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Industrial Next wants factory robots to switch tasks in minutes, not weeks
In most factories, automation is fixed: robots and machines are programmed for one specific task and product. Changing a line means reprogramming and physical retooling, or swapping out equipment, which can take weeks or months. San Francisco-based…
Robots are proving to be a handful for Elon Musk
We have boxing robots, but can they screw in a nail? Designing a useful human hand for humanoids is recognized as one of the more difficult engineering challenges within the robotics industry. Elon Musk, the man who wants to put data centers in…
Exclusive: Rivian's startup Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
Doug Field has worked on EVs at Ford and Tesla, the not-so-secret car project at Apple, and was employee No. 1 at Segway. Now the executive is turning his attention to Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's latest project: Mind Robotics. Field has been hired as…
China Is Poised to Spearhead a $5 Trillion Humanoid Robot Market
The human hand is a marvel of evolutionary biomechanics. With an opposable thumb and four long dexterous fingers held together by 27 bones and 27 joints, it can grasp, clench and twist with extraordinary dexterity and delicacy. Despite decades of…
Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president
Ford's former EV and software chief will run Rivian's robotics spinoff at a time of maximum hype for physical AI. Ford's former EV and software chief will run Rivian's robotics spinoff at a time of maximum hype for physical AI. Andrew J. Hawkins is…
Gemini 4 Argon for Robotics
Gemini 4 Argon marks a step change in physical understanding, code generation, and visual-semantic reasoning—unlocking new workflows across the robotics stack and accelerating progress toward physical AGI. You can see this leap in capability…
Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world
If there's one lesson the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident taught us, it's that AI agents can be unpredictable. “Imagine if something like that happened in the physical world,” Howie Sun, CEO and co-founder of Laplace Intelligence, told…
Baptist Hospital rolls out robotic surgical system for urology and general surgery
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital has introduced a locally developed robotic surgical system to expand its capacity for complex urological and general surgery. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The system, known as Sentire and developed by Cornerstone…
The First Pure-Play Humanoid Robot Stock Is About to Go Public. Here's What Investors Need to Know About Agility Robotics.
You're likely aware that the mainstreaming of humanoid, AI-directed robots is on the horizon. Indeed, CEO Elon Musk says Tesla 's will begin mass commercial production of its so-called Optimus humanoid by the end of next year. Tesla shares aren't…
An Immaculate Deal: Dock Over 40% Off This Ecovacs Robot Vacuum and Mop
There is an unmatched kind of peace in giving yourself permission to be an absolute couch potato without an ounce of guilt. Unwinding properly is about creating a sanctuary where your daily chores vanish, your Wi-Fi never lags, and your…
Glasgow medtech firm secures £3.4 million to advance robotic surgery technology
The Scottish National Investment Bank led the funding round with a £2 million investment, supported by existing investors Eos Advisory, Scottish Enterprise and the Investment Fund for Scotland, managed by Maven Capital Partners and delivered…
You Can Use Gemini 4 Argon Now: Google's New AI Is Built for Coding, Math and Robotics
When Google DeepMind announced Gemini 4 Argon a few weeks ago, the lab said it would be limiting initial access to the new AI model to cybersecurity defenders. Now it's loosening the reins and letting paying subscribers get their hands on the new…
Xiaomi Mijia Robot Vacuum 7 Max Launches With Advanced AI
Xiaomi has officially introduced its newest robotic vacuum and mop system in China, the Mijia Robot Vacuum and Mop 7 Max. Serving as the successor to the Robot Vacuum 6 Max, this advanced home cleaning device is available in two distinct…
Robots could get a 'ChatGPT moment' in the next one to two years, Unitree chief says - and it'll be powered by OpenAI's GPT-7
Unitree's CEO says robotic AI could soon see a huge breakthrough Such a change could happen ‘next year,' the CEO believes That could happen thanks to OpenAI's upcoming GPT-7 model AI is revolutionizing the world of software on a daily basis…
Palm Beach Children's Hospital introduces new AI-enhanced therapeutic robot
Updated: 6:36 PM EDT Oct 13, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Updated: 6:36 PM EDT Oct 13, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach Children's Hospital at St. Mary's Medical Center unveiled the newest member of…
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