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newstatesman.com - Nicholas Harris - Diane Morgan's very human robot
Diane Morgan's very human robot
The Newstatesman

It's as if all our social anxieties have arrived at once: failsons, artificial intelligence and social care. Sue is 80, and starting to feel it, beginning not just to fall but to “have” falls, falls that she resolutely explains away…

forbes.com - Bernard Marr - BYD's Bold Plan To Beat Tesla In The Humanoid Robot Race
BYD's Bold Plan To Beat Tesla In The Humanoid Robot Race
Forbes

BYD is expanding beyond electric vehicles with an ambitious humanoid robot strategy spanning factories, dealerships and eventually consumers' homes. BYD beat Tesla to become the world's leading seller of electric vehicles in 2025. Now the Chinese…

standard.co.uk - Laura Elston - Anne's royal encounter with humanoid robot on trip to South Korea
Anne's royal encounter with humanoid robot on trip to South Korea
Evening Standard

The Princess Royal experienced a royal meet and greet with a difference in South Korea when she shook hands with a humanoid robot. Anne, who is on a three-day official visit to the republic, watched as the state of the art machine ran speedily back…

forbes.com - Christine Colby - Best Robotic Pool Cleaners 2026 - Forbes Vetted
Best Robotic Pool Cleaners 2026 - Forbes Vetted
Forbes

As opposed to manually operated pool vacuums, robotic pool cleaners work autonomously, using rotating brushes and powerful suction to lift and collect debris. Our home editors consulted with pool maintenance experts and analyzed dozens of top-rated…

theguardian.com - Michael Hogan - Bite my shiny metal ass! TV's all-time top robots
Bite my shiny metal ass! TV's all-time top robots
The Guardian

The robots are coming. And one of them happens to look a lot like Philomena Cunk in a wig. This week sees the arrival of Ann Droid, the BBC's new odd-couple comedy. Diane Morgan stars as a secondhand elderly care bot, foisted upon Sue Johnston 's…

yahoo.com - Maham Fatima - Himax (HIMX) Launches HE Series iToF Depth Decoder ICs for AI Vision and Robotics
Himax (HIMX) Launches HE Series iToF Depth Decoder ICs for AI Vision and Robotics
Yahoo!

Himax Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) is one of the best performing semiconductor stocks to invest in. On June 30, Himax launched its HE Series indirect Time-of-Flight (iToF) Depth Decoder ICs, designed to enhance 3D sensing for robotics…

bloomberg.com - Samantha Kelly - Toyota-Backed Startup Walden Robotics Comes Out of Stealth With $1.1 Billion Valuation
Toyota-Backed Startup Walden Robotics Comes Out of Stealth With $1.1 Billion Valuation
Bloomberg

Walden Robotics, a startup working on humanoids that was spun out of a Toyota robotics research lab, has secured approximately $300 million in funding as it emerges from stealth with a valuation of $1.1 billion. The seed round was co-led by…

independent.co.uk - Laura Elston - Anne's royal meet and greet with a robot during South Korea tour
Anne's royal meet and greet with a robot during South Korea tour
The Independent

The Princess Royal enjoyed a royal meeting with a twist when she shook hands with a robot. The futuristic meet and greet took place in South Korea where Anne in on a three-day official trip. She watched as the state of the art machine ran speedily…

jpost.com - ANNA AHRONHEIM - Robotican: Robots built for the front lines, and below them
Robotican: Robots built for the front lines, and below them
The Jerusalem Post

“It's the era of robots,” Robotican CEO Hagai Balshai told Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post. Robotican began as a small engineering company in the Negev a short drive away from the Gaza border, built by robotics researchers who…

theverge.com - Andrew Liszewski - Boston Dynamics tries using 'robot dogs' for deliveries
Boston Dynamics tries using 'robot dogs' for deliveries
The Verge

Can a $74,500 Spot robot find your front door? Can a $74,500 Spot robot find your front door? Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who's been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things…

axios.com - Anna Spiegel - Your next DoorDash could arrive by robot
Your next DoorDash could arrive by robot
Axios

A new fleet of delivery robots is rolling into Logan Circle this week, with ambitions to expand across D.C. if diners embrace them. Why it matters: Robo-couriers have beep-booped around the DMV for nearly a decade, but earlier experiments struggled…

fool.com - Leo Sun - Amazon Is Throwing Billions at Warehouse Robotics: What That Means for Symbotic's Stock.
Amazon Is Throwing Billions at Warehouse Robotics: What That Means for Symbotic's Stock.
The Motley Fool

Amazon (AMZN +0.18%) recently announced that it would spend at least €10 billion ($11.4 billion) to modernize its European fulfillment network with robots over the next few years. These robots include Proteus, its fully autonomous warehouse…

pcmag.com - Michael Kan - Boston Dynamics Wants Its Robot Dog to Deliver Your Packages
Boston Dynamics Wants Its Robot Dog to Deliver Your Packages
PCMag

Will a robot dog deliver your package one day? Boston Dynamics says the concept has legs. In a blog post, the robot developer says it's “already in talks with major logistics companies” about testing the company's four-legged Spot…

techradar.com - Craig Hale - UN Secretary General says 'Killer Robots' must be stopped
UN Secretary General says 'Killer Robots' must be stopped
TechRadar

UN SecretaryGeneral calls for a global ban on autonomous 'killer robots” Guterres argues that delegating life-or-death decisions to machines is “morally repugnant” Governments should take a stance now – not wait for…

fool.com - James Halley - Better Robotics Stock: UiPath or Zebra Technologies
Better Robotics Stock: UiPath or Zebra Technologies
The Motley Fool

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA 2.41%) and UiPath (PATH +0.76%) occupy powerful sweet spots in enterprise technology, acting as the foundational layers for corporate automation and robotics. While Zebra handles physical, on-the-ground hardware and data…

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