory floor at ABB's plant in…
Walmart Pumps $6B Into Robotics Partnership
Walmart ‘s automation cost has a new $6 billion price tag attached, with the retail giant expanding its relationship with Symbotic to bring more robotics technology into 25 of its U.S. regional distribution centers. The announcement came the…
Coming in 2027: Apple's $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and switching on lights
Apple's new CEO, John Ternus, is apparently pushing the tech company's development of household robots—and the first to debut may be a home robot designed to autonomously roam around while supporting FaceTime calls and switching lights on…
Kwangwoon University sets sights on becoming AI, robotics powerhouse
Kwangwoon University unveiled plans to establish itself as a leading institution in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics by nurturing talent and expanding access to education in the two fields as the era of physical AI takes shape. The…
Apple's HomeView Ultra With Robotic Arm Tipped to Launch in 2028 at $1,000
Apple's first smart home display, the Apple HomeView, won't ship until next week, but rumors about a larger HomeView product with a robotic arm have already begun to pile up. After Bloomberg reported a 2027 or 2028 release for the robot last month…
Meta's rumored humanoid robot is another AI services Trojan horse - and this is how you end up paying for the robot and AI revolution
Meta might be building a 4.5ft-tall, 106lb humanoid robot that could look you in the eye, mimic human expression, and be a help around the home — a description that would fit almost any consumer-grade, humanoid robot from almost half a dozen…
Apple's 'Ultra' smart home robot might have to wait until 2028
The HomeView-like tabletop robot could cost over $1,000, reports The Information. The HomeView-like tabletop robot could cost over $1,000, reports The Information. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Stevie Bonifield is a news writer…
The only U.S. pure-play humanoid robotics stock begins trading this week (CCXI:NASDAQ)
Shareholders of Churchill Capital Corp XI (CCXI) approved the business combination with Agility Robotics, a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company. Agility's gross capital raise in connection with the proposed business combination and…
Robots, drones and renewable energy: The highlights of InnoWeek 2026
A fire breaks out at a petrol station. Rather than sending firefighters into the most dangerous areas, emergency crews could deploy a remotely controlled robot to approach the flames and direct a water cannon at the blaze. Developed in Uzbekistan…
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Nvidia's humanoid push relies on China-made robot hands
Nvidia's latest humanoid robot reference platform uses hands from Chinese startup Wuji A similar humanoid platform earlier this year used hands from China-linked startup Sharpa. The news comes as Xiaomi recently revealed progress on its own…
Robot Mowers Invade America's Golf Courses, Putting Groundskeepers On Notice
From Four Seasons' Tranquilo Golf Club in Florida and Barton Hills Country Club in Michigan to Baltimore Country Club in Maryland and the Country Club of New Bedford in Massachusetts, robotic mowers are being spotted at golf courses nationwide.
Globus Medical: The Shrinking Robot Line Hides A Growing Annuity (NYSE:GMED)
Globus Medical is leveraging flexible leasing models to expand its installed base, prioritizing recurring high-margin implant sales over upfront capital revenue. GMED's post-NuVasive integration is driving structurally higher margins, with adjusted…
Agile Robots' Agile ONE SN Pairs Nvidia Tech With Two Wuji Hands
Agile Robots' Agile ONE SN pairs two hands from Shenzhen-based Wuji with Nvidia software and computing, offering research teams a platform whose work can feed the company's industrial robot. Nvidia and Agile Robots announced the system Oct. 21.
12 Years After MH370 Vanished, Searchers Were Out of Options. So the World's Best Robots Went Looking for It.
On January 2, 2018, from the port city of Durban in eastern South Africa, a ship departed at dusk. This was no vessel outfitted for a nighttime pleasure cruise. In fact, it looked downright strange. Its hull was a shade of prison-jumpsuit orange.
Maximo milestone: friendly robot robot has completed 300,000 tasks
After completing the first half of the Bellefield complex last summer, Maximo engineers have put their helpful robot friend into high gear, with the latest version 3.0 robot-equipped construction crews installing as many as 24 solar panel modules…
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