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Waymo pioneer Sebastian Thrun is building a new robotics startup
Sebastian Thrun, one of the pioneers of the self-driving industry, is working on a new robotics startup called Dulo. He revealed the new venture at the end of a keynote speech at Actuate, a robotics conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. 'I am not…
SoftBank invests $200 million in construction startup Gravis Robotics
SoftBank Group has invested $200 million in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup that makes autonomous software for construction machinery. Zurich-based Gravis announced the Series A investment in a statement on Monday but didn't share a valuation. It…
'Most American' Robot Doesn't Yet Pass FCC 65% Made-In-America Rules
The Matic Cues robot vacuum that takes voice and gestural commands. Matic is a pretty amazing robot. It also happens to clean your house. Point at a coffee spill on the kitchen floor, say “Hey Matic, clean this,” and the robot turns…
How U.S. military funding propelled China's robot dogs
China's Unitree Robotics – among the world's biggest producers of humanoid and quadruped robots – based designs for its most successful robot dogs on innovations funded by the U.S. military, according to a former U.S. defense…
Beyond marathons and backflips, China's robots face a commercial test
By Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China's humanoid robot makers have spent the past two years dazzling investors with machines that can breakdance, throw punches and even set marathon records. This week in Beijing…
Unitree unveils a robot it says can run faster than Usain Bolt ahead of its IPO
China's humanoid robots have mastered kung fu, boxing, and serving your coffee — and now they're leaving the world's fastest man in the dust. Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm that is set to go public at a $9 billion valuation on Wednesday…
Department of Homeland Security Seeking Humanoid Robots to Patrol Southern Border
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech When Donald Trump ascended to office for the second time, he promised to deploy an arsenal of high-tech surveillance gadgetry on the already dystopian US-Mexico border. At that…
Robotic rescue missions are sparking a spaceflight revolution
Far overhead, out of sight and mind for most people on Earth, two different robotic missions are on the cusp of a revolutionary new era in 21st-century spaceflight. One of the missions, Katalyst Space Technologies' Lightweight In-Space Navigation…
China's Unitree unveils 'Superman' robot as fervor builds ahead of Shanghai debut
China's Unitree unveiled a new high-speed robot it dubbed “Superman” on Monday, days before becoming the first general-purpose robotics company to list on mainland China's stock market. Unitree, the world's biggest humanoid-robot…
The Humanoid Robot Revolution Is Missing Some Parts
The first robot vacuum I ever owned was a Neato Robotics XV Signature Pro in 2015, and it couldn't distinguish a mouse from a sock. I learned this the hard way when I returned from a trip and found that it had run over a glue trap and suctioned up…
Humanoid Robots Need a Supply Chain in North America
More than a decade ago, hundreds of US garage entrepreneurs were working on shoestring budgets to develop drones with dreams of scaling the new technology. Then China's DJI introduced a small, inexpensive drone with a stable built-in camera. The US…
China's Lumos eyes fresh funding, potential listing as factory robot sales grow
Chinese robotics startup Lumos Robotics is considering a further fundraising round and aims to begin preparing for a possible stock-market listing next year, its founder said, betting that factory cost savings rather than flashy humanoid…
DARPA wants robots to 3D print underwater concrete using sand from the seafloor
The US military's research arm wants to find ways to 3D print concrete underwater to fix and build critical port infrastructure using seafloor sand and clay and ocean water. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is asking civilian…
Unitree IPO latest: Chinese robotics company's stock price will be closely watched in record-breaking trading debut
It's been a summer of big-time IPOs, with SpaceX, Jersey Mike's, and others going public. But this week, all eyes are on Unitree Robotics, which is expected to hit public markets on Wednesday. Unitree makes robotics, and is the world's largest…
Aldi's new robot vacuum can sweep, vacuum, and mop - and it's less than £70
In a plight to eradicate one of life's most arduous chores, there are now robot vacuums to suit all budgets, with models ranging from feature-packed machines that cost upwards of £1,000 to options for less than £500, which have more…
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