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Winning In The Robotics Industry Is A Game Of Endurance, Not Speed
Robotics and deep tech are an endurance race. In tech, speed always wins. Or so we've been told. But in deep industrial robotics, the techiest subfields of tech itself where the terrain is real and the stakes weigh in tons, the teams that focus on…
Toyota's CUE7 robot shoots hoops using AI
Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But recently, that's exactly what happened at Toyota…
AI table tennis robot can beat 'elite' players, Sony says
Robots can run a half-marathon, box, and now beat elite human table tennis players, Sony's artificial intelligence unit said in research published Thursday. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT A team from the Japanese company built an AI-powered…
Robots beat humans in half marathon
At the end of a half marathon, runners are usually wiped out. That part looked normal in Beijing. What didn't look so normal was who crossed the finish line first. A humanoid robot named Lightning. While people slowed down and tried to catch their…
Canton Fair defies global trends as overseas buyers flock to buy robots, drones
Shortly after the doors opened each day at the ongoing Canton Fair, every corner of the robotics and drone halls quickly filled to capacity, while the new energy pavilion remained densely packed with overseas buyers. Foreign buyers moved slowly…
Tesla beats earnings expectations as Musk pivots automaker to AI and robots
Tesla reported its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, disclosing better than expected results. The report slightly boosted the company's share price, which has limped along this year while its CEO, Elon Musk, has tried to sell the company's new…
Tesla lifts 2026 spending plans by a quarter as Musk funds AI and robotic dreams
Tesla sharply raised its spending plan to more than US$25 billion for the year as CEO Elon Musk pours money into artificial intelligence, robotics and chips - moves he said were 'well justified' to build big future revenue streams. SCROLL TO…
AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories
A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a crowd of visitors watch the demonstration of 'physical AI' skills at a major industrial trade fair in Germany. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Made by German startup…
Oil Gains As Iran Talks Stall, Tesla's $25B Robots Bet, More
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Watch Sony's AI Robot Compete With-and Beat-Elite Table Tennis Players
Watch out Marty Supreme, there's a new contender for the throne of table tennis champ—and it's not human. Research out today showcases a robot that can match and even best elite human players. Scientists at Sony's AI division developed the…
Watch Sony's elite ping-pong robot beat top-ranked players
Ace is an AI-powered articulated robot that uses 12 cameras to compete against top table tennis players. Ace is an AI-powered articulated robot that uses 12 cameras to compete against top table tennis players. Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter…
AI robot outplays humans in table tennis milestone
An AI-powered robot has beaten expert table tennis players in a landmark machine-over-human triumph in a major competitive sport. The mechanical maestro, known as Ace, uses a network of cameras and artificial intelligence to achieve the rapid…
Novelis Korea supports Yeongju middle school robotics team's trip to world championship
Novelis Korea said Wednesday it provided 26 million won ($17,564) to support a robotics team at Daeyeong Middle School in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, as they prepare to compete in a global championship in the United States. A ceremony was…
Ping Pong Robot Uses Agentic AI to Beat Expert Human Players
Scientists at Sony AI have developed a table tennis robot with enough speed and precision to beat even some expert ping pong players in the latest matchup between biological and artificial intelligence. The robot, dubbed “Ace,”…
Ukraine unleashes killer robots on the battlefield
With the Russo-Ukrainian War in its fourth year, both sides are dealing with critical troop shortages, and Ukrainian officials think they've found a solution. The country has started using remotely controlled robots in combat to account for these…
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