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gizmodo.com - Bruce Gil - It's Official: No Man Can Outrun Our Robot Overlords
It's Official: No Man Can Outrun Our Robot Overlords
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

China's booming humanoid robot industry may have just produced a robot faster than the fastest human. Unitree unveiled a new humanoid robot on Monday that the company says can run faster and jump higher than a person. In a video posted to social…

technologyreview.com - Thomas Macaulay - The Download: dead robot friends and the 'censorship-industrial complex'
The Download: dead robot friends and the 'censorship-industrial complex'
MIT Technology Review

Xander still uses Moxie when he feels like he needs someone to talk to, but the device has had a troubled life. The robot's maker went out of business, its servers were shut down, and parents rushed to convert their Moxies before the servers went…

foxnews.com - Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report - Robot learns to dismantle broken machines
Robot learns to dismantle broken machines
Fox News

Robots have spent decades helping build the products around us. Now researchers are teaching them another skill that could become increasingly important: taking those products apart when something goes wrong. More than 4.6 million industrial robots…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies clears HK listing hearing
Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies clears HK listing hearing
The Standard

China's artificial intelligence robotic firm Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies has passed the Hong Kong listing hearing and reportedly plans to launch a pre-roadshow as early as this week, with an expected fundraising amount of US$300 million…

businessinsider.com - Rya Jetha - The 25 most promising robotics startups in 2026, according to investors
The 25 most promising robotics startups in 2026, according to investors
Business Insider

Nominated by: Amy Yin, defy.vc (an investor) Total funding: $6.5 million, according to the company What it does: San Francisco-based Avatar Robotics uses remotely operated robots to sort and pack products in warehouses. The company uses data from…

petapixel.com - Ted Kritsonis - Honor Robot Phone Hands-On: This Isn't a Gimmick
Honor Robot Phone Hands-On: This Isn't a Gimmick
PetaPixel

The Honor Robot Phone is no longer a concept — it's a finished product now available in China. The first smartphone with a built-in motorized gimbal in its rear camera module is an engineering win for Honor, not least of which because it…

theverge.com - Jennifer Pattison Tuohy - Whisker's AI-powered litter robot thinks my cats swapped bodies
Whisker's AI-powered litter robot thinks my cats swapped bodies
The Verge

The $899 Litter-Robot 5 Pro is a great pooper-scooper wrapped in AI that just doesn't work. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The $899 Litter-Robot 5 Pro is a great pooper-scooper…

bgr.com - Anthoni Oisin - The Unexpected Creature That Inspired A Breakthrough In 'Soft' Sensing Robots
The Unexpected Creature That Inspired A Breakthrough In 'Soft' Sensing Robots
BGR

When you think of robots, you probably imagine something silver, mechanical, or some kind of humanoid android. What you probably don't picture is a long, flexible tentacle complete with suction cups. But that's essentially exactly what the robotic…

bloomberg.com - Julia Fioretti - HSG-Backed Robotera Is Said to Mull HK IPO as Robot Tech Booms
HSG-Backed Robotera Is Said to Mull HK IPO as Robot Tech Booms
Bloomberg

Robotera, a Chinese robotics startup backed by HSG and CDH Investments, is planning an initial public offering in Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter said, as a growing number of companies in the industry look to go public. Beijing Robot Era…

bloomberg.com - Natalie Lung - Serve Robotics Expands DoorDash Deal, Adds Grubhub Post-Uber Split
Serve Robotics Expands DoorDash Deal, Adds Grubhub Post-Uber Split
Bloomberg

Serve Robotics Inc. announced a new partnership with Grubhub and an expansion of its collaboration with DoorDash Inc. to two more US cities, its latest moves following a fallout with former investor Uber Technologies Inc. Serve is making its boxy…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Nvidia executive to visit LG Electronics robotics hub on Tuesday
Nvidia executive to visit LG Electronics robotics hub on Tuesday
The Korea Times

Madison Huang, a senior director at Nvidia and the daughter of CEO Jensen Huang, is scheduled to visit LG Electronics's robotics hub in Korea later this week, industry sources said Monday. During the visit scheduled for Tuesday, Huang plans to hold…

channelnewsasia.com - Serve Robotics partners with Grubhub in robot delivery expansion push
Serve Robotics partners with Grubhub in robot delivery expansion push
CNA

Aug 17: Serve Robotics said on Monday it is partnering with Grubhub to fulfill orders on the food delivery platform using its sidewalk delivery robots, tapping a new marketplace days after its years-long tie-up with Uber Eats fell through. The San…

technologyreview.com - Sara Harrison - What happens when a kid's robot best friend dies?
What happens when a kid's robot best friend dies?
MIT Technology Review

When Xander first met Moxie, she taught him that when he was anxious, he could calm down by exhaling through his lips so that he buzzed like a bee. They practiced breathing like dragons to manage feeling mad and sniffing like bunnies to boost his…

pcmag.com - John Mihaly - Beatbot Sora 70 Review: An All-in-One Robotic Pool Cleaner With Surface-Skimming Power
Beatbot Sora 70 Review: An All-in-One Robotic Pool Cleaner With Surface-Skimming Power
PCMag

Cleans the pool floor, walls, platforms, water surface, and waterline Prevents algae buildup in hard-to-reach areas Automatically parks by floating to the edge of the pool Some missed spots in testing App navigation only works when out of water…

afr.com - The AFR View - Robots aren't coming for your jobs, our workplace rules are
Robots aren't coming for your jobs, our workplace rules are
Australian Financial Review

Few issues involve as much friction for unions as artificial intelligence, which is viewed by the labour movement as an existential threat to workers' livelihoods and rights. Unions are fighting for a “ down payment” on the…

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