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Honor's Robot Phone is a bad robot, an interesting camera, and maybe your friend
Just don't call it the Gimbal Phone. Just don't call it the Gimbal Phone. Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade's…
Amazon cuts jobs in strategically important robotics division
Amazon cut jobs inside its robotics division this week, the latest reductions in a sweeping cost-cutting campaign. In a message to employees on Tuesday, seen by Business Insider, Amazon Robotics VP Scott Dresser described the changes as 'difficult…
This new robot smartphone dances to music and talks to you
This new Robot Phone from Chinese tech company Honor might look like a normal smartphone at first, but it has a special camera that pops up from the back. Swivelling out via a motorised arm, it keeps video recordings stable with smooth movement…
BMW Expands Implementation Of Humanoid Robots
BMW has announced that it will be expanding its usage of humanoid robots after having successfully tested units from Figure AI in Spartanburg, South Carolina, last year. The next batch of bipedal robots will be sent to Leipzig, Germany, to see how…
China's tech leaders urge faster AI, robot adoption in 'two sessions' proposals
China's tech leaders, including Xiaomi's Lei Jun, 360 Security Technology's Zhou Hongyi and Xpeng's He Xiaopeng, have put forward policy proposals ahead of the “two sessions”, as Beijing seeks to accelerate development in strategic…
Robots: AI's Real-World Champions
ROBO targets companies enabling physical AI—advanced robotics, edge computing, and responsive actuation—positioning the index for long-term growth as automation transforms industries. Edge computing, exemplified by QCOM and IFNNY…
Carmaker BMW to trial humanoid robots at German factory
MUNICH: German carmaker BMW said Friday it plans to deploy two AI-powered humanoid robots in a factory in a pilot programme for the first time this year. Dubbed AEON and developed by the Swedish company Hexagon, the black-and-white robots stand…
Google's AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A bizarre new wrongful death lawsuit against Google alleges that the tech giant's chatbot, Gemini, urged a 36-year-old Florida man named Jonathan Gavalas to kill others as part of a…
Google eyes quantum computing, robots, drug discovery as future growth drivers
Google's global search share remains above 90% despite AI startup search engines, showing negligible impact from new competitors. Waymo has outpaced Tesla's robotaxi service with more deployments in major U.S. cities and partnerships for autonomous…
The Best of MWC 2026: Phones, Robots, AI, and a Seriously Wild Concept
BARCELONA— Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world's largest mobile-focused trade show, continues to serve as a look-ahead for what's coming in phones, wearables, and related personal tech. Last year, the show attracted more than 100,000…
Xiaomi trials humanoid robots in its EV factory - says they're like 'interns
Xiaomi has trialed the use of its self-developed humanoid robots in its electric vehicle factory. Two humanoid robots can complete 90% of the work in three hours, Xiaomi President Lu Weibing told CNBC in an interview at the Mobile World Congress…
Best of MWC 2026: HONOR Humanoid Robot
The HONOR Humanoid Robot takes home one of our Awards for Best of MWC 2026 for its expansion of consumer-grade robotics. Many companies design humanoid robots with the main idea of putting them to work in factories first. However…
Top AI economist who found 'significant and disproportionate impact' on entry-level jobs finds link between robots and minimum wage hikes
Erik Brynjolfsson has spent the last several years building one of the most detailed empirical pictures of how technology is reshaping the American workforce—and the picture keeps getting darker for workers at the bottom of the corporate…
Best of MWC 2026: HONOR Robot Phone
We are granting one of our Awards for Best of MWC 2026 to the Honor Robot Phone. The company showed an innovative integration of robotics into the mobile form factor. The device introduces a motorized, three-axis gimbal system that houses a 200MP…
Agibot Launches Humanoid Robot Rental Program (And The Price Might Surprise You)
At Mobile World Congress 2026, humanoid robot company Agibot announced a rental program that allows anyone to lease a robot. In total, 17 markets are getting this program, which includes the U.S. and many European countries. So far, the prices have…
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