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Robots to the rescue? South Korea looks for solutions to falling army numbers
South Korea 's military is exploring a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor to potentially deploy robotics to the front lines as Seoul accelerates investment in AI-powered, unmanned systems to tackle a deepening troop shortage. The defence…
KB Financial unveils humanoid robot for senior care
SEOUL, May 10 (UPI) -- South Korea's KB Financial Group unveiled a humanoid robot for senior care during AI EXPO Korea 2026 held in southern Seoul. During the three-day event last week, KB Financial showcased the humanoid robot, named 'GenP,' which…
Can man and (dog) robot work together? At Hyundai plant, they already do.
“Spot would walk up beside them and it would startle them,” said Susan Williams, who heads the factory's training program through Quick Start, a state-funded workforce development organization. “You can't have people screaming…
Artificial muscle merges sensing and movement in one structure for humanoid robots
A research team has developed an 'intelligent artificial muscle' capable of simultaneously performing sensing and actuation functions, inspired by biological muscle–tendon complexes. This artificial muscle, which embeds liquid metal channels…
South Korea exploring using Hyundai robots as army numbers fall
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published May 11, 2026, 01:15 PM SEOUL – South Korea's military is exploring a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor to potentially deploy robotics to the front lines as Seoul…
Top Robotics Stocks To Follow Today - May 10th
5 Stocks Racing Ahead as AI Supercharges Robotics Teradyne, Ouster, Serve Robotics, PROCEPT BioRobotics, Richtech Robotics, MDA Space, and Mobilicom are the seven Robotics stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool.
Indian hospitals are pushing robotic surgery, but do you really need it?
On the morning of March 27, a group of eager onlookers gathered around a robot and a computer screen at a convention centre in Mumbai. Among them was Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. They watched as a doctor, wearing polarised 3D…
Bernie Sanders Says Driverless Vehicles, Jeff Bezos' '$100 Billion' Robot Factory Vision Threaten Million
Sanders said that Bezos's vision of automating factories would mean “ending working-class people making a living in manufacturing.” He also said that driverless vehicles expanding all over the country would result in the loss of…
MIT researchers revive 40-year-old triangular zipper concept now made possible by 3D printing, creates shape-shifting robots and deployable structures - 3D-printed 'Y-Zipper' turns floppy tentacles into rigid beams in seconds
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a three-sided zipper that transforms 3D-printed floppy structures into rigid, load-bearing forms in seconds. The mechanism, called the…
Underwater anti-mine technology takes centre stage at Chinese defence show
China unveiled some of its most advanced military technology, including robot dogs and an AI-enabled underwater system that can neutralise mines, at a defence expo. Autonomous underwater vehicles designed to be launched by submarine were one of the…
Forbes Asia 100 To Watch 2026: Nominations Are Now Open
Since 2021, the Forbes Asia 100 to Watch List has featured some of the fastest-growing and most innovative companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Last year's listees included Aimed Bio, a South Korean biotech company that went public in December and…
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says 2026 is the year AI agents go mainstream-and the smartphone's and the smartphone's reign as your primary device is ending
You may not have heard of Qualcomm, but you have definitely used the company's products. Many major smart device manufacturers use Qualcomm's technology, ranging from physical chips in our phones to the 4G, 5G, and soon, 6G networks that connect…
Restaurant workers' new AI coworkers have got every recipe memorized and may tattle to their boss
At some Burger King drive-thrus, an AI assistant named Patty is quietly listening in. The system can hear when employees tell customers an item is out of stock and check the store's inventory. It can compare restaurants' 'friendliness' scores by…
Why Brain Implants Are More Than a Sci-Fi Fantasy
Science fiction has long imagined a world where our brains interact with machines to restore and augment our abilities — think of the neural implants that connected to Geordi La Forge's visor in Star Trek or allowed Alex Murphy to be reborn…
Save the Taxi Drivers
In the beginning, God created Man and Man created cities. And from these cities sprang forth a service to cart Man around: the taxi. And it was good. So good that, over centuries, it barely changed. Visitors to ancient Rome could hail a cisium. In…
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