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marketwatch.com - Grid Dynamics, Doosan Robotics Partner on AI Robotics in Manufacturing, Logistics
Grid Dynamics, Doosan Robotics Partner on AI Robotics in Manufacturing, Logistics
MarketWatch

Grid Dynamics and Doosan Robotics are teaming up to offer software to industrial-robots users as part of a turnkey package. Under the partnership, Grid Dynamics would offer Doosan robot users a platform to rapidly create advanced robotic…

forbes.com - Artem Sokolov - The Future Of Robotics May Look Surprisingly Boring
The Future Of Robotics May Look Surprisingly Boring
Forbes

Artem Sokolov, Founder and CEO, Humanoid. ​Media outlets that cover technology often describe a future where humanoid robots perform complex tasks, adapt to new environments and gradually take on work that humans do today. That future may…

businessinsider.com - Rya Jetha - Sunday Robotics says its robot can fold clothes it has never seen in unfamiliar homes
Sunday Robotics says its robot can fold clothes it has never seen in unfamiliar homes
Business Insider

In the race to bring autonomous robots into the home, Sunday Robotics says it has solved one of the field's hardest problems: getting a robot to work in homes and handle objects it has never seen before. On Thursday, the Bay Area-based startup…

forbes.com - John Koetsier - The 4 Layers Of Brain Behind One Of Europe's Leading Humanoid Robots
The 4 Layers Of Brain Behind One Of Europe's Leading Humanoid Robots
Forbes

HMND comes in wheeled and bipedal forms, but the wheeled humanoid robot is the preferred model for now. HMND 01's four-layer brain starts at layer zero, just like European elevators. That's oddly fitting, given that its maker, Humanoid AI, is based…

businessinsider.com - Jake Epstein - Inside Ukraine's war robot revolution
Inside Ukraine's war robot revolution
Business Insider

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has ignited an unprecedented uncrewed arms race, transforming what began as a brutal artillery war into a new mechanized nightmare of drones and robots that can hunt, strike, and kill. On a recent trip to the embattled…

arstechnica.com - Jeremy Hsu - Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory
Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory
Ars Technica

Thousands of unionized Hyundai auto workers began walking off the job early after negotiations with the South Korean automaker broke down over plans to deploy humanoid robots—the most significant pushback from organized labor so far over the…

newsweek.com - Eileen Falkenberg-Hull - XPENG human-like robot has electronic skin, bionic spine
XPENG human-like robot has electronic skin, bionic spine
Newsweek

XPENG's next-generation IRON robot is especially human-like. The 5-foot, 8-inch white-bodied mechanical creature is a showcase of innovation for the Chinese mobility giant, which sees itself as a leader in artificial intelligence. It isn't just the…

seekingalpha.com - WisdomTree - Is OpenAI Signaling That Robots Are Next?
Is OpenAI Signaling That Robots Are Next?
Seeking Alpha

OpenAI's expanding robotics and simulation efforts signal that embodied AI is becoming the next frontier, strengthening the long-term case for physical AI. By prioritizing AI, simulation and data infrastructure over hardware alone, OpenAI is…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Nvidia to co-develop AI shipbuilding robots in Japan
Nvidia to co-develop AI shipbuilding robots in Japan
The Standard

Nvidia and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will co-develop AI-powered robots for use in shipbuilding, the Japanese firm said Thursday during a visit to Tokyo by the US chip giant's CEO Jensen Huang. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The aim is to use the…

forbes.com - Robert J. Szczerba - Humanoid Robot Demos Look Amazing. Five Things The Videos Won't Tell You
Humanoid Robot Demos Look Amazing. Five Things The Videos Won't Tell You
Forbes

Humanoid robot demos can look convincing in controlled settings, but buyers still need answers on reliability, autonomy, safety, cost and support. A robot folding laundry or serving drinks can make the future look closer than it is. Before anyone…

marketwatch.com - Stryker Shares Rise After Commercial Launch of Mako Robotic Power System
Stryker Shares Rise After Commercial Launch of Mako Robotic Power System
MarketWatch

Shares of Stryker rose after the medical technology company said it commercially launched its Mako robotic power system for total knee replacement procedures. The stock was up 5.1% to $332.99 in recent trading, but fell 5.3% since the start of the…

newswire.ca - Pudu Robotics Ranked No.1 Globally in Four Commercial Service Robotics Dimensions by Frost & Sullivan
Pudu Robotics Ranked No.1 Globally in Four Commercial Service Robotics Dimensions by Frost & Sullivan
CNW

Independent 2025 market report recognizes Pudu Robotics as the global leader in commercial service robot revenue, shipments, overseas expansion among Chinese companies, and commercial cleaning robot revenue. SHENZHEN, China, July 16, 2026 /CNW/ --…

techradar.com - Rahim Amir - Ukraine wants combat humanoid robots - simpler, wheeled tech could arrive soon
Ukraine wants combat humanoid robots - simpler, wheeled tech could arrive soon
TechRadar

Ukraine's Brave1 opened the first state grant program treating combat humanoid robots as their own procurement category The move, which aims to capitalize on gains by Ukraine's already-innovative robotics industry, is also cognizant of the current…

axios.com - Ryan Deto - Gecko Robotics is growing again
Gecko Robotics is growing again
Axios

One of the region's fastest-growing robotics companies, Gecko Robotics, is expanding into manufacturing with a move to Sewickley. Why it matters: Pittsburgh's unicorn companies are looking to grow and help transition the regional economy to more…

semafor.com - J.D. Capelouto - Robot-data startup raises largest seed round ever in Germany
Robot-data startup raises largest seed round ever in Germany
Semafor

Robotics data startup Microagi closed a $55 million seed funding round, the largest ever in Germany, the company said Thursday. Microagi made headlines in May when it rolled out a service in New York offering free apartment cleanings, so long as…

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