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Top markets for industrial robot installations in 2025
China led global growth in industrial robots in 2025, with 354,200 units installed, accounting for 59% of the global total, according to an IFR report released on Sep 24, 2026. The US and India also ranked among the top markets, with 38,400 and…
Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both
UNITED NATIONS — It's killer robots versus super intelligence. Visions of the future straight out of comic books are playing out at the United Nations as world leaders talk about the threat — or promise — of artificial…
I Loved Laughing at Videos of Robots Falling on Their Faces. Then I Realized That's Exactly What They Want.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The World Humanoid Games, held in late August in Beijing, were meant to demonstrate the supremacy of China's robotics…
Former Ukrainian defense minister unveils 'Army of Robots'
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Sunday announced that he was launching a new defense tech initiative called “Army of Robots,” modeled on the success of his Army of Drones project that was launched in 2022.
When UFC and Robot Wars collide - human versus robot cage fighting is no longer confined to sci-fi
Influencer Frankie LaPenna fought a six-foot humanoid robot at a REK event in San Francisco on 18 September, in a bout the company describes as its first human-versus-robot fight. The robot was remotely controlled as part of REK's work on a virtual…
A $2,599 robot vacuum sold on its robotic arm's promise to clear floors before cleaning picks up fewer than half the objects it attempts, and the arm retracts the moment mopping starts
A disc-shaped machine rolls quietly across the living room floor. A five-axis arm rises from its top like a curious periscope. It spots a crumpled sock, swings toward it, and then misses. It tries again. Misses again. That is the real-world story…
Sacked Ukranian defence minister launches 'Army of Robots' initiative to develop battlefield machines
“We will invest in defence tech companies, launch our own technology projects, create R&D capabilities, test solutions together with the military, and scale up as quickly as possible the things that actually work on the battlefield,”…
Putin humiliated as Ukraine's robot army kills 3,000 Russians to take huge territory
'We will invest in defense tech companies, launch our own technology projects, create R&D capabilities, test solutions together with the military, and scale up as quickly as possible the things that actually work on the battlefield,' the minister…
U.S. and UK navies successfully launch 3,700-pound submarine-sinking torpedo from robotic drone submarine in historic first - Project Broadsword proves weapon interchangeability in just seven months
The U.S. Navy and the British Royal Navy have jointly launched an exercise U.S. Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo from the Royal Navy's uncrewed drone submarine, XV Excalibur, marking a historic milestone in autonomous warfare. According to an official…
Weekend Update #204: An Army Of Robots
If you do not follow the Twitter feed of the Ukrainian Third Army Corps, you should. It does not tweet a great deal, but when it does, especially recently, it has been fascinating. For those of you who do not know of it, the Third Corps is one of…
Second Try At: Weekend Update #204: An Army Of Robots
I sent this out this morning—but for some reason it did not get released as an email to subscribers. Apologies—I do not know what happened. So I am trying again. Thanks to those who pointed this out to me. Phillips's Newsletter is a…
From Hong Kong to the world: Robocore's next move | Market Pulse | HKTDC
Roy Lim has big plans for Robocore Technology, the robotics firm he founded seven years ago in Hong Kong. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The company, which started life as a local distributor, has already enjoyed dramatic growth. Some 20,000…
Robotic Air Assaults as Vivaldi Rolls Forward, Russia Attacks Ukrainian Digital Infrastructure, Trump and Xi Meet. My Weekly Update.
Obviously, the Russians are not preparing to stop their war, at least for now. Putin always finds some lame excuse – not to meet, not to hold a trilateral, not to talk, not to end it, not to stop the killing… It has been the same with…
iRobot Roomba Max 775 Review: A Respectable Roomba Redux
The iRobot Roomba was, if you ignore one expensive and trilobite-shaped forebear, the first robot vacuum. And for a long time after its 2002 introduction, it was also the best one. But its star eventually faded sometime in the early 2020s, and…
Lord Have Mercy as Researchers Create Walking Disembodied Hand Like That Little Guy From 'The Addams Family'
It seems that even Thing from “The Addams Family” isn't safe from being replaced by machines. A team of researchers at ETH Zurich's Soft Robotics Lab have created an anthropomorphic robotic hand that can walk around on its fingertips…
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