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Robotics meets ultrafast lasers: Could a new generation of tools transform manufacturing?
Industrial robotics is experiencing a remarkable surge in investment and innovation. As artificial intelligence accelerates automation across industries, manufacturers are increasingly looking beyond traditional robotic tasks such as gripping…
FCC Grants First Robotics Ban Exemption to a Robomower Company
The FCC this week released a public notice stating that the U.S. Department of War (DoW, formerly the Department of Defense) has “granted Conditional Aprovals for certain routers and advanced robotics devices.” That includes four…
Construction robots attack America's housing shortage, but we're a long way from humanoid homebuilders
The U.S. housing market is short roughly 1.2 million homes and nearly 300,000 construction workers. Labor shortages cost homebuilders billions of dollars a year and can add months to a new home construction timeline. Housing affordability has been…
A 7th-Grader From Texas Built An Underwater Robot To Study Local Water Health
In coastal Texas communities, retention ponds are some of the state's most important (and required) means for managing floods. But these man-made reservoirs do more than just collect storm runoff; they can also become habitats for local wildlife.
New robot helps Israeli surgeons crush kidney stones without the splash
If you suffered from kidney stones in the 1980s and drinking a lot of water didn't melt them, you probably were told by your doctor to get into a swimsuit and sit in a water-filled bathtub in the hospital. Then you were sedated or given general…
Meet Ottava, J&J's surgical robot leading the healthcare giant into a lucrative new market
Johnson & Johnson is diving head-first into the deep end of the competitive robotic surgery market. The payoff for investors won't happen overnight, but management believes it will be worth the wait. J & J's Ottava received approval from the Food…
NVIDIA launches Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system for humanoids working alongside people
NVIDIA has introduced what it calls the industry's first full-stack safety system purpose-built for robots and physical AI, a platform called Halos for Robotics that is designed to keep autonomous machines operating safely in factories, warehouses…
FCC Cuts Swedish Smart Mower Maker a Break With First Exemption to Robot Ban
It's been just over a month since the US banned foreign-made advanced robots, which include robot vacuums and certain pool-cleaning bots. But this week, the FCC announced the first exemption to the rule, clearing several robot lawn mowers from a…
Did Samsung just make the cutest robot dog yet? Lassie makes Aibo look like the Terminator
Samsung's Lassie is a robot dog concept designed to encourage people to get outside and be more active. It combines a quadrupedal robot with a removable knitted suit and interchangeable legs for walking, running, exploring and indoor use. If you're…
From Robot Models to Bold Minimalism: Seoul Fashion Week Shows Another Side of K-Culture
The phenomenon that is K-culture continues to deliver fresh young stars, swear-by skincare, award-winning cinema (KPop Demon Hunters, Parasite), a Nobel Prize writer (Han Kang in 2024), and trendy food (bingsu, anyone?) But what of South Korean…
Amazon Deals of the Day: Let Shark's Matrix Plus Robot Vacuum Clean for You Now That It's Almost 60% Off
Right now, you can score the Shark Matrix Plus combination robot vacuum and mop for almost 60% off. You can also save over 25% on Anker's laptop docking station. Finally, you can grab the Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet for 35% off, all at Amazon. I've…
Ukraine plans to to replace major portion of troops with 'killer robots'
Ukraine is aiming to replace a third of its troops with UGVs by the end of the year Ukraine is planning to replace around one third of its frontline troops with unmanned “killer robots” known as “Hyenas”, which will move…
Rotimatic: Can the AI-enabled kitchen robot enter Indian homes?
In August 2025, Zimplistic Pte Ltd. (Zimplistic), a Singapore-based company that manufactured automatic roti makers, launched its latest innovative product – the Rotimatic NEXT – in India. The Rotimatic NEXT – a smart kitchen…
Robots congregate outside Polish ministry as part of demonstration for more AI regulation
A group of robots was sighted outside a Polish ministry as part of a campaign for tougher regulation of artificial intelligence and robotization. A group of around 30 robots, comprising bipedal humanoids and four-legged, dog-like robots, appeared…
What Fighting Style Will Robots Use in the Future?
Imagine a robot stepping into a fighting arena. It doesn't get tired, doesn't panic, and can calculate distance and movement in milliseconds. But what kind of fighting style would such a machine actually use? The answer probably isn't simply…
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