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President Trump Moves to Protect U.S. Manufacturing with Tariff Adjustments on Robotics and Industrial Machinery Imports
President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation on October 28, 2026, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the White House announced. The action adjusts imports of robotics, industrial machinery, and their parts and components into…
Trump Delays Robotics, Machinery Tariffs in Favor of More Talks
President Donald Trump said he would hold off on imposing tariffs on imports of robotics, industrial machinery and related parts and components, instead directing officials to hold talks with trading partners on those goods. Trump signed a…
Dante UFO Robot - Go Nagai goes to Hell
There is a precise date when the collective imagination of Italians changed forever: 4 April 1978. That was the day public television broadcast the first episode of Atlas UFO Robot, better known in Italy as Goldrake and internationally as…
Unitree's quarterly revenue surges 70pc in test for China's robotics sector
Unitree said on Wednesday third-quarter revenue rose 70 percent from a year earlier but net profit fell in its first earnings result since listing, as China's best-known humanoid maker faces its first market test amid a tech sector rout. SCROLL TO…
Boston Dynamics Faces Employee Protest Over Robot Deal With ICE
Two months after reports that the robotics company Boston Dynamics would supply US Immigration and Customs Enforcement with some of its four-legged products resembling metal dogs, the company says it has no plans to abandon the deal despite…
Amazon warehouse workers tell us what they really think about their new robot coworkers
Amazon warehouse workers used to spend much of their days walking, pushing carts through long aisles to manually retrieve customer orders from shelves. Today, hundreds of 'Hercules' robots do this instead, carrying towering yellow storage pods…
China Robot Stocks Extend Rally With Unitree Earnings in Focus
Chinese robotic stocks extended a recent rally spurred by expectations of shorter timelines for mass deployment, with upcoming earnings from industry leader Yushu Technology Co. poised to provide another boost. Yushu Technology, also known as…
Save a Squeaky Clean 29% With This Dyson Scrubbing Robot Vacuum Deal
As clean as you think your house is, there are sure to be overlooked spots where small crumbs and pieces of hair take up a quiet residence. You might not have time to scour every nook and cranny, but a robot vacuum does! Sit back and relax as it…
Serve launches robot deliveries in Australia in first international push
Oct 28 (Reuters) – Serve Robotics on Wednesday said it is rolling out its sidewalk robot delivery service in Australia, the company's first international market, adding it would also invest about $500,000 in the region over…
Episode 9 - Space, Robots, & the FUTURE
This week on LASER, a super-sized cast discusses Semiconductor design/processing, Google robots and the DARPA robotics Challenge, a proposed form of space-based propulsion called e-sails, and the extension of the ISS mission until at least 2020!
Unitree Revenue Surges 70% in Test for China's Robotics Sector
FILE PHOTO: A sign of Unitree Robotics at its booth during the 2026 World Robot Conference, in Beijing, China August 19, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Unitree said on Wednesday third-quarter revenue rose 70% from a year earlier but net…
NASA, Google test AI-powered medical robot for deep space missions
NASA is testing an artificial intelligence-powered robotic system that could help astronauts with routine maintenance and medical support without waiting for instructions from mission control. NASA's Human Research Program, Johnson Space Center…
Money Moves: Apparel Supply Chain Investments Shift to AI, Robotics and Last-Mile Logistics
After decades of rapid footprint expansion, top logistics and e-commerce companies such as Amazon, UPS, FedEx and Maersk, among others, are shifting capital expenditures (CapEx) away from expanding raw physical footprint and toward technological…
Trump says imported robotics pose national security risks but does not impose tariffs
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump found on Oct 28 that imported robotics and machinery pose national security risks but did not impose any immediate tariffs, instead ordering officials to hold talks with foreign governments on import levels.
Could humanoid robots soon replace soldiers on the battlefield?
Battlefield robots were once thought of as the stuff of science fiction. But the Ukraine war has put paid to that view, with uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) – or ground robots – taking on an increasingly visible role. In September…
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